The background
Firstly, you’ll cycle out to Meldon along The Granite Way before filling your day with exciting gorge scrambling in one of Dartmoor’s wild rivers followed by rock climbing on the crags. This is your personal adventure to customise to your level of activity and for those looking for further adrenaline challenges, we can include a 100 foot free-fall abseil, a pool jump into Meldon Quarry lake or even a Tyrolean traverse over a gorge.
Suitable for
This adventure is perfect for individuals and small groups and families with children aged 5+.
Time of the year \ Length
Available from mid-March to the end of October as a full-day experience.
Group size
The minimum group szie for this activity is one and the maximum group size is six. For larger groups, please get in touch.
Bespoke experiences
We can arrange our Dartmoor Adrenaline Challenge on a bespoke basis for your group and can adapt based on your preferences, level of skill and ability.
Your instructor
You’ll have your own qualified, experienced instructor who provides leadership for the activities. They’ll start the activity with a safety briefing which will include a talk on the safety equipment and how it fits and how it is used.
What to bring
Sturdy shoes with grip – trainers / walking boots are fine, waterproof jacket and trousers (whatever the forecast), jumper/sweater/warm layers including a woolly hat and gloves at either end of the season, a sunhat and suncream for the hotter months, clothing with good coverage to help protect you from scrapes when climbing, drinks and lunch.
Adventure Okehampton
Our Dartmoor Adrenaline Challenge has been created in partnership with Adventure Okehampton, the team behind YHA Okehampton and one of only three YHA Activity Centres in England and Wales. Their main ethos is to provide people with a chance to experience Dartmoor and to undertake a range of challenging activities of different levels. As their website says, “where you stay changes who you become”.
Experience Location
This experience starts at Okehampton YHA (the base for Adventure Okehampton), which is easy to get to from all directions. Come on the train using The Dartmoor Line but if you come by car there is ample parking for all visitors onsite.
Booking this Experience
This experience is £XX per group not individual places and has a maximum group size of six people.
To arrange your experience please get in touch using the form below and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible. If you would like to arrange this experience for a group larger than six, then contact us to discuss.