How far is the MTC Glaistig?

The MTC Glaistig is one distance: 31.3 Mile (50.4 km).

How much climbing is in the MTC Glaistig?

The 31.3 Mile has 432 m of ascent.

How hard is the MTC Glaistig?

31.3 Mile: Very Hard. TRP grades come from distance and climb measured off the course file, not from the organiser.

Is the MTC Glaistig course marked?

No. The MTC Glaistig is not a marked course. You are expected to navigate it yourself.

What are the cut-offs for the MTC Glaistig?

Overall time limits — 31.3 Mile: 7h 50m. Also Scotland day 2 of the Mount to Coast end to end challenge.

Can I download the MTC Glaistig route?

Yes. The GPX for each distance is free to download here, with no sign-up, the same as every route on Trail Running Planet.

Ultra Running Ltd MTC Glaistig

The Traquair Arms Hotel, Traquair Road, Innerleithen, EH44 6PDSun, 28 May 2028

Innerleithen to Travelodge Edinburgh Airport, 31.3 miles.

31.3 Mile

50 km

432 m ascent

9 m per km

7h 50m cut-off

9:20/km to make it

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The course

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VERY HARD

TRP grade · E4·T1

7h 50m cut-off, which needs 9:20/km

6 checkpoints

Start time not confirmed yet — check with the organiser.

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What you’re in for

The short day of the Scotland series: 31 miles from Innerleithen in the Tweed valley over the hills into Midlothian and across to the airport on the west of Edinburgh. Innerleithen to Edinburgh Airport: 50.3km and 432m of climb, with six checkpoints on the way. It is day 2 of the Scotland end to end, and you can run it on its own or as part of the whole. The shortest stage in the whole Mount to Coast programme, which is the point of it — a recovery day between the Borders and the Forth. Mount to Coast rules apply on the single day as on the series: preset cut-offs based on a minimum 4 mph average, a warning the first time you fall below it, and no one on the course after ten at night. Checkpoints roughly every eight miles, a tracker with an SOS button, and maps and GPX for entrants only — bring a map case.

Terrain and trail

The organiser supplies road shoes for the series, which tells you most of what you need to know about the ground: quiet road, cycle path and the odd stretch of towpath or track, almost all of it hard-surfaced. The difficulty is the distance and the day after, not the terrain.

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Cut-offs

Also Scotland day 2 of the Mount to Coast end to end challenge.

Train for it: routes near the start

Routes starting within 20 km of The Traquair Arms Hotel, Traquair Road, Innerleithen, EH44 6PD, nearest first. Each one has a free GPX file and a TRP grade, so you can rehearse the ground before race day.

HARD

Kirnie Law from Innerleithen

8.9km · 340m climb · Loop · 0.6km away

From the top of Kirnie Law you get a full 180-degree sweep over Innerleithen and the Tweed valley, and in August the whole hillside turns purple with heather. All for a short climb from town.

Checked Jul 2026

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How to enter

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Common questions

: The MTC Glaistig is one distance: 31.3 Mile (50.4 km).
: The 31.3 Mile has 432 m of ascent.
: 31.3 Mile: Very Hard. TRP grades come from distance and climb measured off the course file, not from the organiser.
: No. The MTC Glaistig is not a marked course. You are expected to navigate it yourself.
: We don't hold a compulsory kit list for the MTC Glaistig. Ultra Running Ltd confirm mandatory kit in their race information, usually in the final instructions.
: Overall time limits — 31.3 Mile: 7h 50m. Also Scotland day 2 of the Mount to Coast end to end challenge.
: We don't hold a checkpoint list for the MTC Glaistig. What's on the table varies a lot between races, so check the Ultra Running Ltd race information rather than turning up expecting food.
: Yes. The GPX for each distance is free to download here, with no sign-up, the same as every route on Trail Running Planet.
: Sun, 28 May 2028. Not open yet.