Scottish Highlands (Inverness), United KingdomRoad sportive
Étape Loch Ness 2027
Race day: Sun 25 Apr 2027
- Public entries
- Sold out
- Last time (2026)
- Opened in October 2025 · sold out
Last verified 6 Nov 2026, 21:30 UTC ·
How to get in
Every way in we know of for 2027, most useful first. Tap one for dates, rules and sources. Times are local to the event (Europe/London).
Pre-registration
Register interest for priority entry
£0
Unconfirmed- Opens
- Not announced
- Price
- £0Joining the interest list is free; the entry fee for 2027 has not been published.
Free sign-up on the organizer's Let's Do This page. The organizer now reports 2027 general entry as sold out; it is unclear whether a priority window ran for list members. For the 2025 edition, list members got a 48-hour head start before public sale.
Charity place
Other charity partner places
No dates announced
Unconfirmed- Opens
- Not announced
Besides Macmillan, the organizer's charity page names 23 other charity partners, including Highland Hospice, Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance, Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity and Heart Research UK. Each sets its own terms; Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance lists a free place with a GBP 250 target and is taking expressions of interest by email.
Official page Sources: [5][15]Charity place
Team Macmillan charity place
No dates announced
Unconfirmed- Opens
- Not announced
Macmillan is again listed as a 2027 charity partner, and the organizer's page sends riders to Macmillan's own site to apply; its 2027 terms were not checked. For 2026, Macmillan riders paid a GBP 77 entry fee to the organizer and pledged to raise at least GBP 150. Macmillan places were the only way in left after general entry sold out for 2025.
Official page Sources: [5][8][12][17]General registration
Entry (priority, then general)
No dates announced
Sold out- Opened
- Tue 6 Oct 2026Date taken from the organizer's post, which was first seen announcing entry open; the opening time was not given.
The organizer's page, dated 6 Oct 2026 and now headed as a sell-out, says 2027 general entry is sold out; the sell-out date and time were not given and the entry fee was not found. Places are non-transferable and non-refundable, there are no deferrals, and no entries are taken on event weekend. Riders must be 17 or older.
Past sell-outs
- 2026
Sold out · entries opened October 2025
Two outlets reported on 9 Oct 2025 that entries were open; the exact opening time was not found. On 16 Mar 2026 the organizer announced a sell-out, calling it its fastest, but gave no date or duration. A record 6,500 riders took part, more than 1,000 of them for Macmillan.
Sources: [1][8][9][10][11][12][16] - 2025
Sold out
Still possible after: charity places
Priority entry for people on the interest list opened at 10:00 UK time (GMT) on 29 Oct 2024 for 48 hours before public sale, with a cap of 6,000 riders. General entry was reported sold out by 24 Jan 2025, after which only Macmillan charity places were available.
Sources: [13][14]
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Sources
- [1] Etape Loch Ness · Caledonian Group Events (organizer), accessed 6 Nov 2026
- [2] Event overview · Caledonian Group Events (organizer), accessed 29 Sept 2026
- [3] FAQs · Caledonian Group Events (organizer), accessed 29 Sept 2026
- [4] General conditions of entry · Caledonian Group Events (organizer), accessed 29 Sept 2026
- [5] Ride for charity · Caledonian Group Events (organizer), accessed 6 Nov 2026
- [6] Register interest for 2027 priority entry (24 Jun 2026) · Caledonian Group Events (organizer), accessed 29 Sept 2026
- [7] 2027 Etape Loch Ness · Let's Do This (organizer's entry platform), accessed 29 Sept 2026
- [8] Etape Loch Ness 2026 sells out in record time (16 Mar 2026) · Caledonian Group Events (organizer), accessed 29 Sept 2026
- [9] Etape Loch Ness sells out in record time · Sportive.com, accessed 29 Sept 2026
- [10] Entries open for Etape Loch Ness · Sportive.com, accessed 29 Sept 2026
- [11] Etape Loch Ness 2026 entries open (9 Oct 2025) · Inverness Courier, accessed 29 Sept 2026
- [12] Fundraising terms and conditions, Etape Loch Ness 2026 · Macmillan Cancer Support, accessed 29 Sept 2026
- [13] Priority tickets for 2025 Etape Loch Ness go live (28 Oct 2024) · Caledonian Group Events (organizer), accessed 29 Sept 2026
- [14] Etape Loch Ness 2025 general entry sold out; Macmillan places available (24 Jan 2025) · Endurance Sportswire, accessed 29 Sept 2026
- [15] Etape Loch Ness 2027 · Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance, accessed 29 Sept 2026
- [16] Etape Loch Ness 2026 sells out (16 Mar 2026) · Inverness Courier, accessed 29 Sept 2026
- [17] 2027 General Entry Sold Out (page dated 6 Oct 2026) · Caledonian Group Events (organizer), accessed 21 Oct 2026
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