| Skyline Scotland | |
|---|---|
 Salomon Ben Nevis Ultra logo | |
| Date | September |
| Location |  Kinlochleven |
| Event type | Ultra SkyMarathon SkyMarathon SkyRace Vertical Kilometer |
| Distance | 65 km / 4,300 m 52 km / 4,750 m 29 km / 2,500 m 5 km / 1,000 m |
| Established | 2015 |
| Official site | Skyline Scotland |
Skyline Scotland is a set of annual skyrunning races which take place on consecutive days in the mountains around Kinlochleven in Lochaber. The main races are the Mamores VK, the Ring of Steall Skyrace, the Ben Nevis Ultra and the Glen Coe Skyline.[1]
The inaugural Glen Coe Skyline took place in 2015 and the Mamores VK and Ring of Steall were added in 2016. The Ben Nevis Ultra first took place in 2017. The races are sponsored by Salomon.[2] In 2019, three trail races were added: the Grey Mare's Trail Race (5 km), the Loch Eilde Mór Trail Race (10 km) and the Three Mealls Trail Race (18 km).[3]
The courses include some of the most technical terrain found in running races. The Glen Coe Skyline in particular has significant sections of scrambling and it was selected to be the final race in the Skyrunner World Series Extreme in 2016, following the Tromsø SkyRace in Norway and the Kima Trophy in Italy.[4]
In October 2017 it was announced that Skyline Scotland would host the 2018 edition of the Skyrunning World Championships.[5] The Mamores VK, the Ben Nevis Ultra and the Ring of Steall were the Championship races. The Glen Coe Skyline, although not part of the World Championships, was one of the races in the 2018 Skyrunner World Series.[6]
Starting in 2018, the Ring of Steall has been one of the races in the Golden Trail World Series.[7]
- ^ Skyline Scotland.
- ^ Mountaineering Scotland: Skyline Races for Glen Coe and Mamores; Run247: Salomon Skyline Scotland Launch the Ben Nevis Ultra.
- ^ Skyline Scotland: Trail Races.
- ^ BBC: Countdown to Sunday's Salomon Glen Coe Skyline Race; Skyrunner World Series: Race Calendar.
- ^ International Skyrunning Federation: Scotland to Host 2018 Skyrunning World Championships.
- ^ EventScotland: Scotland Hosts Thrilling Four-day Festival of Skyrunning.
- ^ Golden Trail World Series.