Sun 28 Sep 2025 Inverness, Highland, UK

Loch Ness Marathon Running Festival | River Ness 5K

This welcoming 5K follows a flat route by the scenic River Ness to finish alongside other races at Bught Park, as part of the awe-inspiring Loch Ness Marathon festival weekend.

  • Sun 28 Sep 2025
Bught Park, Inverness

River Ness 5K

09:30

Age 1 & over

£12.50-£16.50

  • 5 km road running
  • Entertainment
  • Event expo
  • Event village
  • Families
  • Fancy dress
  • Flat
  • Music
  • Newcomers
  • Park
  • Rural
  • Traffic free
  • Urban
  • Wheelchair users

Event details

  • All fitness levels
  • Buggy friendly
  • Event expo
  • Event village
  • Families
  • Fancy dress
  • Newcomers
  • Spectators
  • Teams
  • Traders at event
  • Wheelchair users

Location

  • Bag storage
  • Bar
  • Cafe
  • Changing facilities
  • Entertainment
  • Music
  • Paid parking
  • Park
  • Rural
  • Showers
  • Toilets
  • Urban

Route

  • First aid
  • Flat
  • Marshals
  • No headphones
  • Out and back
  • Traffic free

What's included

  • Goody bag
  • Medal
  • Post-race meal
  • Technical t-shirt

Entries

  • Age 1 & over
  • Entries open
  • Collect race pack
  • Enter on day

Other races at event

  • Sun 28 Sep
  • #1 of 4
Bught Park, Inverness

Loch Ness Marathon

10:00

Age 18 & over

£72-£74

  • 26.2 miles road running
  • Sun 28 Sep
  • #2 of 4
Inverness Royal Academy, Inverness > Bught Park, Inverness

River Ness 10K and Corporate Challenge

10:30

Age 15 & over

£33-£140

  • 10 km road running
  • Sun 28 Sep
  • #4 of 4
Bught Park, Inverness

Wee Nessie

10:45

Age up to 5

£6

  • 800 m road running