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  • Marathon
  • 42.2 km
  • Lucerne
  • Event weekend starts
  • Sold out

SwissCityMarathon – Lucerne Marathon

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
Timezone not confirmed
Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2026 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

Modelled energy-cost change 0.3% versus flat · net elevation -2 m

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Decision summary

SwissCityMarathon – Lucerne Marathon at a glance

Route ascent
162 m

Lower than 84% of comparable mapped races

Typical conditions
89/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
44 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

SwissCityMarathon – Lucerne Marathon route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for SwissCityMarathon – Lucerne 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.

How hilly is the SwissCityMarathon – Lucerne Marathon?

The SwissCityMarathon – Lucerne Marathon route has 162 m of ascent, 163 m of descent and an estimated 0.3% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.

Where does the SwissCityMarathon – Lucerne Marathon route go?

The SwissCityMarathon – Lucerne Marathon route starts at Verkehrshaus der Schweiz (Swiss Museum of Transport), Lucerne and finishes at Verkehrshaus der Schweiz (Swiss Museum of Transport), Lucerne. Underfoot, expect a road course. It passes Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge), Wasserturm (Water Tower), KKL Luzern (Culture and Convention Centre), Horw Peninsula and Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstättersee). Single-loop course (since 2025) running out to Alpnachstad and back along Lake Lucerne and Alpnachersee, passing through the FC Luzern stadium and the KKL before the Old Town finish at the Transport Museum.

What should runners know on race day for the SwissCityMarathon – Lucerne Marathon?

Roughly 30 musical groups perform along the course with around 50,000 spectators (an 'atmosphere zone' in Horw). Pacemakers offered for target times 3:00, 3:15, 3:30, 3:40, 3:50, 4:00, 4:15, 4:30, 4:45 and 5:00.

Race character

Scenery

  • Lakeside
  • Waterfront
  • Historic
  • City
  • Coastal
  • Mountain
  • Forest

Atmosphere

  • Big City
  • Festival
  • Scenic Tour

Terrain

  • Road
Elevation character
Gently Rolling
Technicality
Non Technical
Source-stated ascent
190 m
Net elevation
0 m

The stored route produces 162 m of ascent, while a source states 190 m. GPS sampling and elevation models can produce different totals, so both are labelled rather than combined.

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Men's course record
2:18:41 (Lukas Hollaus)
Women's course record
2:39:15 (Martina Strähl)

Entry requirements

Entry status
Sold out: Sourced entry status says this edition is sold out.
Sold out
Yes
Qualification status
Hosts the Swiss Marathon Championships (Schweizer Meisterschaften Marathon).

Race day logistics

Pacers
Pacemakers offered for target times 3:00, 3:15, 3:30, 3:40, 3:50, 4:00, 4:15, 4:30, 4:45 and 5:00.
Medal
Finisher medal included in the entry fee.
Finisher tee
Salomon runner shirt included (limited quantity).
On-course music
Roughly 30 musical groups perform along the course with around 50,000 spectators (an 'atmosphere zone' in Horw).

Access and course status

Start
Verkehrshaus der Schweiz (Swiss Museum of Transport), Lucerne
Finish
Verkehrshaus der Schweiz (Swiss Museum of Transport), Lucerne

Course facts

Course type
Loop
Landmarks
Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge), Wasserturm (Water Tower), KKL Luzern (Culture and Convention Centre), Horw Peninsula, Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstättersee), Alpnachersee, FC Luzern stadium, Lucerne Old Town
Notable features
  • Single-loop course (since 2025) running out to Alpnachstad and back along Lake Lucerne and Alpnachersee, passing through the FC Luzern stadium and the KKL before the Old Town finish at the Transport Museum

How hilly is the SwissCityMarathon – Lucerne Marathon?

6%89%
  • Steep descent 0%
  • Descent 6%
  • Flat 89%
  • Climb 4%
  • Steep climb 1%
Total ascent
162 m
Net elevation
−2 m
GAP factor
0.3%
Longest climb
760 m at 3.5%
Gradient mix and ascent are derived from the course geometry under our published normalisation, not taken from organiser marketing.

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 11°CTypical temperature
  • 8 kphTypical wind
  • 4 mmTypical rainfall
  • 89Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, within the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

More race details

Is the SwissCityMarathon – Lucerne Marathon flat?

Its normalised GAP factor is 0.3% slower than a flat course, with about 162 m of total ascent.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

Sources used on this page (3)

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