Ogden Marathon route map
raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Ogden 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.
Ogden Marathon
This race edition
- Race date
- Date not confirmed for this distance
- Race timezone
- Timezone not confirmed
- Edition status
- Status not confirmed
Entry options
2027 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Decision summary
Ogden Marathon at a glance
- Cut-off average pace
- 9:57/km
- Evidence depth
- 46 verified facts
7:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Stored GPS route
Quick answers
What runners ask first
How hilly is the Ogden Marathon?
The Ogden Marathon is described as net downhill. The course listing puts the climb at 121 m.
Where does the Ogden Marathon route go?
The Ogden Marathon route starts at High in the Wasatch Range in the South Fork of the Ogden River drainage near Huntsville, about 26 miles east of downtown (access via official shuttles only) and finishes at Ogden Municipal Gardens adjacent to Historic 25th Street, downtown Ogden (25th and Grant Ave). Underfoot, expect paved roads / asphalt, USATF certified. It passes South Fork of the Ogden River, Pineview Reservoir, Huntsville, Eden and Ogden Canyon. Scenic gradual-downhill point-to-point course descending through the Wasatch mountains, circling Pineview Reservoir and dropping through Scenic Ogden Canyon.
What should runners know on race day for the Ogden Marathon?
Designated drop bag handed in at packet pickup and transported to the finish line. Ogden Canyon fully closed on race morning (approx 5:30am-1:30pm) with shuttle service for residents; downtown closures on Grant Avenue and Washington Boulevard. Official pace groups for 3:15, 3:30, 3:45, 4:00, 4:15, 4:30, 5:00 and 7:00.
Race character
Scenery
- Mountain
- Canyon
- Forest
- Lakeside
- City
- Historic
- Riverside
- Countryside
Atmosphere
- Scenic Tour
- Destination
- Community
Terrain
- Road
- Elevation character
- Net Downhill
- Technicality
- Non Technical
- Source-stated ascent
- 121 m
- Net elevation
- -340 m
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Men's course record
- 2:21:56 (Riley Cook)
- Field size
- Recent full-marathon finisher counts around 1,200-1,500 (e.g. 1,528 in 2026, 1,332 in 2025, 1,219 in 2024)
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
- Cut-off
- Course must be completed by 2pm; runners must average 16 minutes/mile or faster (intermediate cutoffs at Aid Station D/Mile 7 by 9am and Eden Park/13.1 miles by 10:30am)
- Qualification status
- Boston Qualifier; USATF Certified with a net downhill of 1,116 ft (340 m), below the threshold for time indexing, so finish time counts as the BQ time
Race day logistics
- Pacers
- Official pace groups for 3:15, 3:30, 3:45, 4:00, 4:15, 4:30, 5:00 and 7:00
- Bag drop
- Designated drop bag handed in at packet pickup and transported to the finish line
- Closed roads
- Ogden Canyon fully closed on race morning (approx 5:30am-1:30pm) with shuttle service for residents; downtown closures on Grant Avenue and Washington Boulevard
- Expo / packet pickup
- Fleet Feet Fun & Fitness Expo at Union Station (2501 Wall Ave, Ogden); mandatory packet pickup before race day
- Race village
- No
Access and course status
- Start
- High in the Wasatch Range in the South Fork of the Ogden River drainage near Huntsville, about 26 miles east of downtown (access via official shuttles only)
- Finish
- Ogden Municipal Gardens adjacent to Historic 25th Street, downtown Ogden (25th and Grant Ave)
Course facts
- Course type
- Point To Point
- Surface
- Paved roads / asphalt, USATF certified
- Landmarks
- South Fork of the Ogden River, Pineview Reservoir, Huntsville, Eden, Ogden Canyon, Ogden Canyon waterfall, Ogden River Parkway, Historic 25th Street
- Notable features
- Scenic gradual-downhill point-to-point course descending through the Wasatch mountains, circling Pineview Reservoir and dropping through Scenic Ogden Canyon
- named by Runner's World as one of the best courses in America for first-time marathoners