Carmel Marathon route map
RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Carmel Marathon, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.
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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Carmel Marathon, 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 is described as gently rolling. The course listing puts the climb at 141 m. The course notes also call it 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.
The Carmel Marathon 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) and finishes at North of the Palladium on City Center Drive at the Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel, Indiana. Underfoot, expect a road course. It passes The Palladium / Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel Arts and Design District, Carmel Parks, Monon Trail and Midtown Plaza. 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.
17. 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.