GAP factor 0.9% slower than flat · net elevation 0 m
Decision summary
Lower than 45% of comparable mapped races
6:15:00 total cut-off
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Maine Marathon (Portland), 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 Maine Marathon (Portland) route has 357 m of ascent, 358 m of descent and an estimated 0.9% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Maine Marathon (Portland) route starts at Baxter Boulevard along Portland's Back Cove and finishes at Baxter Boulevard along Portland's Back Cove (same as start). Underfoot, expect road. It passes Back Cove, Martin Point Bridge, Mackworth Point (Falmouth), Route 1 and Route 88. Wraps around Portland's Back Cove and runs up the Maine coast through Falmouth to Yarmouth and back, with rolling hills, peak fall foliage, stately homes along Route 88 and stunning views of Portland and the Atlantic Ocean.
Course runs along Baxter Boulevard, Route 1 and Route 88 between Portland, Falmouth and Yarmouth; parking available in lots along Marginal Way (InterMed garage at 84 Marginal Way, AAA, USPS, Maine Community Bank lots), Back Cove lot and Deering Oaks; free relay shuttle buses run between the start/finish and the three relay exchanges. Bands, entertainers and enthusiastic fans line the route. Charity Bib Program refunds part of the entry fee to runners who raise at least $200 for an affiliated charity.
The stored route produces 357 m of ascent, while a source states 261 m. GPS sampling and elevation models can produce different totals, so both are labelled rather than combined.
Its normalised GAP factor is 0.9% slower than a flat course, with about 357 m of total ascent.