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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Carmel Marathon 5K, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.
The Carmel Marathon 5K route starts at Marathon and half marathon start at 8:10 a.m.; 5K and 10K start at 8:00 a.m. (Saturday, April 17, 2027). The setting includes city and parkland. All four distances (marathon, half marathon, 10K, 5K) share the same start and finish at the Palladium / Center for the Performing Arts and the same flat-to-rolling course character through Carmel. Six free parking garages near the start/finish offer roughly 2,727 spaces.
Free pace groups offered with no additional registration: 16 marathon pace groups from 3:05 to 6:00 and 16 half marathon pace groups from 1:32:30 to 3:30, joining at the start line.