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Ultras · United Kingdom · Scotland

West Highland Way Race

2027 West Highland Way Race
On the calendar
The date is set. Entry has not opened. Ballot entries closed on 14 October 2026. Ballot results are due before the end of October 2026.
Race dateJune 19-20, 2027
Duration2 days
Start12:00am
Whenin 236 days
First held1985

Who's going to West Highland Way Race?

I'm running itPlan your weeks and your aid station times I'm crewingWhen to leave, where to park, at every stop I'm pacing or cheeringAsk your runner for their Out Here link

Free. You can start with nothing.

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Distance The race
95 miles
Climb Our math
8,849 ft We worked this out from what the race prints.
Descent Our math
8,997 ft We worked this out from what the race prints.
High point
not checked yet
Time limit The race
35:00:00
Aid stations
11
Started
not checked yet
Finished
not checked yet
Finish rate
not checked yet
The course

Where it goes point to point · 11 aid stations

Course line from the race's own GPX. Source file. Recorded 2026.
The race

What this one is

Point-to-point ultra on the West Highland Way from Milngavie, just north of Glasgow, to Fort William in the Scottish Highlands. Entry is limited to 300 runners and places are allocated by ballot.

First run on 22 June 1985 when Duncan Watson and Bobby Shields set off from Milngavie railway station and finished together in 17 hours 48 minutes. Not held in 2020 and 2021; back in 2022. The 41st running is in 2027.

Getting in

Getting in Entry, lottery and what the race asks of you before race day.

Lottery
Yes westhighlandwayrace.org
Lottery opens
Oct. 1, 2026 westhighlandwayrace.org
Lottery draw
not checked yet
Field cap
300 westhighlandwayrace.org
Registration
Other sientries.co.uk
Qualifying
From 2027, entrants are expected to have completed a minimum of 90 miles (145Km) in no more than 2 off-road ultra marathons in the preceding 3 years. westhighlandwayrace.org
Minimum age
20 westhighlandwayrace.org
Transfers
not checked yet
Deferrals
No westhighlandwayrace.org
Crew access, pacers and drop bags

The rules that shape your day Anything marked "not checked yet" is a gap in what we hold, never a no from the race.

Crew allowed
Yes westhighlandwayrace.org
Vehicles per runner
not checked yet
Pacers
Yes, from mile 53.00 westhighlandwayrace.org
Muling
Not allowed westhighlandwayrace.org
Drop bags
Yes westhighlandwayrace.org
Cupless
not checked yet
Course marking
Fully Marked westhighlandwayrace.org
Night running
not checked yet
Dogs
Not allowed westhighlandwayrace.org
Headphones
not checked yet
Crew rules
A support crew is no longer mandatory for 2027. Crews may only meet runners in designated support zones. Crews must register their details to receive a support vehicle permit. Crews must not meet runners along the A82 between Beinglas Farm and the gate at Bogle Glen. Large motorhomes are prohibited from Rowardennan, Auchtertyre, Lundavra and Bridge of Orchy. westhighlandwayrace.org
Pacer rules
Support runners are allowed from Tyndrum (53 miles) onwards, and may join only if the runner leaves Tyndrum after 11h, Bridge of Orchy after 12h, Glencoe after 14h 45m, Kinlochleven after 17h 30m of race time. westhighlandwayrace.org
Drop bag rules
Small drop bags at Balmaha, Rowardennan and Beinglas Farm only. Deposit at Milngavie Station car park by 22:45 on Friday. Bags are not returned. No poles or liquids. westhighlandwayrace.org
Cutoff philosophy
Cut-off times are strictly enforced; arriving one second after a cut-off means withdrawal. Remaining runners must leave checkpoints before or with the sweep team, within 15 minutes of the checkpoint closing. westhighlandwayrace.org
Aid stations

Every stop, and what you get there ● yes   ○ no   ? nobody has checked   – does not apply to this race

Mile Station Cutoff Crew access Bag Pacer Med To next
0.00 Milngavie
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? 19.00
19.00 Balmaha
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ● ? ? 8.00
27.00 Rowardennan
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ● ? ? 8.00
35.00 Inversnaid
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? 7.00
42.00 Beinglas Farm
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ● ? ? 11.00
53.00 Tyndrum
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? 7.00
60.00 Bridge of Orchy
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? 11.00
71.00 Glencoe Ski Centre
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? 10.00
81.00 Kinlochleven
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? 7.00
88.00 Lundavra
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? 7.00
95.00 Fort William
NoneSignal wrong?
 ? ? ? ? ? ?
What it looks like out there

Somebody has been out there with a camera the tables say the climb is long. these say what long feels like.

Nobody has been out there with a camera or a microphone yet. A gap means nobody has found it, not that it is not out there. Seen a course preview or a film of this one? Send us the link.

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Where this came from. Every fact on this page records its source and when we last checked it: 120 sources for this race. Hover a source link to read the sentence it came from.
48% of what we track for a course is filled in. The rest says "not checked yet" rather than guessing.
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Ultras change. We will tell you when this one does.

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What happens to your email. Nothing else. I do not sell it, and I will not send you anything except this race changing. One click gets you out.

I keep this catalog because the information is scattered and hard to trust. Telling you when it moves is the same job.

Ultras change. We will tell you when this one does.

Cutoffs move, races get postponed, lotteries open and close. We read the race's own sources and record where every fact came from. Put your email in and we will send you what changed, and where we read it.

No account, and nothing to cancel.

What happens to your email. Nothing else. I do not sell it, and I will not send you anything except this race changing. One click gets you out.

I keep this catalog because the information is scattered and hard to trust. Telling you when it moves is the same job.