{"id":1597,"date":"2022-10-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/guides\/ten-tors-challenge\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T12:32:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T12:32:34","slug":"ten-tors-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/guides\/ten-tors-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ten Tors Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<header id=\"block_3782bccbf8f3e9866be07b83b5ef90c8\" class=\"SingleHero skip-lazy default\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"SingleHero__categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/activities\/walking\/\" class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWalking\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/tag\/os-champion\/\" class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPosts from OS Champions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/tag\/challenge\/\" class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChallenges\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/tag\/mountain-challenges\/\" class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMountain Challenges\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"SingleHero__title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Ten Tors Challenge\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center align-items-center SingleHero__author\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Fi Darby\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"SingleHero__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished on \t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2022-10-10T00:00:00+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">October 10, 2022<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dot\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t4 min read\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"SingleHero__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1742\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dartmoor-1.b9af48b8eb46879652f0d492548a9f9a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-hd size-hd wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ten Tors Challenge\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dartmoor-1.b9af48b8eb46879652f0d492548a9f9a.jpg 1742w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dartmoor-1.b9af48b8eb46879652f0d492548a9f9a-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dartmoor-1.b9af48b8eb46879652f0d492548a9f9a-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dartmoor-1.b9af48b8eb46879652f0d492548a9f9a-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dartmoor-1.b9af48b8eb46879652f0d492548a9f9a-1536x511.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dartmoor-1.b9af48b8eb46879652f0d492548a9f9a-1376x458.jpg 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1742px) 100vw, 1742px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<article id=\"block_7dcdd4aaaea4237e3deae912e58da0f7\" class=\"Universal Universal--post c-small default pt-default pb-default mt-none mb-none    \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"InnerBlocks\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lead\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An annual navigation challenge for young people in Dartmoor <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ten Tors Challenge is an annual challenge organised by the British Army for young people to navigate the wilds of Dartmoor. It&#8217;s a multi-day adventure that tests stamina, navigation and mental toughness &#8211; for both the participants and the volunteer. We speak to OS Champion Fi Darby about her experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine if you will. It is seven o\u2019clock on a misty Dartmoor morning in early May. The camp has been awake since five, a nervous breakfast has been eaten, sleeping bags have been stuffed back into rucksacks, feet have been strapped up, boots have been laced team and the snaking queue of over two thousand young people has been joined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/site\/uploads\/images\/assets\/Web%20images\/Ten-Tors-Start-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ten Tors Challenge\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The queue leads up through Okehampton Army Camp to the start line of Dartmoor\u2019s annual Ten Tors Challenge. There are flags, there is excitement, mostly there are nerves. All of the youngsters have trained hard for this event; some of them have previous experience of the test that is ahead of them. A select few adults (team managers who have worked all year to provide training) ascend the hillside and assemble for the start, the rest gather below. Both have a thought provoking view, those on the hillside can see the routes ahead of their charges, the tracks curving out of sight and the tor tops disappearing into the mist; those below can see the teams, an array of coloured sweatshirts, ranged across the hill and pressing towards the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/site\/uploads\/images\/assets\/Web%20images\/Ten-Tors-2.jpg\" alt=\"Navigation Ten Tors Dartmoor\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The start is magnificent but quickly over. A prayer, a cannon and a helicopter fly-past and two thousand young bodies swarm purposefully across the moor. Their adults are left behind; and this is the magic of Ten Tors, these young people aged between 14 and 19, in teams of six, will be alone on Dartmoor for the next two days. 400 teams will walk carrying everything that they need for 35 miles, 45 miles or a gruelling 55 miles depending on their age and experience. They will clock in at ten different tors plus some additional safety checkpoints, they will feed themselves and they will wild camp.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"quote\">\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/site\/img\/quote-background-top.svg\" alt=\"\">\n    \t<div class=\"quote-container\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"container\">\n    \t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/site\/img\/orange-quote.svg\" alt=\"\">\n    \t\t\t<p>\u201cMake no mistake, this is a tough challenge; but it brings worthwhile rewards\u201d<\/p>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n    \t<\/div>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/site\/img\/quote-background-bottom.svg\" alt=\"\">\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Training for the Ten Tors Challenge is vigorous. From the autumn onwards you will see fully kitted up teams of youngsters criss-crossing Dartmoor. With the event being at the start of May, weather can be unpredictable, often with high winds. Team leaders have to ensure that their youngsters are capable of navigating with map and compass across open moorland and, if necessary, in poor visibility. Wild camping training takes place throughout the winter and many wake up to ice-encrusted tents. Teams are expected to quickly become independent and take responsibility for themselves and each other. Mental stamina is as important as physical. Each will come to a point where they think that they can\u2019t carry on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/site\/uploads\/images\/assets\/Web%20images\/Ten-Tors-Start-2.jpg\" alt=\"Young people Ten Tors challenge\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Make no mistake, this is a tough challenge; but it brings worthwhile rewards. Over the years, phrases such as, \u201cThe best thing I have ever done!\u201d And \u201cI can\u2019t believe I did it!\u201d have been uttered to me from youngsters with bleeding, blistered feet and from adults who took part in their youth and still marvel at the experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But let\u2019s go back to those adult leaders left on the hillside. How must they be feeling? Imagine the pride, the concerns and the sense of responsibility as they watch their young teams disappear. You can\u2019t work with young people in that kind of intense outdoor setting and not care deeply about their experience. You unsurprisingly get to know them very well (and they you) and you inevitably feel their successes and trials equally strongly. Ten Tors training is, without a shadow of a doubt, a job worth doing; which is why so many of us do it, why so many volunteer to help out on the event weekend, why Dartmoor National Park support it and why the Army run the Ten Tors Challenge each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"quote\">\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/site\/img\/quote-background-top.svg\" alt=\"\">\n    \t<div class=\"quote-container\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"container\">\n    \t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/site\/img\/orange-quote.svg\" alt=\"\">\n    \t\t\t<p>\u201cThose who attempt Ten Tors will undoubtedly remember it for the rest of their lives\u201d<\/p>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n    \t<\/div>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/site\/img\/quote-background-bottom.svg\" alt=\"\">\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The sister event, the Jubilee Challenge, is run closer to Okehampton Camp and is designed for young people aged between 14 and 21 with a range of challenging conditions who complete one of several routes suited to their abilities. Both events are organised by the Army\u2019s Headquarters South West with support from the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as well as civilian emergency services and volunteers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To navigate during these challenges, you&#8217;ll need an <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.osmaps.com\/map-of-dartmoor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OS Explorer OL28: Dartmoor<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information including how to enter visit:<span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Web: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tentors.org.uk\/\">www.tentors.org.uk<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officialtentors\">@OfficialTenTors<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TenTors\/\">Ten Tors<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"MetaShare\">\n\n\t\t\t<button id=\"likeButton\" data-nonce=\"50b75bdf00\" data-postid=\"1597\" class=\"Button Button--default Button--icon likeButton\"><span class=\"likeButtonText\">Like this guide<\/span><svg width=\"21\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 20\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.4947 3.09742C8.5448 1.39335 5.66108 1.04464 3.42166 2.95804C0.999337 5.02773 0.647396 8.5134 2.56291 10.9783C3.29002 11.9139 4.70917 13.3196 6.07302 14.6069C7.45283 15.9092 8.82946 17.1399 9.50834 17.7411C9.51258 17.7449 9.51691 17.7487 9.5213 17.7526C9.58512 17.8092 9.66457 17.8796 9.74074 17.937C9.83194 18.0057 9.96286 18.0909 10.1377 18.1431C10.3701 18.2124 10.62 18.2124 10.8524 18.1431C11.0272 18.0909 11.1581 18.0057 11.2493 17.937C11.3255 17.8796 11.405 17.8092 11.4688 17.7526C11.4732 17.7487 11.4775 17.7449 11.4817 17.7411C12.1606 17.1399 13.5373 15.9092 14.9171 14.6069C16.2809 13.3196 17.7001 11.9139 18.4272 10.9783C20.3353 8.52288 20.0377 5.01032 17.5597 2.95074C15.2954 1.06872 12.4424 1.3927 10.4947 3.09742Z\" fill=\"#186571\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center MetaShareSocial\" aria-label=\"Share\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"X\" class=\"Button Button--default MetaShareSocial__button MetaShareSocial__button--x\" id=\"share-twitter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><g transform=\"translate(-173 238)\"><path d=\"M18.9.75h3.68l-8.04,9.213L24,22.5H16.594l-5.8-7.6L4.156,22.5H.474l8.6-9.854L0,.75H7.594L12.837,7.7ZM17.61,20.291h2.039L6.486,2.843H4.3Z\" transform=\"translate(173 -237.625)\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"facebook\"  class=\"Button Button--default MetaShareSocial__button MetaShareSocial__button--f\" id=\"share-facebook\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><g transform=\"translate(-89 238)\"><path d=\"M14.186,24V13.2h3.279L18,8.4H14.186V6.062c0-1.236.032-2.462,1.759-2.462h1.749V.168A19.34,19.34,0,0,0,14.671,0C11.5,0,9.508,1.989,9.508,5.64V8.4H6v4.8H9.508V24Z\" transform=\"translate(89 -238)\" fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"likeCount\" class=\"likeCount\">Liked by <span id=\"likeCountValue\">0<\/span> users<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"MetaShare__hr\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"MetaShareAuthor\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MetaShareAuthor__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Fi Darby\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ten Tors Challenge is an annual challenge organised by the British Army for young people to navigate the wilds of Dartmoor. 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