CAPE WRATH ULTRA: 170 ultra-runners set off from Fort William today on their way to Cape Wrath

Published: 19:13, 19 May 2024

| Updated: 19:25, 19 May 2024

The 2024 Cape Wrath Ultra is under way.

It takes a big team to make the Cape Wrath Ultra possible. Picture: No Limits Photography

At 11:00am today, over 170 ultra-runners from 19 different nations set out from Fort William, starting an eight-day, 400km journey to the north-westerly point of Great Britain.

The start of the Cape Wrath Ultra 2024. Picture: NO LImits Photography

Getting onto the ferry to the start of the Cape Wrath Ultra 2024. Picture: No Limits Photography

They face challenging terrain that links ancient footpaths and remote tracks through some of Scotland’s most spectacular landscapes, including Knoydart, Kintail, Torridon, Assynt and Sutherland.

The race does not use any signs or waymarking to show the route and participants are required to use a combination of traditional navigational skills with a map and compass, supplemented by modern GPS technology if they wish.

Live tracking of the race is now available at Cape Wrath Ultra 2024 | Open Tracking.

All smiles at the start of the Cape Wrath Ultra 2024 in Fort William. Picture: No Limits Photography

A quick Highland fling before the start of Cape Wrath Ultra 2024. Picture: No Limits Photography

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