The 2026 group start will be on Saturday 9th May at 8.30a.m.
Applications for 2026 are now closed.
Send an email with a brief resume of your bikepacking experience on tough, off-road, multi-day bikepacking routes and events. Please include proof of your rides (links to event results, Strava activities, etc...). If you have applied for previous editions do mention that. Please don't add attachments (PDF files, etc..) to your email, I won't open them. There are usually many more applications than places available. I will only reply to your email if your application is successful.
If accepted for the group start you will need to donate a minimum of ten trees in the Highland Trail grove to secure your place.
https://treesforlife.org.uk/groves/490177/
All riders must use a tracker for the ride and sign up to the Trackleaders HT550 tracking website. You will need to learn how to use it prior to the event and leave it in tracking mode when you are moving. You will need to carry a sleeping bag, tent or bivvy bag, waterproof jacket, waterproof trousers or waterproof shorts, an insulation layer, shoes that you can comfortably walk in for several hours, front and rear lights, helmet.
If you wish to be included on the finisher list you will need to provide a link to your ride on Strava or a GPX track.
Once again in 2025 the HT550 will be supported by The Real Food Cafe in Tyndrum, an independent, ethical business that has partnered with us since 2019. https://therealfoodcafe.com/pages/find-us
Applications for 2026 are now closed.
Send an email with a brief resume of your bikepacking experience on tough, off-road, multi-day bikepacking routes and events. Please include proof of your rides (links to event results, Strava activities, etc...). If you have applied for previous editions do mention that. Please don't add attachments (PDF files, etc..) to your email, I won't open them. There are usually many more applications than places available. I will only reply to your email if your application is successful.
If accepted for the group start you will need to donate a minimum of ten trees in the Highland Trail grove to secure your place.
https://treesforlife.org.uk/groves/490177/
All riders must use a tracker for the ride and sign up to the Trackleaders HT550 tracking website. You will need to learn how to use it prior to the event and leave it in tracking mode when you are moving. You will need to carry a sleeping bag, tent or bivvy bag, waterproof jacket, waterproof trousers or waterproof shorts, an insulation layer, shoes that you can comfortably walk in for several hours, front and rear lights, helmet.
If you wish to be included on the finisher list you will need to provide a link to your ride on Strava or a GPX track.
Once again in 2025 the HT550 will be supported by The Real Food Cafe in Tyndrum, an independent, ethical business that has partnered with us since 2019. https://therealfoodcafe.com/pages/find-us
2026 startlist
rv - route veteran
🥇- previous winner
UKTC- riders aiming for 2026 Triple Crown.
PF-single use Plastic Free
🥇- previous winner
UKTC- riders aiming for 2026 Triple Crown.
PF-single use Plastic Free
WOMEN
1 Alexandra Burk, Canada
2 Isabelle Scheyltjens, Belgium
3 Rachel Wheatstone
4 Rosemary Byde
5 Danni Coffman, USA
6 Saz Hall (UKTC)
7 Hatty Doherty
8 Suzi Burke
9 Rachel Sokal
10 Ruby Beardsall
11 Christine Marshall
12 Natalia Wieckowska
13 Mandy McClung, Canada
14 Alice Lemkes (rv) 🥇
15 Brittany Shalagan, Canada
16 Mel Webb, Canada
17 Julie Perilla, Alaska, USA
18 Jade Simpson-Field (rv)
19 Robyn Furtado
20 Ailsa Pooleman
21 Megan Joy Barclay
22 Katy Orr
23 Zoe Painter, Canada (rv)
24 Becky Surridge
25 Louise Haggarty (rv)
26 Molly Weaver
27 Emily Scott, Ireland (rv)
28 Caroline Prigent, France
29 Hannah Simon, USA
30 Kerry MacPhee (rv) 🥇
31 Zoë Hyatt
32 Nicolette Jones, USA
33 Annie Doron
MEN
1 Alex Watts
2 Harry Walton (UKTC)
3 Matt Schweiker, USA
4 Josh Reid
5 Sébastien Mieze, France
6 Markus Barden, Germany
7 Justinas Leveika, Lithuania
8 Jack Taylor
9 Fabian Wurm, Germany
10 Rup Hoyland (rv) (UKTC)
11 Ben Hudson
12 Mike Dennison (rv) (PF)
13 Niall Shannon (rv)
14 Bryn Appleton (rv) (UKTC)
15 Yann Haffner, France
16 Ben Hester
17 Jimmy Grade, Belgium
18 Bastien Demange, France
19 Tobia Zantedeschi
20 Jordan Lloyd (UKTC)
21 Ian Barrington (rv)
22 Jason Fowler
23 Ashley Cordingley (rv) (UKTC)
24 Ben Brough
25 Benjamin Hoehn, Germany
26 Greg Brown
27 Serafettin Kutlu, Turkey
28 Jan Kriska, USA
29 Joe Nation, New Zealand
30 Lars Hundscheid, the Netherlands
31 Graham Cottingham (rv) (UKTC)
32 Alex Kowalski, USA
33 Ken Waring, Canada
1 Alexandra Burk, Canada
2 Isabelle Scheyltjens, Belgium
3 Rachel Wheatstone
4 Rosemary Byde
5 Danni Coffman, USA
6 Saz Hall (UKTC)
7 Hatty Doherty
8 Suzi Burke
9 Rachel Sokal
10 Ruby Beardsall
11 Christine Marshall
12 Natalia Wieckowska
13 Mandy McClung, Canada
14 Alice Lemkes (rv) 🥇
15 Brittany Shalagan, Canada
16 Mel Webb, Canada
17 Julie Perilla, Alaska, USA
18 Jade Simpson-Field (rv)
19 Robyn Furtado
20 Ailsa Pooleman
21 Megan Joy Barclay
22 Katy Orr
23 Zoe Painter, Canada (rv)
24 Becky Surridge
25 Louise Haggarty (rv)
26 Molly Weaver
27 Emily Scott, Ireland (rv)
28 Caroline Prigent, France
29 Hannah Simon, USA
30 Kerry MacPhee (rv) 🥇
31 Zoë Hyatt
32 Nicolette Jones, USA
33 Annie Doron
MEN
1 Alex Watts
2 Harry Walton (UKTC)
3 Matt Schweiker, USA
4 Josh Reid
5 Sébastien Mieze, France
6 Markus Barden, Germany
7 Justinas Leveika, Lithuania
8 Jack Taylor
9 Fabian Wurm, Germany
10 Rup Hoyland (rv) (UKTC)
11 Ben Hudson
12 Mike Dennison (rv) (PF)
13 Niall Shannon (rv)
14 Bryn Appleton (rv) (UKTC)
15 Yann Haffner, France
16 Ben Hester
17 Jimmy Grade, Belgium
18 Bastien Demange, France
19 Tobia Zantedeschi
20 Jordan Lloyd (UKTC)
21 Ian Barrington (rv)
22 Jason Fowler
23 Ashley Cordingley (rv) (UKTC)
24 Ben Brough
25 Benjamin Hoehn, Germany
26 Greg Brown
27 Serafettin Kutlu, Turkey
28 Jan Kriska, USA
29 Joe Nation, New Zealand
30 Lars Hundscheid, the Netherlands
31 Graham Cottingham (rv) (UKTC)
32 Alex Kowalski, USA
33 Ken Waring, Canada
The crux move on HT550!
Yann Thomas in Tyndrum. Yann was due to ride the 2021 group start but sadly passed away in March. The 2021 event was dedicated to Yann.
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Bruce Dinsmore on a 2008 reconnaissance ride of the eventual HT550 route. Bruce sadly passed away in 2021.
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