HIGHLAND CROSS - the unique coast to coast midsummer charity duathlon

 

 

 

Highland Cross 2025

Bulletin 13 – 15th July 

Applying for 2026 Highland Cross

 

As many of you will by now have forgotten the pain involved in completing the 2025 Highland Cross, your minds may be turning to the 2026 event which is proposed for 20th June next year.

 

In the past, we have sent out a short newsletter and tear-off postcard for applying for a place in the ballot for the following year.

 

As we find that most teams want to re-apply for the same team place for the following year, the TEAM ENTRY OWNER for each team in 2025 will be automatically added to the list to get an application link to apply for a team (these will be sent out on 7th January 2026) to be included IN THE BALLOT for 2026.

 

This is not a guarantee of a 2026 team place - the only applications guaranteed a place are the top fund-raising teams of 2025.

 

If any of the 2025 team wishes to change their TEAM ENTRY OWNER for 2026, we must receive notification of this from the existing 2025 TEAM ENTRY OWNER by 31st August, to include a name and email address.

 

Anyone wishing to apply for a new team (including splitting an existing team), must do so by email to info@highlandcross.co.uk on 1st September 2025 when the 2026 list is opened up to all other interested parties. In recent years, this list has had to be closed by lunchtime that day due to being well oversubscribed.

 

Well done again to all of you for supporting Highland Cross, and for all your fundraising to date.

 

Your comments help us – we do consider all points of view and suggestions.  Change is a constant feature of Highland Cross, and we need constructive feedback on all aspects of the event to ensure that it is always an enjoyable and rewarding occasion for all concerned.  So, if you have any feedback or observations that you would like to share, please email us on info@highlandcross.co.uk or write to us at Highland Cross Organisers, Redwood, 19 Culduthel Road, Inverness, IV2 4AA.

 

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Bulletin 12 – 13th July

Your team’s sponsor money

 

Please bank by 31 July 2025.

 

CHECK that your other team members have banked their money on time – see below for bank details.  If you, or your sponsors, have given by way of Gift Aid, please ensure that you also send on to us your sponsor forms. 

 

If paying in by online banking direct to the Highland Cross bank account, the details are:

 

Sort code: 80-91-26

Account no:  00439605

Account name:  Highland Cross

 

Please quote your competitor number and surname as the reference  e.g. SMITH 123

 

If paying by cheque (payable to Highland Cross with competitor number on reverse) please post to:

 

Highland Cross Organisers

Redwood

19 Culduthel Road

Inverness

IV2 4AA

 

If you have used Justgiving to collect sponsorship, you need do nothing further – we obtain all this information direct from them.

 

A positive check

 

We will write to the Team Contact in September, advising of the total sum banked by your team, before we prepare to donate the monies to the nominated charities who deserve your support.  They provided teams of helpers on the day and also assisted with some of the staging costs of the event.

 

Thank you for your support.

 

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Bulletin 11 - 25th June 

Our congratulations go to all the amazing participants who completed their personal challenge on the 41st Highland Cross!

751 competitors started the event, with 736 completing the course and 15 retirements. 

Our massive thanks go out to all the volunteers who made the day happen safely and so full of joy!

With Highland Cross rapidly becoming a good memory, we are continuing our work to bring benefit to our four great nominated charities.

Fundraising

Please maximise your fundraising in every way possible and ensure that the funds that your efforts have generated are paid in as soon as possible, and no later than 31st July 2025.  Justgiving -  if you have not already set up a fundraising page to collect donations, it is not too late to do so - click here 

If you have been using an online platform to gather your sponsorship, the funds should have come through automatically.

However, if you are using traditional means please follow these steps:

Bank by 31st July 2025 using the bank details as follows:

Account name: Highland Cross

Sort code: 80-91-26

Account number: 00439605

Please use your surname and participant number i.e. SMITH 123 as the bank reference when paying in as this will identify your payment on our bank statement so that we can allocate your funds to your team total in due course.

Alternatively, you can send a cheque, made payable to Highland Cross, to the Organisers along with your sponsor sheet (if applicable). As well as ensuring that your participant number is written on the sponsor sheet.  Please also mark on the reverse of the cheque your participant number to help with allocating the sponsorship to the correct team.

Photographs of the day

“Official images”

Our official photographers were Alligin UK based in Skye - to access their galley  Click here and all images for personal use are free of charge as another momento of your participation in the 41st Highland Cross.

The bulk of the Highland Cross 2025 images are now online and available via this link. The primary gallery is 2025 Highland Cross - All Images and there is around 2500 images in chronological order. There are also 4 other galleries which are split as follows:

Morvich - Start
Walkers - On course at high point
Runners - On course at high point
Beauly - Finish
 

Sample Items:

2025 Highland Cross - All Images

2025 - HC - Images on Course - Walkers

2025 - HC - Images on Course - Runners

2025 - HC - Images at Morvich Start

You may be prompted to log in to identify yourself. (If you don't already have a login, you can quickly create one as needed).

Lost property - we have collected quite a few items - see www.highlandcross.co.uk front page for the list.

Sign Centre, Inverness - you can still order t-shirts and hoodies - click  here for details.  They are offering merchandise in black also.

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Bulletin 10 - 19th June

A Medical Update from our Medical Marshal, Dr Kyle Murray.

Please read and follow his advice

"Medical update:

 

Advice for competitors in this year's Highland Cross:

 

Hello to everyone walking or running the Highland Cross this year. The weather looks lovely for a fishing trip but for our purposes it can pose a few risks. I wanted to give a brief update about the weather expected and what we can all do about it this year. Temperatures on the running route could be between 20 to 23 C with the probability of moderate cloud cover and medium humidity. This still means it will feel quite warm. It will climb as you head east and may be up to 26C in Beauly. There is therefore the risk of some heat illness, more so if certain precautions are not observed.

 

Please take time to prepare:

 - wear a hat (radiation heating of your head from direct sunlight has a significant impact on body temperature).

 - wear sunscreen - (sunburnt skin struggles to thermoregulate for a week after injury).

 - bring your cup and avail yourselves of the frequent water stops available roughly each 5 miles of the run.

 - drink plenty, ideally isotonic fluids. It is possible to overdrink, but this is unlikely if you drink to thirst. Salty snacks can help in this regard and there will be both isotonic and water available on the course. 

 - If you have recently had diarrhoea or vomiting or are particularly prone to heat illness I would recommend not running this year. 

 

On the course:

 - Take time to cool down at hydration stops in the shade provided if you feel at all hot.

 - Use the many sources of running water to soak your hat and cool down.

 - drink at each stop

 - talk to one of the many people volunteering at the event for your safety if you feel unwell.

 

Apologies for the lecture, have fun! 

 

Dr Kyle D. Murray

Highland Cross Medical Marshal”

 

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Bulletin 9 - 19 June

Parking in Beauly

It is vital that no participant or supporter parks a vehicle on the approaches to Beauly Square or in Beauly Square on Friday night or Saturday morning!

There is a Participants’ Car Park in Braeview Park as shown on page 14 of the booklet, please use it!

Beauly - Road Layout into the Finish

Please review the plan of final approach to the Finish area on page 17 of the brochure. Participants must stay in the coned off areas – do not come out of the coned lane into the face of oncoming traffic!

The Police crewing the cross over point will direct you to cross into the chicane when it is safe for you to do so and down into the Finish.  The chicane will use parking bays and a pavement section in front of the shops and down a ramp into the Finish. Please ride with great care!

DIGITAL SAFETY AND TIMING SYSTEM

The digital safety and timing system will work in parallel with our proven manual system.

At Morvich, after you have been issued with your safety wristbands, you will be issued with a digital recording chip mounted on a Velcro adjustable ankle strap.

This band MUST stay on your ankle from that point until the Finish in Beauly.

 

Safety and Weather

Please review the Safety Equipment that we expect you to carry on the event. It is listed on page 12 of the brochure under “Protection” – please take it!

The weather forecast for Saturday 21st is showing it likely to be warm with indications of showers over the route.  Please carry the waterproof as we recommend.  A minor sprain causing you to sit out in the rain and breeze without a shell whilst you wait for support can turn a minor issue into a serious one.

This excellent video explains why we take this position on kit!

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=384326876240796

Health and Medical issues

Do not be tempted to start the event carrying an injury or hiding an illness. The Medical Team has advised that no participant should enter the event if they have been in any way unwell in the 48 hours prior to the Start.

A sperate bulletin with advice  from the event Medical Marshal will be issued  shortly, please look out for it and follow the advice in it.

Registration

Substitution closed on Monday afternoon.

If you cannot now attend, please e mail info@highlandcross.co.uk

Do not be tempted to pass your place onto an unregistered replacement – this will cause embarrassment at the very least and a high risk of a permanent ban from the event…

BRING YOUR OWN CUP OR BOTTLE

Highland Cross is a cupless event.

Numbering and Baggage and Bikes

Study page 4 of the brochure.

Think very carefully about the bags that you are going use to protect your baggage going to Affric and to Beauly. We recommend some sort of robust DRY BAG.

The Bike Pound at Affric and the Baggage Pound at Beauly are open to the elements and there is no way that baggage can be kept off the ground in wet conditions. If you are using a rucksack or sports bag, please use strong waterproof bags as a liner. All baggage must bear your event number on a waterproof label, and we recommend that you place a label with your details inside the bag. Please underline the number to indicate how it should be read... 611 can be 119.

Have one waterproof label attached to the handlebars of your bike and one on the saddle of your bike.

 

HAVE A GREAT CROSSING!

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Bulletin 8 – 18th June

 

STOP PRESS!

 

AN ADDITIONAL DIGITAL SAFETY AND TIMING SYSTEM WILL BE IN OPERATION THIS YEAR

 

This year we are trialling a digital recording system for Highland Cross. It will work in parallel with our proven manual system.

 

At Morvich, after you have been issued with your safety wristbands, you will be issued with a digital recording chip mounted on a Velcro adjustable ankle strap.

 

This band MUST stay on your ankle from that point until the Finish in Beauly.

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Bulletin 7 – 17th June

 

SUBSTITUTION AND TRANSPORT CHANGES ARE NOW CLOSED

 

Weather

The weather reports are quite variable for the 21st but the omens look decent. However, the course is wet and rain is showing in some forecasts for Affric for Thursday and Friday (sorry about that, all the volunteers working to set things up there on those days…) With Highland weather you must expect the unexpected and prepare accordingly – remember we have had both snow and a couple of heat waves on the Highland Cross day down the decades!

 

Please ensure that you have your emergency kit plus sunscreen and insect repellent.

 

Drinking cup or bottle

Highland Cross is a cupless event. YOU must bring your own cup or bottle with you to the event.

 

Labelling your Bicycle and Baggage

Please follow to the guidance on page 4 of your booklet. Put a label with your details INSIDE your baggage.

 

Parking in Beauly

You MUST NOT park in Beauly Square or on the approaches to the Square. Please use the Participants’ Car Park at Braeview – please look at the map on page 14 of the booklet.

 

Making your own way to Morvich.

If you are making your own way to Morvich, please ensure that you are there in ample time to go through Registration and get to the Start for your 09.00 or 11.00 start time. You have 2k to walk plus Registration time.

 

There is no spectator or drop off parking at Morvich

Because of the fleet of buses arriving at Morvich from 07.45 to 09.00ish, please approach Morvich off the A87 via the south entrance to the road at Ault a’ chruinn.  There will be an effective one way flow operating, as there is not enough space on the single track road for passing traffic.  It will operate IN from the South off the A87 and OUT onto the A87 at the Cemetery junction on the North side of the causeway.

 

Foot Section

Please carry the safety equipment listed in the booklet on page 12.

 

Cycle Section

 

Running repairs to bicycles on route

Please carry your own puncture repair kits etc. Our support vans do not carry spares or repair kits.  They are there to get folk withdrawing out to safety quickly.

 

Cycle Safety

From Fasnakyle to Beauly you will be cycling on OPEN ROADS with no priority over other road users – please cycle with extreme care.  The road is a standard public road that varies from two lane to single lane and is maintained to the local authority standard – there may be uneven and damaged road surfaces.  If you must stop, please get off the carriageway if at all possible.

 

Changes to the road layouts

Please study your booklet to see the coning provisions at Beauly Toll and on the approach to the Finish.  Please see the plans on pages 16 and 17 of the booklet.

 

Last minute “dropping out”

If you or a teammate must “drop out” between now and the Start, please e mail us on info@highlandcross.co.uk so that we can adjust the Registration.

 

Have a great, safe and enjoyable crossing!

 


 

Bulletin 6 - 9th June 2025

 

Highland BlindCraft are making a wonderful offer to the Community of Highland Cross!

Team Highland BlindCraft Beds are offering a 20% discount to all Highland Cross competitors and volunteers:

 

Highland BlindCraft were over the moon to be a 2024 beneficiary of the Highland Cross, for us, this new van is more than just transport  - it’s essential.  Without it, we would not be able to offer a delivery service, which in turn means we could not employ 2 permanent team members or reach customers across Scotland without the expense of couriers. 

 

As a thank you to team Highland Cross volunteers and competitors, we would like to offer 20% off any Highland BlindCraft Bed purchase online or in our Inverness showroom.  Just use the code ‘CROSS25’.

 

Parking in Beauly

 

Participants MUST NOT park their vehicles in Beauly Square or on the approach road to it outside the shops on the night of Friday 20th or the morning of Saturday 21st June.

 

Please refer to Page 17 of the event booklet. The whole area, as shown on the sketch, including the coned approach zone, the Square and the area shown with the dotted line will be covered by a No Parking Order and the Police will have the authority to have vehicles parked there towed or lifted away with a considerable subsequent cost to the owner!

 

Please park your vehicles well away from these areas, and preferably in the car park in Braeview that is clearly shown in your event booklet on Page 14.  Ill-considered parking in Beauly creates safety hazards for participants on the day, creates challenges for the Organisers when negotiating for permissions to stage the event and is disrespectful of the Beauly Community who have supported us over the decades.

 

Personal arrangements

With two weeks to go please look closely at your arrangements:

Are your transport options and contact details completely up to date on the SI Entries system? If not, please do it NOW!  If at all possible, please load your bike and bag for Affric in Inverness on Friday evening.

Have you sourced your drinking cup or bottle? Remember there are NO CUPS on the route.

Have you assembled your emergency kit for the day? Please review the video at https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=384326876240796

 

Health issues

We want all participants to have a great Crossing but please do not come to the event if you are carrying an injury or illness. Remember the warning from page 11 of your booklet “  The Medical Team has advised that no participant should enter the event if they have been in any way unwell in the 48 hours prior to the Start

 

Bulletin 5 – 2nd June 2025

Transport, Bike Transport and Walker/Runner choices

Please ensure that you have made the correct choice of departure point on the Saturday (Inverness or Beauly), and if your circumstances have changed, please amend your entry as soon as possible and before midnight on 16th June.

Also, if you are changing from being a runner to a walker, or vice versa, please amend your entry before midnight on 16th June.

 

NO CHANGES CAN BE MADE AFTER THIS TIME

The changes can be made directly on the SI Entries system by the Team Entry Owner – please make any changes as soon as possible, that will greatly assist us in our planning and bus hire dispositions.

Information on how to make changes is in the FAQ section of the Highland Cross website.

 

Participants opting to arrive at the Start in their own transport.

Please note that there is NO PARKING at Morvich for supporters’ vehicles.

Please arrange to be dropped off in plenty time to walk the 1 kilometre to the Start and to go through Registration and Safety Band fitting.

Remember that there will be a “one way system” in operation – IN from Allt a’ Chruinn and OUT via the junction nearest the Dornie Causeway.

 

Safety Equipment.

Please ensure that you have prepared the Safety Equipment that you are expected to carry on the day.

The excellent video from Mountaineering Scotland shows graphically why you must carry it. We have a safety and support system to assist you but it cannot get to you instantly if you have a problem. You must be prepared to look after yourself with the kit that you are carrying. Historically the weather on Highland Cross has varied from snow to heat waves with every conceivable variation!

Please review the video at https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=384326876240796

 

Cycle preparedness.

Please ensure that your bicycle is fit for the day and that you have the spares that you need to carry out running repairs in your baggage at Affric to take with you on the journey to Strathglass.

 

Numbering

The correct use of your allocated participant number from SiEntries is vital for the operation of the “safety net”. It identifies you and your bike and should be used for any separate items of belongings such as personal bags etc.

The number is YOU from registration, through the event from start to finish and to the issue of your certificate and team sponsorship returns.

 

YOU are responsible for providing waterproof labels for your bike and luggage.

Your number should be written or typed on the label so there is no doubt as to its meaning. For example, “611” if read upside down could be “119” therefore write your number with an underline so that it appears like this “611”

 

At the registration/start of the event you will be issued with two wrist bands, bearing your event number. These will be fitted to you by the Marshals - do not attempt to self-fit them! One band will be removed at a compulsory safety check at Alltbeithe Youth Hostel, 10 miles into the foot section. The other wrist band will be removed at the change-over site as a positive check over the foot section. A light numbered mesh bib will be provided and must be worn for the cycle route to Beauly.

 

YOUR BIKE - WITH YOUR EVENT NUMBER

Using your weatherproof labels - please have a numbered stick-on label on the saddle and a numbered tie-on label secured on the handle bars (not on any covering or protective wrapping). This greatly assists unloading, correct racking and official numbering at Glen Affric.

 

YOUR CYCLE HELMET AND PERSONAL BAGS

Use your own numbered weatherproof labels on separate items. At the Bike Loading: Do not attach your belongings, cycle computers, or your helmet etc to your bike. Put clothes and cycle helmet that you want to have with your bike at Affric in a waterproof bag bearing your event number and hand it to the Bag Van at bike Loading. Marshals will place your bag beside your bike at Affric. At the Start: Put clothes or other belongings in a waterproof bag bearing your event number for immediate return to Beauly Pound by event transport. Changeover at Affric: Put clothes and other belongings in a waterproof bag bearing your event number and hand it to a Bike Pound volunteer to go in the Bag Van for transfer to Beauly Pound.


 

Bulletin 4 – 29th May 2025

Bus choices

The supply of buses in Highland now is challenging and although we have booked sufficient capacity there is little room to spare.

Therefore, it is vital that participants assist us by being accurate in their bus choices and sticking to them.

Participants have all made their bus choices on their initial application forms. Please ensure that you have made the correct choice of departure point on the Saturday (Inverness or Beauly), and if your circumstances have changed, please amend your entry as soon as possible and no later than Noon 16th June.

Also, if you are changing from being a runner to a walker, or vice versa, please amend your entry by Noon 16th June.

If you are registered as a runner, do not travel on the walkers' buses. We are aware of runners travelling on walkers' buses which has nearly caused a lack of seats for properly registered walkers.

This is important as the organisers are arranging for buses to be in place in line with what competitors have requested.

Bike Loading

It helps the organisers to have as many bikes loaded as possible on the Friday evening at Inverness, irrespective of where you depart from on Saturday morning. Again, if appropriate, please amend your record.

Safety Equipment

Please review your equipment choices for the day especially the Safety Equipment that we expect you to have. Please watch the video that we gave you a link to.

Highland Cross is a cupless event

Participants are remined that that we will not be providing cups on the event. It is your responsibility to bring a cup or bottle of your choice to the event.

 

Participant Bulletin 3 – 19th May 2025

Transport to Morvich 

Please use the event buses wherever possible! 

If you are registered as a Walker please travel on the Walkers’ buses and equally if you are registered as a Runner/Jogger please travel on the buses scheduled for that start time. We have a juggling act to ensure that we have the correct number of buses in place for each start time. We appreciate that you may want to travel with teammates going at a different time but that causes real challenges to the Bus Schedulers! 

If you cannot use the event buses, please follow the instructions below… 

 

Access to Morvich for folk arriving in non event vehicles 

Please approach Morvich via the junction at Ault a’ chruinn off the A87 to the South of Morvich and NOT via the junction on the North side of the causeway.  

We have applied for a Road Traffic Order on the road and there will be an effective one-way system for access. IN at the Ault a’ chruinn access and OUT at the North side of the causeway. 

Parking is extremely limited in the area, and we appeal for participants to be dropped off at the Morvich road T junction before Croe Bridge and for cars to leave the area.  

These measures are necessary to reduce disruption to the community of Morvich that hosts the Start and has supported us so generously over four decades and to protect participant and volunteer safety. 

 

Morvich Breakfast Bar 

The Loch Duich Primary School Parents and Teachers committee intend to organise the Morvich Breakfast Bar once again. 

If you intend to avail yourself of an “athletic breakfast” prior to the event please make sure that you have some cash with you and in small denominations if possible. All funds raised support activities for the young folk.  

The Breakfast bar has become something of an institution on the Cross! 

 

Fundraising 

Highland Cross exists to raise funds for folk in Highland disadvantaged by medical or social causes. We have learnt of some amazing fundraising efforts by participants and we are hugely encouraged by these. Thank you to every team who are exerting themselves to generate the best sum possible. 

We have four wonderful charities nominated as main beneficiaries – Badenoch and Strathspey and Badenoch Community ConneXions, Gatway,  Rag Tag and Textile and Skye and Lochalsh Mental Health Association. Any funds remaining after the pledges to them are fulfilled will be distributed in smaller grants to other Highland charities. 

In 40 years participants in Highland Cross have generated £6.3m for charities! This is an amazing total, but the need continues… 

 

Participant Bulletin 2 – 12th May 2025

Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance 

Many folk will recognise various versions of this old saying – some more polite than others. 

With the Cross six weeks away now is the time to check that you have all your preparations in order. 

Emergency Kit 

The Organising Committee expect all participants to carry the Emergency Kit detailed in the event booklet. 

1. A whistle to summon help – 6 blasts of the whistle repeated at one minute intervals 

2. A weather protective suit 

3. A small amount of high energy food  

You may get away with a t-shirt and shorts some years but an injury causing a minor slowdown on a windy, damp day can have serious effects and if you end up sitting waiting for help you can be in serious trouble without the emergency gear. Please take it with you.  

The link below will take you to a superb video from Mountaineering Scotland about the necessity to carry kit in case you have to sit and wait for help. PLEASE WATCH IT and take account of its learning when developing your kit for the day. It was filmed on a windy day with a temperature of 13 deg C – common conditions on Highland Cross. We have had snow on the Cross! A minor twist or sprain can change the whole nature of the risk of the Cross. We will try to get supporting resources to you as quickly as possible, but they will not be immediately there for you. 

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=384326876240796 

Each year we end up helping find and return gear loaned to injured folk by good hearted fellow participants. This means that the injured party were without the correct kit and other folk put themselves at risk by loaning gear to them!  

Bike 

Every year our wonderful volunteer Bike Doctors work miracles on bikes in Affric Quarry that were not really ready for the day, but there is a limit to what they can achieve! There have even been a number of bikes discovered in the Quarry with repair lists attached to them for their attention! Please make sure that your bike is ready for the event and that you have the spares that you need and can use for punctures etc on the route. Our Support Crews do not have cycle spares or puncture repair sets with them. 

If you arrive at Bike Loading on Friday and have an urgent need for “bits” our friends from Highland Bikes will have their mobile shop in attendance for last minute purchases. 

Baggage 

Think very carefully about the bags that you are going use to protect your baggage going to Affric and to Beauly. We recommend some sort of robust DRY BAG. 

The Bike Pound at Affric and the Baggage Pound at Beauly are open to the elements and there is no way that baggage can be kept off the ground in wet conditions. If you are using a rucksack or sports bag, please use strong waterproof bags as a liner. All baggage must bear your event number on a waterproof label, and we recommend that you place a label with your details inside the bag. Please underline the number to indicate how it should be read... 611 can be 119. 

Fluid on the Foot Section 

Highland Cross is a “cupless event” – participants are responsible for bring their own choice of cup or bottle with them.  The pictures below show the style of cup that you might find useful. 

 

We will have fluid stations with water or water and rehydrating fluid at regular intervals along the way. We recommend that you start the day carrying some fluid to suit your own needs and if the day is forecast to be hot carry a bit extra.


Participant’s Bulletin 1 – 6th May 2025

 

Participant’s Booklet

No matter how many Crosses you have taken part in please study the booklet! There are changes and memory can play tricks on you!

 

Rules

Please read ALL the rules and the Safety Advice.

 

Your individual 2025 event number

You will be issued with your individual event number by SI Entries within the next few days.  This must be displayed on all baggage and bikes that you want Highland Cross to convey for you.  Please carefully read page 4 of the booklet.

Please ensure that you remove all past event numbers from your bike and baggage!

 

Rehydration fluid on the course

We will be providing water or a product from Active Root, a Scottish based company who have developed and manufacture it in Scotland.  This year it will be their hydration product in Lemon flavour.

 

Highland Cross is a cupless event

Please provide your own cup or water bottle as stated on page 11. THERE WILL BE NO SPARE CUPS!

If the day looks like being hot, please start the event carrying fluid of your own choice.

 

A warning from our Medical Team

Please see the medical warning on page 11.  Our wonderful Medical Team state that:

Do not be tempted to start the event carrying an injury or hiding an illness.

The Medical Team has advised that no participant should enter the event if they have been in any way unwell in the 48 hours prior to the Start.

Nothing matters more to us than our participants getting home safely.  We have had a number of instances of folk allowing their urge to take part to overrule their commonsense and ending up very ill.  If you have been unwell prior to the event please do not attend, let us know by e mail that you are dropping out due to medical reasons and get well safely at home.

If our marshals or Medical Team believe that you are not well enough to continue on the course we will withdraw you from the event.  If you are moving so slowly that you are unable to complete the course in appropriate time you will be removed from the course.  Please see rules 8 and 9 on Page 3.

 

Safety layouts at the Strathglass/Beauly Toll junction and on the route into the Square for the Finish

Please look closely at the sketch plans on pages 16 and 17.  These new provisions have been brought in as a direct result of near misses between participants and oncoming cars.

The final approach into the Square has been altered from last year and the final chicane into the Finish from the Police control is narrower and over a mix of surfaces including a ramp into the final approach to the Finish Arch.

PLEASE study the changes and stay in the coned off lanes for your safety and to protect the future of the event as we know it.