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FAN DANCE DARK TRAIL

Brecon Beacons, South Wales · 24km Route March · March In The Dark

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FAN DANCE DARK TRAIL — MARCH IN THE DARK

24km Circular Route March · Night Operations · Summer & Winter Events

Dark Trail is your opportunity to take on an arduous route march in the dark. This event will give you a whole new take on the Brecon Beacons and Pen y Fan.

Special Forces carry out a large percentage of operations at night preserving the element of surprise. Training at night provides soldiers with the skills required to undertake such operations with a high rate of success.

Test your limits and your senses when you scale some of the highest peaks in South Wales and proceed to undertake a tough physical challenge under the cover of darkness. Will you make it back before dawn?

This is not the Fan Dance route but a circular route devised by our DS. Further details will only be released to registrants and the full route will not be made available ahead of the event.

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Distance24 KM
FormatCircular Route
ConditionsNight March
LocationBrecon Beacons
DifficultyExtreme
Weight Categories

COMPETE IN YOUR CATEGORY

Various weight categories available. Choose the category that suits your level of ambition.

OpenClean Fatigue
WeightedLoadbearing
Awards

MEDAL & CERTIFICATE

Once you have completed you will receive a custom TSFE Dark Trail medal and certificate. First place prizes are given for each category for both male and female participants and team entries.

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Forthcoming Events

UPCOMING DATES

Winter Fan Dance Dark Trail Series — 17th–18th January 2026 BRECON BEACONS · SOLD OUT
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Summer Fan Dance Dark Trail Series — 20th–21st June 2026 BRECON BEACONS
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LOCATION & GETTING THERE

Start Point
Pont Ar Daf Carpark
Brecon, Powys LD3 8NL
Region
Brecon Beacons National Park
Mid/South Wales border
Nearest Station
Merthyr Tydfil
11 miles / 18 mins by road
By Car
A470 north from M4
toward Brecon

The Brecon Beacons National Park lies on the border between Mid Wales and South Wales. It's home to waterfalls, forests, market towns and the highest peak in southern Britain.

By bus: Take the T4 service between Cardiff and Newtown. For local bus info call Traveline Cymru on 0871 200 22 33.

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