There will be a number of temporary prohibitions of traffic and temporary speed restrictions during the ‘Etape Loch Ness 2026’ cycling event which takes place on Sunday 26 April.
The restrictions are required to ensure the safe passage of participants taking part in the event and will apply from 18:00 on 25 April to 15:30 on 26 April 2026.
Temporary prohibition of traffic:
- A82 Dalnottar - Inverness Trunk Road between its junction with Bught Drive, Inverness, and its junction with the C1118 General Booth Road.
- A82 Dalnottar - Inverness Trunk Road between its junction with the C1118 General Booth Road, Inverness, and its junction with the A831 Drumnadrochit - Cannich - Beauly Toll Road.
- A82 Dalnottar- Inverness Trunk Road between its junction with the A831 Drumnadrochit - Cannich - Beauly Toll Road and its junction with the private road leading to Urquhart Castle.
- A82 Dalnottar- Inverness Trunk Road between its junction with the private road leading to Urquhart Castle and its junction with the U1766 Dalcataig Road, lnvermoriston.
- A82 Dalnottar - Inverness Trunk Road between its junction with the U1766 Dalcataig Road, lnvermoriston, and its junction with the B862 Fort Augustus - Whitebridge - Torness - Dores - Inverness Road.
- B862 Fort Augustus - Whitebridge - Torness - Dores - Inverness Road between its junction with the A82 Dalnottar- Inverness Trunk Road and its junction with the B852 Dalcrag Bridge - Foyers - lnverfarigaig - Dores Road.
- B852 Dalcrag Bridge - Foyers - lnverfarigaig - Dores Road between its junction with the B862 Fort Augustus - Whitebridge - Torness - Dores - Inverness Road and its junction with the C1080 lnverfarigaig - Errogie Road.
- B852 Dalcrag Bridge - Foyers - lnverfarigaig - Dores Road between its junction with the C1080 lnverfarigaig - Errogie Road and its junction with the B862 Fort Augustus - Whitebridge - Torness - Dores - Inverness Road.
- B862 Fort Augustus - Whitebridge - Torness - Dores - Inverness Road between its junction with the B852 Dalcrag Bridge - Foyers - lnverfarigaig - Dores Road and Holm Roundabout.
- B862 Fort Augustus - Whitebridge - Torness - Dores - Inverness Road between Holm Roundabout and its junction with the B861 Inverness - Leys - lnverarnie Road (Ness Bridge Junction).
- Ness Walk, Inverness, between its junction with Young Street and its junction with Ardross Terrace. Ardross Terrace, Inverness, between its junction with Ness Walk and its junction with Bishops Road.
- Bishops Road, Inverness, between its junction with Ness Walk Upper and its junction with Ardross Terrace.
- Ness Walk Upper, Inverness, between its junction with Bishops Road and its junction with Bught Road
- Bught Road, Inverness, between its junction with Ness Walk Upper and its junction with Whin Park. Bught Avenue, Inverness, between its junction with Bught Road and its junction with Bught Lane.
- Bught Drive, Inverness, between its junction with Bught Avenue and its junction with the A82 Dalnottar - Inverness Trunk Road.
- A8082 Inverness Southern Distributor Road, between Holm Roundabout and Ness Side Roundabout (southbound traffic only).
Temporary speed restriction
There will also be a temporary speed limit of 20 miles per hour on the B862 Fort Augustus – Whitebridge – Torness – Dores – Inverness Road commencing at its junction with Holm Roundabout and extending in a northerly direction to a point 34 metres, or thereby, south of its southernmost junction with the U3809 Bellfield Park Inverness.
Exemptions
Emergency services vehicles being used in an emergency for ambulance, coastguard, fire brigade or police purposes, vehicles employed to ensure the safety of the event participants, Special Forces vehicles and vehicles driven under escort are exempt from the restriction and prohibitions detailed.
Cyclists who are registered to participate in the ‘Etape Loch Ness 2026’ cycling event are exempt from the restriction and prohibitions detailed in the Order.