Loch Ness Marathon, 10K & 5K
Baxters Loch Ness Marathon 2025, 10K & 5K
Starting in the beautiful Highlands of Scotland, the Baxters Loch Ness Marathon 2025 follows a spectacular point-to-point route along the world-famous Loch Ness and across the River Ness, before finishing in Inverness, the capital city of the Highlands!
Bringing family and friends? There’s plenty to entertain runners and spectators over the weekend with a free Sports Expo, Baxters Food & Drink Fayre, live music, kids’ activities and a Wee Nessie for under-5s.
The Scottish city of Inverness is our base for this fabulous festival of running. Home to stunning scenery; take a stroll along the Ness Islands or search for the mysterious Loch Ness Monster! Are you a fan of the show Outlander? Did you know many of the scenes were filmed in Inverness! There’s so much to explore and do!
If you reside in North America or would like to book our five or seven night Loch Ness Marathon 2025 package, please book through our USA office.
The Loch Ness Marathon 2025 is an AbbottWMM Marathon Tours & Travel World Age Group Qualifying Race and rated by Runners World UK as one of the 100 best races in the world!
Meals Included
Daily breakfasts & pre-race dinner
Guide
Guidance & support from our team
Trip Extension
Five and seven night packages avalable upon request
Accommodation
Excellent Inverness hotel for 2 nights
Entry
Guaranteed race entry with a choice of distance available
Celebration Party
Post-race celebration
Excursions
Shake-out run & Escorted trip to race activities
Coopah
2 week free trial for Coopah training plans
Travel Package Information
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Itinerary
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Saturday 27th September 2025
Arrival Day
Make your own way to the charming Glen Mhor Hotel in Inverness and check in for your two-night stay. Take the day to explore the historic city, stroll along the River Ness or simply relax before the big race. In the evening, we’ll come together for a pre-race dinner where you can fuel up with a hearty pasta meal and connect with fellow runners ahead of tomorrow’s event.
Sunday 28th September 2025
Race Day and celebrations!
Breakfast will be available early. Those running the marathon will depart early for a leisure one mile walk to Bught Park where we will board the marathon buses to the start. If you are participating in the 10K, taxis will be ordered to take you to the start. If you are participating in the 5K, you will walk to Bught Park where it starts. All races finish at Bught Park where you can enjoy the running festival once you cross the finish line. Tonight we will gather for a post-race celebration and reception!
(Breakfast included)
Monday 29th September 2025
Departure Day
Taxis can easily be ordered via the reception desk at the Glen Mhor. Unless you have booked extra nights with us then we say thank you for joining us. It’s not goodbye but instead we’ll see you next time as we hope you will join us for another Marathon Tours & Travel trip.
(Breakfast included)
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Extensions
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If you would like to book our five or seven night Loch Ness Marathon Package, please book through our USA office.
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Packages & Rates
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Guaranteed Loch Ness Marathon 2025 Entry
We are pleased to offer you guaranteed entry for the Loch Ness Marathon 2025 events. You can buy entry from Marathon Tours & Travel if you also buy the accommodation package from us. Refer to optional extras below.
Our Loch Ness Marathon 2025 packages include:
- Stay at Hotel Glen Mhor Inverness for 2 nights
- Daily breakfasts, except arrival day
- Hotel taxes
- Pre-race dinner (Saturday)
- Post-race celebration (Sunday)
- Guidance and support from Marathon Tours & Travel team in Inverness
- 2-week free trial of Coopah bespoke training plans. Details on how to claim will be sent in your booking confirmation email
A longer stay?
If you would like to book our five or seven night Loch Ness Marathon Package, please book through our USA office or contact Karen Hoch.
All prices are per person in UK pounds sterling Glen Mohr Hotel - 2 nights from 27th September, 2025 Double Occupancy Single Occupancy Classic Room £479 £799 Optional ExtrasAll prices are per person in UK pounds sterling Loch Ness Marathon £80 Loch Ness 10K £38 Loch Ness 5K £20 Extra Nights - post trip On Request
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Hotels
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The Glen Mhor Hotel, which occupies a row of converted Victorian houses along the River Ness, offers a comfortable stay in the center of Inverness. This charming hotel is a five-minute walk from Inverness Castle and many local restaurants and pubs. Each of the rooms is distinctive and has its own character. You will find them warm and cozy with amenities such as a flat-screen TV, tea and coffee maker and free Wi-Fi.
Room Types
Single rooms sleep 1 adult in the room with 1 bed.
Double rooms sleep 2 adults in the room with 1 bed.
Twin rooms sleep 2 adults in the room with 2 single beds.Classic Double/Twin Rooms (no view)
There are no elevators at this property so if you require a ground level room, please be sure to inform us.
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Event Information
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Enter the Loch Ness Marathon 2025 with Marathon Tours & Travel
Race Date: Sunday 28 September 2025
Course: The Loch Ness Marathon follows a spectacular point-to-point route alongside the world famous Loch Ness, starting in an atmospheric moorland setting and continuing through stunning Highland scenery, taking you along the south-eastern shores of Loch Ness, across the River Ness, to finish in Inverness, capital city of the Highlands. Course map – here. Elevation chart – here.
Weather: Average temperatures range between 10 to 16 deg C (50 to 60 deg F).
Eligibility:
Loch Ness Marathon 2025 – Ages 18 years or over
River Ness 10K – Ages 18 years or over
River Ness 5K – All ages welcome
Awards: Every runner receives a commemorative finisher’s medal, finisher’s technical t-shirt, goody bag, electronic timing (except for the 5K), complimentary post-race food, transport to the start of the Marathon and a fantastic festival at the Finish.
Event difficulty: Moderate. The start area offers no protection from the Highlands weather and will require additional layers of clothing to stay warm while you wait.
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Registration & Booking
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Conditions of Sale
Please note we cannot sell race entry without accommodation package. Race entry is not refundable.
If you wish to make any changes to your reservations, administration and/or service fees might apply. For our general T&C’s please see here.
How to Book
To make your booking, click on the book now button, ensuring that you select the correct number of rooms and types for all members in your party plus all the required extras. When you book, we will require a deposit to confirm your place.
Please read all the important information. If you have any questions please contact us.
Payments
When you confirm your booking, we will take a deposit payment. Subsequent payments are taken automatically.
Travel advice
Before you travel, check the ‘Entry requirements’ section for UK’s current entry restrictions and requirements. Advice for the UK is available here – UK travel advice
Travel Insurance
We strongly recommend travellers to take out comprehensive travel insurance with sufficient healthcare cover. Make sure that you are insured for existing medical conditions, any activities you plan to do and any equipment that you plan to take. Travel insurance covers you if anything doesn’t go to plan before you travel as well, so we recommend sorting it at the time of booking. For more information, click here.
Security Policy
Marathon Tours & Travel’s security policy requires that anyone staying in our room block must be registered as part of our package. If a registered client attempts to house a non-registered guest and/or invite them to attend any of our scheduled activities, the registered guest’s tour package will be forfeited and parties may be denied access to future tours. Please note that no exceptions will be made as this policy will be strictly enforced.
Starting Pens and Bib Numbers
Although we are licensed to sell official entries for the Loch Ness Marathon 2025 events we have no influence over the allocation of starting times and bib numbers.
Closer to the event we will send you instructions which will allow you to complete the registration process for your chosen Loch Ness Marathon 2025 event. Once you have finalised the registration process, the race organisers will allocate you a starting time and bib based on the information provided.
Race Rules and Terms of Participation
Our itinerary and details regarding the race are based on current information available at the time this package was released for sale. Whilst we expect the details to remain correct, changes are possible and will be confirmed nearer to the trip after the race organisers have confirmed final instructions. All race rules and procedures need to be followed.
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Seven Continents Club ®
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The Seven Continents Club (SCC) offers a unique opportunity for runners to run on all seven continents of the globe, as well as providing numerous benefits to its members. The club operates as a global frequent traveller club for runners, offering waitlist priority for high-demand events, early pre-registration periods for a number of races in popular destinations and tour package vouchers for money off international tour packages. What’s more, Seven Continents Club rewards all its members for the extraordinary achievement of running marathons on each continent with their own special finishers medal and certificate of completion. Join the SCC today!
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Abbott World Marathon Majors Age Group Qualifying Race
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This event is an Abbott World Marathon Majors Marathon Tours & Travel Age Group World Championship (AGWC) Qualifying Race. If you achieve the automatic qualifying time for your age group, found here, you’ll be invited to the 2025 Age Group World Championship race held in conjunction with the TCS New York City Marathon on November 2, 2025. To book the Official AGWC Package, go here. For more information on the Age Group World Rankings and Championship click here.
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