Where can I find the RDC Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k, and 5k (Raleigh Durham Chapel Hill) route map?
Use the official course links on this page for the organiser route page, map PDF or route download.
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Route details
RDC Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k, and 5k (Raleigh Durham Chapel Hill) 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 RDC Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k, and 5k (Raleigh Durham Chapel Hill) is described as gently rolling. The course listing puts the climb at 275 m.
The RDC Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k, and 5k (Raleigh Durham Chapel Hill) route starts at The Streets at Southpoint Mall, Durham, NC; start/finish is in the mall parking lot just west of the AMC movie theaters and finishes at The Streets at Southpoint in Durham (shopping and dining destination with a post-race party). Underfoot, expect mix of paved mall/city streets (about the first 2 miles) and the paved/crushed-stone American Tobacco Trail (ATT) rail-trail. It passes The Streets at Southpoint, City of Durham, American Tobacco Trail, Highway 64 Tunnel turnaround and Massey Chapel Road. the half marathon turns around just after mile 7 while the full marathon continues down the American Tobacco Trail to a turnaround at the Highway 64 Tunnel.
Six water stop / porta-potty locations spaced under 2 miles apart, each passed twice (Massey Chapel Rd, Scott King Rd, O'Kelly Chapel Rd, New Hope Church Rd, White Oak ATT Entrance, Wimberly Rd); Gatorade hydration and Honey Stinger gels available on course. 7:10 am. Official pace groups provided: full marathon groups from 3:25 to 7:00, and half marathon groups from 1:30 to 3:00.