2026 Ultra Information

Registration for the 50 or 30 mile ultras will take place on Saturday 26th September 2026.

Please see further down for Ochil 100 Ultra Information

Please register at the start(s) before the race at Sport Institute of Scotland, Stirling from 6:00am (50 mile “Long” Course) or at Primrose Park in Auchterarder from 8:30am (30 mile “Short Course”).

At registration you will pick up your bib number, your timing chip, your GPS tracker and Emergency Contact Card.

We will confirm your mobile number - collected when you bought your place - this is so we can call you if we see you have gone off track.

There may also be some last minute information so please check your notes/GPX Files carefully.

WE WILL BE CHECKING!

Compulsory

Head torch (can be left at CP4 in your drop bag)
Whistle
Mobile phone (fully charged and ON!!)
Emergency blanket
Emergency Food and Drink
RD Contact Numbers (we'll give these to you at registration)
All runners will be issued with a GPS tracker which MUST be carried (relay runners should pass this as a baton)
Your Emergency Contact information (write this on the back of your bib or on the Emergency Contact Card)
NB we do have a copy of your emergency contact details but we recommend writing it on the back of your bib for quickness should you collapse.

Recommended

Waterproofs may be compulsory if the weather is inclement as some of the course is over high tops and can be exposed.
A map of the route is recommended which can be downloaded from Outdoor Active (see links on homepage)
First aid kit
Spare clothes especially socks as there are wet sections (can be left in your drop bags)
You may wish to start in road shoes and switch to trail shoes at CP4 as approx. 50% of leg 5 is on tarmac (not trail)

The course in general follows the core path network, however these paths vary considerably from narrow hill paths to farm and forest tracks. Some sections follow minor country roads and near the finish you will be on urban roads.

The terrain is very varied, there are forest paths, farm tracks, grassy paths (some rather overgrown), tarmac roads (not too much) and a few more!

We have some indoor toilets and chemical toilets on the route(s) there are 2 checkpoints with no toilet facilities CP2 and CP3 Middle Rigg but we have a "welfare" stop - chemical toilet - at 25 miles.

The course has very varied terrain and this dictates what type of marking we can use

Where possible we will use A5 size blue arrows on a white background. (on Leg 5 these will have reflective tape so you can pick them out in the dark)
Over the exposed hill we will use white lolipop markers in the ground and temporary paint on the ground
Some red and white tape on trees in wooded areas
Larger A4 or A3 black arrows on a luminous yellow background at key turnings
We have had sections that have been tampered with in previous years - so we recommend that you familiarise yourself with the route and keep checking the map as you go.
If in doubt call for help!!!!

PLEASE NOTE: we aim to use less signs and route markers than in previous years to make things easier to clean up afterwards.

If you do think you are lost then we recommend returning to the last marker you saw. Or phone the number on your Emergency Contact Card so we can check your GPS position and help.

We will be keeping an eye on all of you too so if we see you go wrong we may call!!

At the North side of Bridge of Earn where the route turns east to Moncrieff Hill we will be operating a soft cut-off procedure. If you do not reach this point by 7:28pm (the official end of dusk) we will direct you on a shorter route that follows the A912 into Perth and misses Moncrieff Hill. We have had a lot of discussions about this process as we really don’t want people to be disappointed but for your safety and for our volunteers who will be marshalling all day we had to come up with a compromise that is best all round. This means you will have to leave CP4 by 7pm to complete the full route.

Please listen to our marshals who are there for your safety especially on road sections however, it is your responsibility to ensure you are traffic aware on the roads. Most roads are minor single track but they may have large farm machinery so please give way. If a road has a pavement please do use it!!!

Check Point (Relay Change Overs)

You must check-in at the timing point by scanning your chip past the antenna before doing anything else. If you are handing over in the relay you must scan first then hand over the GPS tracker. If you fail to hand over the GPS tracker you will be disqualified.

At each check point water has been provided; if you use it to fill your own containers please put empty bottles and rubbish in the bins provided.

Your drop bags will be available please only take yours even if someone else has better looking sandwiches!

Please DO NOT improvise your own check point/relay switchover point - we are happy with spectators cheering you on on the route and seeing you/helping you refuel at designated check points - but do not make your own stopping/check point randomly on the route. It takes us a while to get permission for the event from landowners/tenant farmers etc and if we make them angry by doing unexpected things they could withdraw the support for the race.

For the relay - there are 5 legs - if you swap over outwith a designated check point your team will be disqualified.

The check point details are:

Check Point 1 - Tillicoutry Golf Club

56.155638, -3.751216

What Three Words: ///topical.pacifist.oils

Toilets available in the Golf Club

Parking available on the nearby streets.

THIS HAS CHANGED - NEW INFO BELOW!

Check Point 2 – IS no longer at Frandy Fishery but it is near Glensherup Reservoir

What Three Words: ///relieves.nightlife.skirt

We are extremely grateful for the last minute swap of this checkpoint, it belongs to a relative of one of our previous Ochil Ultra runners - thank you so much!

THERE IS NO ACCESS FOR SPECTATORS

There will not be a chemical toilet

NO Parking is available - ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO FIRST AID AND RUNNERS

If you do wish to cheer your runner on you can do it from nearby at the Glensherup Car Park: Glen Sherup, Dollar FK14 7JY co-ordinates 56.227799, -3.659806

Check Point 3 – Middle Rigg

Co-ordinates TBC

SPECTATORS ARE NOT ALLOWED AT THIS CHECKPOINT

THERE IS NO PARKING AT THIS CHECKPOINT

This is a very remote checkpoint with single lane tracks - please do not attempt to drive up there to meet/cheer your runner on or we may disqualify them.

Relay runners CAN change over at this point - these are the only cars allowed.

Check Point 4 - Bridge Of Earn Institute

What Three Words: ///cowering.chase.qualifier

Parking is available on nearby streets.

Toilets are available inside.

Please label your bags clearly with your name/number and CP1, CP2, CP3, CP4 and Finish.

NOTE : if you are doing the 30 Miles your CP's are CP3 and CP4 and Finish

We will have water at checkpoints.

We recommend using plastic “baggies” not anything that you would be distraught to lose!

These should be placed in the appropriate sack at registration so it is transported to the correct checkpoint.

These big sacks will be available at each registration point and clearly labelled.

Drop bags will be brought to the Finish after the CP has closed and then taken to our home in Perth after the event (we will not keep anything longer than 7 days as we don't have space) please collect them from the finish or make arrangements to come to Perth in the week after the race.

Keep in mind that if you're speedy it's likely that checkpoints will stay open long after you finish.

Wear your timing chip on your wrist or attach it to your pack it must be scanned at each Check Point and the Finish

Your GPS tracker will be given to you turned on at the start and MUST remain ON for the duration of the race, this is part of our safety system and the medic team will also have access to the data. It is best if the GPS tracker is carried at the top of your rucksack as it ‘talks’ to things in the sky.

You must return your timing devices at the finish (even if you retire) if you take them away or lose them you will be charged the replacement costs (Lost chip cost: £10, lost GPS cost £100).

PLEASE let us take your chip/GPS tracker as soon as you cross the finish line (you can run around making your Strava perfect after!)

The link for the GPS tracking will be shared in the week before the race on the Ochil Ultra and Wee Run Events Facebook page.

We recommended you give your GPS details to your supporters so they can track your progress on the course via the tracking website and try and catch you at the check points (except CP2 and CP3 where spectators are NOT allowed)

We will be displaying the GPS tracking at the finish at Perth Fitness Studios so spectators are welcome to base themselves there.

There is limited parking at the finish at Perth Fitness Studios, but there is plenty of Street parking for spectators.

We have Oakwood Pizza at the finish and Really Awesome Coffee too!

Registration is inside Sport Scotland Institute of Sport from 6:00am.

The post code is FK9 5PH

The start is located near to the Car Park (Stirling University) and the start time for the long run and the relay is 7am

The registration marshals will make sure your GPS device is ALREADY switched ON when you receive it.

THERE IS NO PARKING at Sport Scotland Institute of Sport we are only allowing parking for volunteers at the start location, but there is ample parking just a short walk away.

We highly recommend getting a bus place or getting dropped off by a supporter (in the Stirling University Car Park).

Registration is at the Pavillion in Primrose Park Auchterarder from 8:30am

The Post code is PH3 1GH

The start is located at the Pavillion and the start time for the short ultra is 9:30am

THERE IS NO PARKING at the start location (volunteers ONLY) so please use the bus or park nearby in the hospital car park (across the road)

If you or your spectators park at Primrose Park you will be disqualified and asked to leave.

It is important that locals can access parking to go to the park or use the recycling facilities - we also need to get the van in to collect the drop bags for the runners.

The registration marshals will make sure your GPS device is ALREADY switched ON when you receive it.

The finish is at Perth Fitness Studios, Inveralmond, Perth PH1 3XQ

Please park in the designated Event Car Park - this will be signposted, and is free to runners and spectators all day.

When you finish hand in your timing chip and GPS device (please note if we do not get your timing chip and/or GPS tracker back we will charge you, £10 and £100 respectively).

The finish will close at 10pm.

Chemical toilets and inside toilets are available inside the studios at the finish.

Refreshments will be available at the finish.

PLEASE CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELVES by using the bins provided and/or taking your rubbish home.

We have had complaints in the past about gates being left open and people running through fields of cows that had been purposefully moved off the course - if this keeps happening we won't be able to put on the Ochil Ultra so PLEASE TAKE CARE AND BE MINDFUL OF THE FOLLOWING:

Do not Litter - take it home with you or put it in bins at the Check Points.
Close all Gates behind you even if you find it open. (If it is marshalled you will not have to do so).
- NB if we catch you littering or leaving gates open you will be DQ'd
We share the trails and paths with others so if you are in a group make sure you leave room for other users.
Some fields may have farm animals please be considerate. The landowners know we are coming and larger livestock should be out of the way therefore be very cautious that you are still on course before you enter a field with large livestock.
If you retire from the race please go to the nearest road so we can make arrangements to pick you up if required. You must return timing chips and GPS Trackers to the finish and let us know that you have retired. Alternatively you can retire at a marshal point - and the marshal will let us know.
If you are taken off the course by your supporters you MUST let us know (call Race HQ or tell a Marshal) this is so we don't freak out whilst watching your tracker go off course!
Please do not wear headphones on the road sections so that you can hear vehicles approaching.
Poles can be used but please be mindful of others on the route.
Peeing on the trail/at the start line, passing too closely from behind and making inappropriate comments to runners (male/female/NB) is unacceptable.
Abuse towards runners, volunteers and marshals is not acceptable

2026 Ultra Information

2026 ULTRA INFORMATION

Ochil Ultra 2026: Final Information: Updated 23/9/26

Changes or Withdrawals

Registration

Volunteers

ESSENTIAL KIT LIST

Kit List

Course information

PLEASE NOTE: we aim to use less signs and route markers than in previous years to make things easier to clean up afterwards.

IMPORTANT!

Cut Off

Drop Bags

TIMING CHIPS/GPS TRACKERS

Support/Spectators

STARTS

The Long Ultra and Relay Start at Sport Scotland Institute of Sport, Stirling

The Short Ultra Start is in Auchterarder

FINISH

Finish

Finish Facilities

BUS

Bus to start

General Conduct