Events

DARK SKIES RALLY

KIELDER FOREST

20th / 21st September 2025

Experience riding through the remote wilderness of Kielder Forest at night!

Choose from two classes;

– Adventure Rally Open Class (no restrition on bike)

– Adventure Rally Big Bike Class (Multi Cylinders)

Ride three stages (Saturday day, Saturday night, Sunday day), for the rally experience of a lifetime!

There’s nothing quite as exhilarating as roadbooking in the dark, so let’s go!

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VENUE: KIELDER CAMPSITE

Entry Fee: £199.00

The Dark Skies Rally Kielder is an Adventure Rally taking place over two days with a night stage in the middle. Depending on the class you enter will depend on what bike you’re on an who you want to compete against.

Adventure Rally Open Class
No restriciton on bike.
Adventure Rally Big Bike Class
Twin Cylinders only.

Saturday Course – 10am – 4pm & 6pm – 9pm – Night Stage
Sunday Course – 10am – 4pm

Please state the class you are entering on the entry form.
FOOD IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ENTRY FEE

RallyMoto and Forestry England have worked together to create this special motorcycle event.

Safety first
All riders will be tracked using RallyMoto’s digital app as a tracking and scoring system, firstly for safety, and secondly, for accuracy of navigation and adherence to speed limits on the roadbook.

Riders on a paper roadbook can download the app for free and use in ‘rally computer’ mode.

Navigation of the course will be 100% roadbook with set places for checkpoints and scheduled breaks. The roadbook will be written in a more rally orientated style.

ACCOMMODATION

For 2025, the accommodation will be the Kielder Village Campsite, in the heart of the forest, adjacent to the main Bivouac at Kielder Castle. NE48 IEJ

PLEASE NOTE: The Kielder Campsite has been reserved for Dark Skies Rally riders and crew.

ALL CAMPING IS BOOKED DIRECTLY WITH THE KIELDER CAMPSITE:

https://www.kieldercampsite.co.uk/events

Go to EVENTS page and select correct dates and book.

FOOD AND DRINK

There is a change to the way we are going to do the food for Dark Skies. Riders will have to purchase their food request in advance and receive a voucher for the food. All food will be served at the Kielder Tavern which is adjacent to the camp site.

Meals available to purchase are:

SATURDAY BREAKFAST: BACON / SAUSAGE BAP AND TEA/COFFEE – £9.00
SUNDAY BREAKFAST: BACON / SAUSAGE BAP AND TEA/COFFEE – £9.00

SATURDAY EVENING MEAL – £12.50

Meals will have to be purchased in addition to your entry fee at the time of booking the event
(We need to know numbers in advance).

Food and Drink is available on the FRIDAY evening at the Kielder Tavern.

PACKED LUNCHES – Order as part of your booking to avoid the wait at the fuel stop for food on Saturday and Sunday.

AWARDS

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Gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded to the top 5 riders in each class.

Results will be generated at the end of each day automatically so riders can receive their awards as they finish.

RIDERS USING PAPER ROADBOOKS WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE RALLYMOTO APP RUNNING IN “RALLY COMPUTER” MODE FOR TRACKING AND SCORING.

HOW THE SCORING WORKS

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Riders will be scored according to accuracy of navigation and adherence to speed zones. To avoid penalty points riders must hit all waypoints along the course and not go over the stated speed limits.

The roadbooks in both classes will be the same for 2025.

Bikes and Tyres

The “500” series of event have been specifically designed for the bigger adventure bikes and the Dark Skies Rally course has been created with this in mind. The course 100% suitable for dual sport tyres. The organisation team will have ridden all the course prior to the event to check its suitability.

Fuel and Range

The Dark Skies Rally is in a remote part of the UK and the bikes taking part will need a range of 160km (100 miles) on a single tank of fuel. Most of the big adventure bikes are capable of this. All fuel stops will be at commercial filling stations and marked on the roadbook.