Entries For 2020 Open 1st May 2019
24th-31st May 2020: Are you game for 8 days, 400km and 11,200m of running? This is Scotland’s answer to the Marathon Des Sables.
Replay 2018 Tracking
Relive the journey north of over 200 participants and the event team in May 2018
Next Race May 2020
"This race is the hardest thing I’ve done, harder than the 10 day race in Australia or the Marathon Des Sables.” - Italy's Ita Emanuela Marzotto, 2016 ladies’ winner. Are you up for the challenge?
Journey
As a supported ultra-running expedition, participants’ equipment will be transported each day with tented accommodation and 'half-board' meals provided. An experienced team of marshals and medics will be on hand to support the competitors.
The Route
Winding through the beautiful lochs, glens and mountains of the Scottish Highlands, the Cape Wrath Ultra™ is an ultra-running expedition through some of the world's most inspirational landscapes - Morar, Knoydart, Kintail, Torridon, Assynt and Sutherland.
Welcome to the Cape Wrath Ultra™
Staged by the same team that brought you the inspirational Berghaus Dragon’s Back Race®, the Cape Wrath Ultra® is a once in a lifetime, 8-day expedition race weaving 400km through the Highlands of Scotland. Entries for the next edition - 24th-31st May 2020 - of this extraordinary adventure will sell out quickly when entries open on 1st May 2019.
until entries open!
2018 Highlight ReelThanks to the participants, event team, supporters, landowners, and local stakeholders alike - what a journey! Captivated your imagination? Entries for the next event (May 2020) open May 2019...
Posted by Cape Wrath Ultra on Thursday, 31 May 2018
Starting in Fort William, the race takes participants on an incredible journey linking ancient footpaths and remote tracks to the furthest northwesterly point of the British Isles, Cape Wrath. With towering mountains on one side and the crashing ocean on the other, the Cape Wrath Ultra® travels through stunning scenery and remote wilderness with every step north.
Winding through the beautiful lochs, glens and mountains of the Scottish Highlands, the Cape Wrath Ultra® is an ultra-running expedition through some of the world's most inspirational landscapes, including Morar, Knoydart, Kintail, Torridon, Assynt and Sutherland.
As a supported ultra-running expedition, participants’ equipment is transported each day with tented accommodation and meals provided at the overnight camps.
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Cape Wrath Trail Winter Fastest Known Time Record (FKT) Broken
13/12/2018 We were delighted to support Beth Pascall and Damian Hall's self-supported...
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2018 Race Director's Report
31/05/2018 The 2018 Cape Wrath Ultra® drew 177 highly motivated runners to...
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More Emotion at the Cape Wrath Ultra 2018 Finish Line
27/05/2018 Runners completed the final 26km of the Cape Wrath Ultra today. After eight...
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Dan’s Bid to Raise £25k For Charity in Memory of Best Friend
27/05/2018 Dan Gregory crossed the finish line of the Cape Wrath Ultra 2018 today....