2025 Baxters Loch Ness Marathon & Festival of Running

Event Details

Saturday 27 September 2025

• 10.00 – 18.00: Registration, Expo, Runners Cafe at Event Village, Bught Park Inverness IV3 5SQ

Sunday 28 September 2025

• 09.30: Baxters River Ness 5K start - Bught Park
• 09.45: Wee Nessie start - Bught Park
• 10.00: Baxters Loch Ness Marathon start
• 10.30: Baxters River Ness 10K / Corporate Challenge start
• 12.00: Baxters River Ness 10K prize giving
• 14.00: Baxters Loch Ness Marathon prize giving

There’s also the Baxters River Ness 10K and 5K, both races follow flat routes alongside the river in Inverness and are perfect for PB chasers and first timers alike. Why not make a Highland weekend of it and come with family or friends? The area is steeped in history, home to castles, whisky distilleries, beaches, lochs, and mountains. Activities in the local area range from kayaking, dolphin boat trips to golf and, of course, Nessie spotting!