95 miles – 14,000 feet – One Incredible Experience
Welcome from the Race Director
The West Highland Way Race is one of the world’s longest established ultra-marathons, first taking place in 1985 on the long distance trail between Milngavie (just north of Glasgow) and Fort William in the Scottish Highlands.
Since then it has developed a worldwide reputation as one of the ‘classic’ ultra-marathon races, attracting runners to Scotland from all over the world. Entry is limited to 300 runners each year, with the relatively small size of the field helping to preserve the friendly nature of the event.
2024 will see the 38th running of this great race. It would be my pleasure to welcome you in the future.
Ian Beattie MBE Race Director
Latest News from the WHW
- Final Runner Instructions and Race RulesFinal Instructions and Race Rules are now available. You can view them here Final Runner Instructions and Race Rules 2024
- WHW Volunteers 2024
Volunteer registration is now open. West Highland Way volunteers are quite simply the best. No sleep, midges, tough love and random problem solving all to make sure that our runners and their support crews get to Fort William safely. With […] - Overseas Runners
All runners need to have a vehicle and 2 support runners. This is your responsibility as a runner to find a crew. If you are travelling from overseas and need some help getting a crew, then please fill out this […]
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