Bruce's Crown Race
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Bruce's Crown Race (April 11 to 12, 2026)
Bruce's Crown Race is a long distance mountain event held at Caldons, near Glentrool and Newton Stewart in Galloway. The route covers 46 miles across three hill ranges in Galloway and climbs over 4000 metres. The event is open to Solo runners and teams of 2, 3 or 4.
The course passes through the Minnigaff Hills, the Rhinns of Kells and the Awful Hand. There are three manned food checkpoints providing soup, food and drinks, and mountain rescue teams will be stationed on each range for safety. Camping at the event is included in the entry fee if this is requested at registration.
The terrain has very few paths and can present testing underfoot conditions; good navigation skills are required. There are two on route cutoffs and an overall 24 hour cutoff to complete the course. Teams must remain together and check into each checkpoint as a complete team to be eligible for a team prize. Solo entrants should use their own name as the team name.
Entry is managed by a pre selection list system. Minimum age is 18. Entry fee is £75 per person which equates to £150 for a team of 2 and £300 for a team of 4. After expenditure, proceeds from the event will be donated to the local mountain rescue team towards their new base. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
