Location
Final Details
As the area is remote and exposed, whistles are strongly advised and cagoules may be made compulsory on the day depending on the conditions. If this is the case then notices will be placed at the exits from the car parking and event services to the starts.
Important Information
- Organising clubs
- ESOC, ELO, SOLWAY
- Organisers
- Michael Atkinson (ELO), Ewart Scott (ESOC)
- Planners
- Tyler Morrison (ESOC), Trina Rogerson (ELO)
- Controllers
- Colin Eades (INT), Ewart Scott (ESOC)
- Directions
- A82 towards Inverness (10 miles) and then A86 towards Newtonmore (19 miles) before turning left into Creag Meagaidh Nature Reserve (GR NN483872)
- Parking (P)
- Small fields accessed from A86. No entry after 1230
- Event Services (ES)
- Adjacent to parking. Download, toilets, Help Point & First Aid on south side of parking. Call up on north west side of parking
- Starts
- White along good paths (allow 20 mins). Other starts (3.1 – 3.3 km from call up) then follow rough hill track (allow up to 45 mins depending on fitness)
- Maps
- LIDAR, survey by Peel Land Surveys (2020). 1:10000 for courses 1-5, 1:7500 for courses 6-22
- Terrain
- Naturally regenerating areas of moorland with a mix of heather, bilberry and other montane species. Tough going on lower slopes but better running on the higher areas. Extensive marshy areas in places. Rows of mainly southeast facing crags.
- Finishes
- Courses 1-12 (Red/Blue starts at F1, Courses 13-19 (Green starts) finishes at F2, courses 20-22 (White start) finish at F3
- Safety
- Cagoules may be mandatory if bad weather, whistles advised. Longer courses include mandatory river crossing points.
- Junior courses
- white tape will be used where routes are unclear
- Departure
- No exit before 1300
- Special Information
- C12 starts at the Blue start on Day 6.
Course Information
| Course | Class | Length | Climb | Scale | Start |
| 1 | M21E | 5.6 | 140 | 1:10000 | Red |
| 2 | M21L M20L M35L W21E | 4.3 | 120 | 1:10000 | Red |
| 3 | M40L M45L | 4.6 | 80 | 1:10000 | Red |
| 4 | M18L M50L | 4.1 | 95 | 1:10000 | Red |
| 5 | M16A M55L W21L | 3.8 | 95 | 1:10000 | Red |
| 6 | M21S W18L W20L W35L | 3.3 | 90 | 1:7500 | Blue |
| 7 | M60L M20S M35S W40L W45L | 2.8 | 90 | 1:7500 | Blue |
| 8 | M65L M45S M40S W50L | 3.0 | 70 | 1:7500 | Blue |
| 9 | M50S M18S W16A W21S | 2.6 | 55 | 1:7500 | Blue |
| 10 | M70L W55L | 2.6 | 50 | 1:7500 | Blue |
| 11 | M55S W60L | 2.5 | 55 | 1:7500 | Blue |
| 12 | W18S W20S W35S Green | 2.4 | 40 | 1:7500 | Blue |
| 13 | M75L M60S W65L W45S W40S | 1.9 | 50 | 1:7500 | Green |
| 14 | M65S W50S | 1.9 | 65 | 1:7500 | Green |
| 15 | M70S W70L W60S W55S | 1.6 | 30 | 1:7500 | Green |
| 16 | M80 M85 M90 M75S W80 W75L W70S W65S | 1.3 | 20 | 1:7500 | Green |
| 17 | W75S W85 W90 | 1.2 | 15 | 1:7500 | Green |
| 18 | M14A M16B | 2.1 | 110 | 1:7500 | Green |
| 19 | W14A W16B Light Green | 1.7 | 75 | 1:7500 | Green |
| 20 | M12A M14B W12A W14B Orange | 2.1 | 40 | 1:7500 | White |
| 21 | M10A M12B W10A W12B Yellow | 1.4 | 5 | 1:7500 | White |
| 22 | M10B W10B White | 1.3 | 5 | 1:7500 | White |