Cape Wrath Ultra®

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How to follow the 2023 Cape Wrath Ultra®

Share the adventure and enjoy all the action from the 2023 Cape Wrath Ultra®.

Here is how you can follow this awesome journey north through the stunning Scottish Highlands:

GPS Tracking

All participants will carry a small GPS Tracker device which is mainly for safety and communication with race control. However, anyone following the event can ‘dot watch’ and follow each participant in real time as they journey north along the route.

Live from Race Start at 11:00 BST on 21st May 2023!

Look out for the following on the GPS tracking page:

  • Male participants = blue dots

  • Female participants = purple dots

  • Explorer course participants = green dots

  • Bars with line across = No signal

  • Bed = Not moving

  • Purple circle = overnight camp

  • Red circle = digital timing checkpoint (you can click to see cut off times)

Please be assured that if someone you know is timed-out or drops out of the race, then we will look after them and make sure they get off the hill safely. We will also help them to get to the nearest transport hub if they would like to leave the event.

Our race control, mountain safety and medical teams are on hand to deal with every possible scenario.

Non-competitive participants are those who have been timed out at a checkpoint but have chosen to continue with the course. Retired runners will be hidden from view.

The GPS Tracker page

Ultra Mail™

From the GPS Tracker page, friends and family can also use the Ultra Mail™ service to send a short message to individual participants - possible everyday throughout the event.

How to send Ultra Mail™?

Look for the envelope icon on the GPS Tracker page
Top left of the screen on a desktop | Top of screen on mobile device

The course through the Scottish Highlands is remote, so participants should not expect regular phone service. These Ultra Mail™ messages can be collected by participants each evening at the info point in the communal marquee at the overnight camps. Participants will need their physical race number to collect their messages.

Please note: Ultra Mail™ messages will be visible to everyone viewing the GPS Tracking page.

Service available from Race Start at 11:00 BST on 21st May 2023!

The arrow shows where you can find the ultra-mail feature

Social media

Remember to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for daily event coverage and regular updates! Keep up to date with all the action from each day!

Daily news stories

We will be posting daily stories about the event and our participants in the news section of the website - feel part of the journey and keep up with the action by reading our blog posts.

Join us LIVE us Day 3!

For the first time ever, we will be hosting a LIVE webinar from Camp 3 on 23rd May at 20:00 BST. You can catch up with all the action, and Race Director, Shane Ohly, will be interviewing participants. Sign up and get an insider look at what goes on at the event!

Be the dot to follow in 2024!

Has all the excitement inspired you for your own Cape Wrath Ultra journey?

Sign up for the 2024 Cape Wrath Ultra or the shorter Cape Wrath Explorer and join us for 8 unforgettable days in the Scottish Highlands. Over 50% of entries are already gone, so enter now to secure your spot!

Sign up in May to save £100 with the early bird price, and take advantage of this exciting offer:


Special Offer  – Sign up in May and get 50% off the 2024 SCARPA Great Lakeland 3Day


The SCARPA Great Lakeland 3Day event is the perfect practice event for the Cape Wrath Ultra - gain experience of a multi-day running event and test your kit and nutrition strategies while exploring the beautiful Lake District.

We will send everyone who signs up for the Cape Wrath Ultra this May an exclusive invitation for 50% off the 2024 SCARPA Great Lakeland 3Day in June.

The journey begins! © No Limits Photography