Devil o' the Highlands

Devil o' the Highlands Footrace

The Devil o' the Highlands Footrace is scheduled for Saturday 25 April 2026. It is a 42 mile / 69 km point-to-point ultramarathon along the West Highland Way, running from Tyndrum to Fort William in the Scottish Highlands. The course is way-marked, with a total ascent of 6,500 ft / 1,981 m, and is approximately 95% trail and 5% road. The event has a 12 hour time limit.

Race details, services and checkpoints

There are four checkpoints: Bridge of Orchy (7 miles) with water; Glencoe Mountain Resort (17 miles) with water, Coke and a drop-bag point; Kinlochleven (27 miles) with water, Coke and a drop-bag point; and Lundavra (35 miles) with water and Coke. Two checkpoint drop bags are permitted; drop bags must be small, clearly labelled, and must not contain shoes or full changes of clothing. The event provides start-to-finish baggage transport, pre- and post-race buses for an extra cost, and free showers plus hot home-made food and drinks at the finish.

Entry, accessibility and rules

Entry fee is £100 and minimum age is 20. The event accepts female, male and nonbinary entries and initially allocates places by gender (350 places for women and 350 for men, with a nonbinary option and waiting lists where needed). Mandatory kit includes an emergency foil blanket, waterproof jacket with hood and taped seams, waterproof trousers and a charged mobile phone. Running poles are permitted only after Bridge of Orchy. Support is restricted before Glencoe; no dogs are allowed; the use of NSAID painkillers on race day is forbidden. There are race-time cut-offs at Glencoe (4 hrs 45 mins), Kinlochleven (7 hrs 30 mins) and Lundavra (10 hrs 15 mins). Environmental measures include no single-use plastic cups and an opt-out system for event t-shirts. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.