How far is the MTC Scotia?

The MTC Scotia is one distance: 370 Mile (595.5 km).

How much climbing is in the MTC Scotia?

The 370 Mile has 5,164 m of ascent.

How hard is the MTC Scotia?

370 Mile: Expert. TRP grades come from distance and climb measured off the course file, not from the organiser.

Is the MTC Scotia course marked?

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

Can I download the MTC Scotia 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.

When is the next MTC Scotia?

Sat, 27 May 2028. Not open yet.

Ultra Running Ltd MTC Scotia

Gretna Green, Dumfries and GallowaySat, 27 May – Sun, 4 Jun 2028

The end to end of Scotland, Gretna Green to John o' Groats over nine days.

370 Mile

595 km

5,164 m ascent

9 m per km

roadNavigation required

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No reviews of the MTC Scotia, and nothing on what people wore. Both are things no organiser publishes and every runner wants before they enter — how it actually went, and what was on your feet.

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The course

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TRP grade · E5·T1

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What you’re in for

The end to end of Scotland on foot: nine days from Gretna Green to John o' Groats, 370 miles, stopping at Innerleithen, Edinburgh, Perth, Pitlochry, Kingussie, Inverness, Dornoch and Dunbeath. Each day is also sold as a standalone ultra — the Redcap, Glaistig, Nuckelavee, Grimalkin, Bertram de Shotts, Beithir, Morag, Selkie and Kelpie — so the field mixes people doing the lot with people doing a day. 595.7km with 5,164m of climb over the nine days, from a 31-mile recovery day to the 55-mile opener. Preset cut-offs each day at a minimum 4 mph average: fall below it and you are warned, do it two days running and you are withdrawn. Nothing on the course after ten at night. Hotel to hotel, with checkpoints roughly every eight miles, trackers with SOS, and maps and GPX for entrants only.

Terrain and trail

Road, cycle path and the odd track, hard-surfaced almost throughout — the organiser supplies road shoes. The hard days are the Borders hills on day one, Drumochter on day five and the Ord of Caithness on day eight; the rest is long rather than rough. Nine days of forty miles is the difficulty, not any one of them.

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Cut-offs

Nine days, stopping at Innerleithen, Edinburgh, Perth, Pitlochry, Kingussie, Inverness, Dornoch and Dunbeath. Preset cut-offs on each day.

How to enter

Sat, 27 May – Sun, 4 Jun 2028 · Not open yet

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Add to your calendar · as an all-day entry, until the start time is confirmed

Common questions

: The MTC Scotia is one distance: 370 Mile (595.5 km).
: The 370 Mile has 5,164 m of ascent.
: 370 Mile: Expert. TRP grades come from distance and climb measured off the course file, not from the organiser.
: No. The MTC Scotia is not a marked course. You are expected to navigate it yourself.
: We don't hold a compulsory kit list for the MTC Scotia. Ultra Running Ltd confirm mandatory kit in their race information, usually in the final instructions.
: Nine days, stopping at Innerleithen, Edinburgh, Perth, Pitlochry, Kingussie, Inverness, Dornoch and Dunbeath. Preset cut-offs on each day.
: We don't hold a checkpoint list for the MTC Scotia. 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.
: Sat, 27 May 2028. Not open yet.