Legendary trail runner turned race organiser Nicky Spinks brings back this Scottish classic hill race. Set in the Galloway Forest Park, the loop covers 46 miles, over 4500 meters of elevation, across 25 mountain summits including the highest in the Southern Uplands of Scotland, The Merrick.
Teams of 4 are required to self navigate the route using just map and compass, ticking off the 20 checkpoints in order. This really was one of the most challenging events I've taken part in. A lot of which was due the intense storm bringing gale force winds and heavy rain. The other difficulty was that the race starts in the late afternoon, meaning a large section must be ran through the night with 10 hours of darkness.
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Entries are open now for 2025...
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20 май 2024
