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Étape Loch Ness 2027

Scottish Highlands (Inverness), United Kingdom · Road sportive · Sun 25 Apr 2027

Pre-registration openRegistration opens: Expected: October 2026 (not yet announced)

General entries for 2027 aren't open yet (expected: October 2026, not yet announced). Open right now: pre-registration. For 2026, entries opened in October 2025 and sold out.

Last verified 29 Sept 2026, 16:10 UTC · Report a correction

How to get in

Every way in we know of for 2027, most actionable first. Times are shown in local time at the event (Europe/London) and in yours.

Pre-registration

Register interest for priority entry

Open
Price
£0 · Joining 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; people on the list are emailed when priority entry goes live. No go-live date has been announced. For the 2025 edition, list members got a 48-hour head start before public sale.

General registration

Entry (priority, then general)

Not open yet
Opens
Expected: October 2026not yet announcedNot announced. Entries for 2026 were reported open on 9 Oct 2025, and priority entry for 2025 opened on 29 Oct 2024.

First come, first served via Let's Do This, with interest-list members served first. 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.

Charity place

Other charity partner places

Unconfirmed
Opens
Not announced

The organizer lists about 15 more charity partners for 2027, 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.

Charity place

Team Macmillan charity place

Unconfirmed
Opens
Not announced

Macmillan is again listed as a 2027 charity partner, but its 2027 sign-up page was not live on 29 Sep 2026. 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.

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Sell-out history

EditionEntries openedSold out?Still possible afterSource
2026October 2025Yes—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]
2025UnknownYescharity placesPriority 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]

Event facts — 2027

Date
Sun 25 Apr 2027 Source: [2]
Start / finish
Inverness (start and finish at Bught Park) Source: [2]
Routes
  • Loch Ness loop (66 mi) · 106 km · 900 m climbing Source: [2]

A 106 km closed-road lap of Loch Ness from Inverness each April, billed as the UK's biggest closed-road sportive, whose 6,000-plus places sell out months ahead and which has long been tied to Macmillan Cancer Support fundraising.

Dragon Ride

South Wales (Margam Park, Port Talbot and the Bannau Brycheiniog / Brecon Beacons) · Road sportive

Open

Next key date

Not announced yet

Event: Sun 13 Jun 2027

Fred Whitton Challenge

Lake District, Cumbria · Road sportive

Not open yet

Charity places open

Mon 2 Nov 2026

Event: Sun 9 May 2027 (provisional)

RideLondon

London and Essex (Surrey until 2019) · Road sportive

Closed

Next key date

Not announced yet

Event: 2027 · date not announced

Sources

  1. [1] Etape Loch Ness — Caledonian Group Events (organizer) (official), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  2. [2] Event overview — Caledonian Group Events (organizer) (official), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  3. [3] FAQs — Caledonian Group Events (organizer) (official), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  4. [4] General conditions of entry — Caledonian Group Events (organizer) (official), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  5. [5] Ride for charity — Caledonian Group Events (organizer) (official), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  6. [6] Register interest for 2027 priority entry (24 Jun 2026) — Caledonian Group Events (organizer) (official), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  7. [7] 2027 Etape Loch Ness — Let's Do This (organizer's entry platform) (official), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  8. [8] Etape Loch Ness 2026 sells out in record time (16 Mar 2026) — Caledonian Group Events (organizer) (official), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  9. [9] Etape Loch Ness sells out in record time — Sportive.com (media), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  10. [10] Entries open for Etape Loch Ness — Sportive.com (media), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  11. [11] Etape Loch Ness 2026 entries open (9 Oct 2025) — Inverness Courier (media), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  12. [12] Fundraising terms and conditions, Etape Loch Ness 2026 — Macmillan Cancer Support (other), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  13. [13] Priority tickets for 2025 Etape Loch Ness go live (28 Oct 2024) — Caledonian Group Events (organizer) (official), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  14. [14] Etape Loch Ness 2025 general entry sold out; Macmillan places available (24 Jan 2025) — Endurance Sportswire (media), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  15. [15] Etape Loch Ness 2027 — Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance (other), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  16. [16] Etape Loch Ness 2026 sells out (16 Mar 2026) — Inverness Courier (media), accessed 29 Sept 2026

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