Where can I find the NCR Marathon & Half Marathon route map?
Use the official course links on this page for the organiser route page, map PDF or route download.
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NCR Marathon & Half Marathon has known course details for its marathon race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
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Use the official course links on this page for the organiser route page, map PDF or route download.
Official course linksThe NCR Marathon & Half Marathon is described as net downhill. The course notes also call it the majority of the course is on flat rail trail.
The NCR Marathon & Half Marathon route starts at Oldfields School, 1500 Glencoe Rd, Sparks Glencoe, MD 21152 and finishes at Oldfields School, 1500 Glencoe Rd, Sparks Glencoe, MD 21152. Underfoot, expect crushed gravel and dirt rail trail (Northern Central Railroad Trail / Torrey C. Brown Trail); roughly 0.8 miles downhill on Glencoe Road to reach the trail. It passes Northern Central Railroad Trail (Torrey C. Brown Trail), Big Gunpowder Falls, Gunpowder River, Oldfields School and Glencoe Road. A scenic wooded run on a crushed gravel and dirt trail that winds along the Gunpowder River through quiet farmland alongside the waters of Big Gunpowder Falls.
Water stops with Gatorade every 3 to 3.5 miles; energy gels at miles 7, 14, 16 and 20. Water/Gatorade every 3-3.5 miles; gels at miles 7, 14, 16, 20.