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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Uniper Düsseldorf 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.
The Uniper Düsseldorf Marathon is described as flat.
The Uniper Düsseldorf Marathon route starts at Joseph-Beuys-Ufer, directly on the Rhine and finishes at Untere Rheinwerft, in the Düsseldorf Altstadt (old town). Underfoot, expect a road course. It passes Rhein riverside, Joseph-Beuys-Ufer, Messe, Nordpark and Aquazoo. Scenic Rhine-side route ("Rheinromantik") crossing the river via the Oberkasseler Brücke, passing both modern Düsseldorf (Medienhafen) and the historic Altstadt and Königsallee shopping boulevard.
Marathon 09:45, half marathon from 08:00 (waves), relay 10:15. Run to the Beat — live beats and music stations along the course ("Beats entlang der Strecke").