Trail Running calendar near Buckie 2025-2026

Newtonmore Highland Games : event overview The Newtonmore Highland Games take place each year on the first Saturday in August in Newtonmore. The event is held at The Eilan, the village shinty pitch, and includes heavy events, track and fiel..

Choose a scenic 50 km or challenging 100 km ultra along Scotland's Speyside Way, finishing on the coast at Buckie. Enjoy runnable trails through whisky country with mountain and coastal views for a memorable race day.

Take on Glenmore 24, a scenic trail challenge around Loch Morlich with 12 hour and 24 hour looped options on forest trails. Expect rolling climbs, lakeside views and a friendly festival atmosphere with limited places available.

Take on the inaugural MTC BEITHIR, a scenic one day ultra from Kingussie to Inverness covering about 39 miles in the Mount to Coast series. Limited to 40 runners with real time tracking and strict cut offs for a true challenge.

Run 42 miles from Dornoch to Dunbeath on 5 June 2027 in the MTC SELKIE, part of the Mount to Coast End to End Challenge. Limited to 40 starters and monitored with live tracking, this scenic but testing route awards finishers a SELKIE medal.

MTC KELPIE on 6 June 2027 is a 38 mile single day ultra from Dunbeath to John O'Groats, closing the MTC SCOTIA end to end. Limited places, live tracking and mandatory kit make for a bold final day challenge under strict minimum pace rules.