▁Ul tr amar ath ons ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁High land ▁Way ▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁ul tr amar ath ons ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁High land ▁Way . ▁The ▁High land ▁F ling ▁Race ▁is ▁an ▁annual ▁ ▁race ▁from ▁Mil ng av ie ▁to ▁Ty nd rum . ▁The ▁Dev il ▁o ' ▁the ▁High lands ▁Foot race ▁is ▁ ▁from ▁Ty nd rum ▁to ▁Fort ▁William , ▁along ▁the ▁northern ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁way . ▁The ▁West ▁High land ▁Way ▁Race ▁is ▁an ▁annual ▁ ▁race ▁along ▁the ▁full ▁south – n orth ▁distance ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁High land ▁Way . ▁The ▁West ▁High land ▁Way ▁Challenge ▁Race ▁is ▁a ▁younger , ▁alternative ▁race ▁which ▁also ▁covers ▁the ▁full ▁route . ▁ ▁West ▁High land ▁Way ▁Race ▁ ▁The ▁race ▁has ▁been ▁run ▁in ▁its ▁current ▁form ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁The ▁race ▁starts ▁at ▁ 1   am ▁on ▁the ▁Saturday ▁nearest ▁to ▁the ▁Summer ▁Sol st ice . ▁ ▁Bobby ▁Sh ield s ▁( C ly des dale ▁Har riers ) ▁and ▁Dun can ▁Watson ▁( L och ab er ) ▁initi ated ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁racing ▁over ▁Scotland ' s ▁most ▁popular ▁long - distance ▁foot path . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁the ▁two ▁set ▁out ▁from ▁Mil ng av ie . ▁Their ▁route ▁differ ed ▁in ▁many ▁ways ▁from ▁the ▁route ▁of ▁today : ▁it ▁was ▁shorter , ▁at ▁, ▁and ▁had ▁ ▁more ▁on ▁t arm