The Best Trail Running Trails in Scotland (United Kingdom)

Conival and Ben More Assynt

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FJ Cabrera Valdes

Distance

13.87mi

Elevation +

4213f

TrailRank

42

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15/07/2019 This route climbs these two Munros from Ichnadamph but instead of coming back the same way from the second summit (Ben More Assynt) I kept running along the attractive ridge to the southeast, descending to ...

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Kintail 2 Munros from Morvich

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FJ Cabrera Valdes

Distance

14.04mi

Elevation +

5056f

TrailRank

41

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22/04/2019 Muros climbed: A'Ghlas-bheinn Beinn Fhada Good paths to reach the two Munros by the usual route. The only variation is the descent from the second Munro, Beinn Fhada, instead of going back the same way...

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Great Glen Way (high route).

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FJ Cabrera Valdes

Distance

73.05mi

Elevation +

6440f

TrailRank

38

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16/06/2018 117km / 73miles 14h 21min Running the Great Glen Way (High Route), westbound, with David Gallie. Following the official route from start to finish, starting at Inverness castle and finishing at Fort Wil...

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Glenfinnan to Kinloch Hourn / Cape Wrath Ultra 2018 / Day 2

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Miguel Alcober

Distance

35.99mi

Elevation +

5935f

TrailRank

35

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2nd day of Cape Wrath Ultra, some hills are added. Done in rainy conditions If hiked, this route should be broken down in two. Course starts following River Finnan upstream. It then turns right ascending and des...

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Fisherfield 1 Corbett and 2 Munros

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FJ Cabrera Valdes

Distance

20.73mi

Elevation +

6280f

TrailRank

35

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08/04/2019 The route climbs: Beinn a'Chlaidheimh, 913.9 m (Corbett). Sgurr Ban, 987 m (Munro). Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair, 1019 m (Munro). Attempted Fisherfield 6 route (1 Corbett and 5 Munros) but the weathe...

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Cape Wrath 2018 Full Trail (higher coordinate density)

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Miguel Alcober

Distance

241.35mi

Elevation +

35892f

TrailRank

35

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This is a broad brush GPS file that has resulted from joining the individual tracks and reducing density size so it is uploadable to wikiloc. It has nearly 3 times the coordinate density than the track before (derived fr...

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Kinloch Hourn to Achnashellach / Cape Wrath Ultra 2018 / Day 3

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Miguel Alcober

Distance

41.04mi

Elevation +

7815f

TrailRank

34

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If hiked this route should be broken down in two or 3 parts. Very pretty steep-ish narrow single trail around the Falls of Glomach Poor quality of pictures to the side as lens became humid on prior day. This is ...

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Fort William to Glenfinnan / Cape Wrath Ultra 2018 / Day 1

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Miguel Alcober

Distance

21.53mi

Elevation +

1575f

TrailRank

34

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Very flat route. Its starts after being ferried across from Fort William. First hour or so simply follows route along the Loch Linnhe until Inverscaddle Bay to turn later right (north) following double track paths par...

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The Cairnwell 3

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bob__stones

Distance

8.97mi

Elevation +

2369f

TrailRank

34

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Short but intense triple Munro bagging run. Not the most scenic around the ski resort but once headed out and back from Cárn a’Gheòidh it feels much more wild and isolated. We snagged the summit of Càrn na sac on the way...

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Gleniffer Braes - Killoch Glen

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moschopz

Distance

6.42mi

Elevation +

509f

TrailRank

33

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An off road trail with a mixture of tarmac, gravel, and grass. Can get boggy after rain and in winter, especially between 6.5-7KM. The route starts at Robertson Carpark, where the parking is free. Around the 6.3KM dist...

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Ben Nevis via CMD arete

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Simon Skyrunning

Distance

11.52mi

Elevation +

4993f

TrailRank

32

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Ben Nevis via CMD arete Good description here: https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/fortwilliam/carnmordeargarete.shtml For hiking, it would take around 10-11 hours (according to the page above)

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North Loch Cluanie 3 Munros

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FJ Cabrera Valdes

Distance

11.62mi

Elevation +

4403f

TrailRank

32

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24/02/2019 Munros climbed: Carn Ghluasaid (957 m). Sgurr nan Conbhairean (1109 m). Sail Chaorainn (1002 m). From waypoint 1 to waypoint 2 I tried a traverse which resulted to be very bouldery, better to stick to...

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Cape Wrath 2018 Full Trail (low coordinate density)

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Miguel Alcober

Distance

224.48mi

Elevation +

30328f

TrailRank

31

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This is a broad brush GPS file that came from the safety tracker that I carried (provided by Cape Wrath Ultra organisation to all participants). It only contains 1705 data points, so it misses a lot of precision, kilomet...

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Ben Vorlich & Stùc a’ Chroin

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bob__stones

Distance

9.52mi

Elevation +

3773f

TrailRank

31

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Short and sharp double Munro run. Wet and slippery for lots of it and really wet, slippery & boggy for some of it meant pretty slow going. Nice though and lucky with the weather.

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Trail through Penthills regional park

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Marcel Vos

Distance

14.85mi

Elevation +

4275f

TrailRank

31

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The Penthills regional park is easy to reach from Edinburgh and offers a stunning landscape. Hills with heather, some trees and lakes in the valleys. The track follows a nice trail, mixing gravel roads and single track....

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Ring of Inverpolly FKT 2022

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FJ Cabrera Valdes

Distance

39.95mi

Elevation +

14426f

TrailRank

31

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23/04/2022 11:41:08 (new record / FKT) Luke Taylor and Francisco Javier Cabrera Valdes. We run together but individually unsupported (each one of us carrying his own stuff without sharing). Starting and finishing i...

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Tranter's Round

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FJ Cabrera Valdes

Distance

38.19mi

Elevation +

20449f

TrailRank

30

Tranter´s Round 02/04/2017 Anticlockwise, solo, unsupported. 15h 42min. Actual schedule (more detailed in the attached image): Summit - Split Time - Total Time - Clock Time Glen Nevis Youth Hostel - 0:00 - 0:0...

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Tarfside Run - Mudlee Bracks & Hill of Cammie

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bob__stones

Distance

15.85mi

Elevation +

3084f

TrailRank

30

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A nice run on good tracks all the way round. The initial climb up to Mudlee Bracks is never ending and the next big one up to the col below Mount Battock isn’t much better either. You could easily cut it shorter and come...

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Tarfside Run - Hill of Wirren Skyline

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bob__stones

Distance

15.87mi

Elevation +

3009f

TrailRank

30

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A made up name for the ridge line that runs across the Hill of Wirren taking in the peaks of Bulg, Craigangower, Hill of Wirren & West Wirren. The start and finish is on tarmac and a bit of a drag but most is on good 4x4...

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The Glenshee 6

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bob__stones

Distance

17.05mi

Elevation +

4551f

TrailRank

30

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6 Munro’s bagged off of this run, wouldn’t fancy the walk much as it’s a bit boring but the run was pretty good. Worst bit was the road back and 150m ascent up to the ski station! The ascent is unavoidable but it would p...

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Inverbroom to Inchnadamph / Cape Wrath Ultra 2018 / Day 6

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Miguel Alcober

Distance

42.64mi

Elevation +

4423f

TrailRank

30

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Definitely worth breaking this long day into 2 or 3 stages if hiking. You start on a double track forestry piste going up. You will follow it up until it disappears into trackless terrain. After the trackless terrain ...

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Achnashellach to Kinlochewe / Cape Wrath Ultra 2018 / Day 4

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Miguel Alcober

Distance

21.49mi

Elevation +

4278f

TrailRank

30

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Route starts with a steady climb on well marked single trails leaving river Lair to the left. After a brief trackless section it descends down to a road through a well maintained single track (this seems a hiking area)....

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Kinlochbervie to Cape Wrath / Cape Wrath Ultra 2018 / Day 8

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Miguel Alcober

Distance

15.62mi

Elevation +

2343f

TrailRank

30

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The first 14 km until Sandwood Bay Beach are essentially flat, well tracked and runnable The sandy beach section will be slow and it will be followed by a 10 km section of hardly tracked area and a couple of hills. ...

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Inchnadamph to Kinlochbervie / Cape Wrath Ultra 2018 / Day 7

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Miguel Alcober

Distance

36.93mi

Elevation +

5620f

TrailRank

30

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If hiking it probably worth splitting into two days The route goes around a couple of sea "Lochs" or sea bays that are not easy to access from land. Views of the north Atlantic are very pretty on a sunny day (as the 2...

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Kinlochewe to Inverbroom / Cape Wrath Ultra 2018 / Day 5

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Miguel Alcober

Distance

25.84mi

Elevation +

3848f

TrailRank

30

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Very scenic day. Probably worth cutting into two days if hiking it. Reasonably ok hiking paths. The first section follows a two track path along the Kinlochewe river and going up to Lochan Fada. Before reaching the Lo...

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