Slioch Horseshoe Hill Race
Info: New entries for this event closed on Wednesday 10th June 2026 at 22:00.
| Entry Fee | £15.00 |
Pre-entry requirements: Competitors must be at least 18 years old and should have previous experience of at least two category AM hill races in the last two years. Waymarked trail races and skyraces are not considered equivalent experience. Please include your suitable experience for vetting purposes and contact the Race Organiser with any queries on this.
Distance: 20km
Elevation: 1000m
Record (M) 1:54:17 – Finlay Wild (2012)
Record (F) 2:28:11 – Angela Mudge (2012)
Registration: will take place between 1000-1130 in Kinlochewe Village Hall.
Race start: The race start is at 1200. Please be at the start for 1150 for the pre-race briefing. Registration is approximately a mile from the race start (Incheril, NH 03767 62479).
Parking: Kinlochewe itself has restricted car parking availability, so wherever possible please share transport to the race. In the village, there is car parking available next to the Kinlochewe community toilets and at the village hall where registration will take place. If you have a bike, there is the option to park outside the village and ride into registration. Parking spaces are available along the loch-side towards Gairloch or at the Beinn Eighe Visitor Centre. Please avoid parking at Incheril where the race starts. Access needs to kept clear for residents, estate workers, race marshals and other hill users.
Minimum mandatory kit: Full body waterproof cover, hat or buff, gloves, an appropriate map of the course, compass and whistle will be required, with no exceptions. As the race will be held on high and potentially exposed terrain, runners are asked to think carefully about clothing and kit on the day. The organisers may insist that runners also carry a survival bag and long sleeve base layer depending on weather conditions, so please have these extra pieces of kit available. Click here for SHR safety guide.
This is an AL category hill race that traverses rough, pathless mountain terrain. A key part of staying safe during the race is the ability to navigate accurately, while alone and often in poor visibility. In line with SHR rules, GPS devices must not be used as a navigational aid during the race. The race route will not be marked, and set checkpoints must be visited in order.
Race route: any route through the following checkpoints, which must be visited in order:
- CP0 – Bridge - NH 01227 65635
- CP1 – Sgurr Dubh - NH 01419 67456
- CP2 – Slioch Trig Point - NH 00502 68853
- CP3 – Slioch Summit - NH 00468 69072
- CP4 – Sgurr Tuill Bhan - NH 01867 68856
- CP5 – Burn Crossing - NH 02767 67259
- CP6 – Bridge - NH 01227 65635
You can view a map of the race route on SHR here.
The following time cut off will be enforced:
- CP1 - Sgurr Dubh - 1345hrs
Please remember that the cut off is there for the safety of the marshals, as well as the runners.
Post-race refreshments and the prize giving will be back at the village hall.
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