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The Highland Cross

The Highland Cross is a  50-mile duathlon (20 miles on foot, 30 miles on bike) traversing the spectacular Scottish Highlands coast to coast, west to east from Kintail through Glen Affric and Strathglass to Beauly.

Entry to the Highland Cross is by invitation only for 250 teams of 3 (750 persons) of all athletic abilities; walkers, joggers, runners and cyclists.

Highland Cross have signed up with JustGiving to enable competitors to set up their own sponsorship page.  To make a donation or to create your own page to raise money visit www.justgiving.com/highlandcross.

Latest News - May 2012

Highland Cross 2012

Highland Cross 2012 will take place on Saturday 23 June 2012.  The list to receive competitor application forms is now closed.  With the replies received from Highland Cross 2011 competitors, the unsuccessful applications from previous years and also new applications, we are now hugely oversubscribed.

The organisers apologise to anyone who wished to add their name to the list but can only suggest that if they are interested in Highland Cross 2013, they mark 3rd September 2012 in their diary as the date to register for a new application form.

The five principal charities for Highland Cross 2012 are:

• The ARCHIE Foundation

• The Glenurquhart Care Project

• Highland Hospice

• The Mulitple Sclerosis (MS) Centre

• Special Needs Action Project (SNAP)

Highland Cross 2011

Highland Cross participants have raised an amazing new record amount of £228,724 from the 2011 event.  This brings the total raised over the 29 years of Highland Cross to over £3,200,000.

On 23rd November 2011 the five principal charities received presentations:

• Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) received a specially adapted vehicle to take very ill children on community outings.

• Highland BlindCraft received a delivery van to support their retail operations.

• ILM (Highland) received two vehicles to support their Handyperson scheme in Sutherland and Ross & Cromarty.

• Lochaber Action on Disability received a specially adapted minibus to support their community work.

• Shirlie Project received a complete modernisation of their computer system to support people with additional needs into work.

In addition to the assistance given to the five principal charities, the independent selection panel are currently reviewing the applications from charities for the surplus funds available from the 2011 event which amount to £72,000.

The top fundraising team for 2011 was made up of Alasdair Hilleary, Charlotte Hilleary and Georgina Norfolk.  Together they raised an incredible £13,684!

Once again the organisers wish to thank most sincerely all competitors, sponsors and volunteers who work together to make Highland Cross happen.

Photography from Highland Cross 2011 is available at Northsport Photography.  See also David Stewarts photography at Athnamulloch.