DateExpected
Late September 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Dalkeith Country Park, Dalkeith, Scotland
Dalkeith, Midlothian
Countdown
September
The longest day of the festival: five laps and just over 52 km, a little beyond a marathon. Eight hours is the limit, so pacing matters more than heroics.
Key facts
01Five laps of the course.
028-hour cut-off.
Create a free training plan for the Wild Deer Scottish Trail Running Festival 52 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
One lap, on repeat
Dalkeith · one lap
Distance52km
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate22.6 km
Weather
Late-September, Dalkeith
15°CTypical high
9°CTypical low
3°CColdest in 20 years
46%Days with rain
Highs around 15°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to 3°C. Rain on 46% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
Training
Training for the Wild Deer Scottish Trail Running Festival 52 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Wild Deer Scottish Trail Running Festival 52 km plan targets
Typical sessions
52 km
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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Get your Wild Deer Scottish Trail Running Festival 52 km plan.
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