09 AUGMAP
Thames Meander Marathon (London)
London
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Cost
- Character
GPS trace: 421 pts / www.hermesrunning.com
- Flat
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 274 m
- m/km
- 6.5 m/km
0.4%GAP£55Entry
Scenery guide
City marathons
City marathon guide built from source-backed scenery tags, with route-map, elevation-profile, date and entry-fee coverage shown where available.
City marathon coverage
316Source-backed pages183Mapped routes85Elevation profiles58%Map coverage
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Featured city marathons
16 AUGMAP
Two Tunnels Railway Races
South West
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Cost
- Character
GPS trace: 1,225 pts / www.relishrunningraces.com
- Gently Rolling
- Parkland
- Countryside
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 415 m
- m/km
- 9.8 m/km
2.0%GAP£60Entry
11 OCTMAP
Bath & Bristol Railway Races
South West
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Cost
- Character
GPS trace: 769 pts / www.relishrunningraces.com
- Riverside
- Countryside
- Historic
- City
- Ascent
- 98 m
- m/km
- 2.3 m/km
0.1%GAP£60Entry
MarathonMAP
Belfast City Marathon
Northern Ireland
Race date needs a fresh check
- Map
- Profile
- Cost
- Character
GPS trace: 356 pts / www.belfastcitymarathon.com
- Rolling
- Waterfront
- City
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 177 m
- m/km
- 4.2 m/km
-0.1%GAP£75Entry
26 SEPMAP
FirstEnergy Akron Marathon
Ohio
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 254 pts / www.akronmarathon.org
- Hilly
- City
- Parkland
- Mountain
- Ascent
- 350 m
- m/km
- 8.3 m/km
0.7%GAP
25 APRMAP
Mercy Health Glass City Marathon
Ohio
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 604 pts / glasscitymarathon.org
- Flat
- Parkland
- Forest
- Historic
- Ascent
- 177 m
- m/km
- 4.2 m/km
0.2%GAP
20 SEPMAP
Sioux Falls Marathon
South Dakota
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,163 pts / www.siouxfallsmarathon.com
- Gently Rolling
- Riverside
- City
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 305 m
- m/km
- 7.2 m/km
0.6%GAP
21 JUNMAP
Sunrise Marathon | Halfmarathon Brno
Czechia
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 863 pts / www.behejbrno.com
- Pancake Flat
- Riverside
- Parkland
- City
- Ascent
- 176 m
- m/km
- 4.2 m/km
0.2%GAP
08 NOVMAP
YMCA Harrisburg Marathon, Half, and Relay Presented by Enders Insurance
Pennsylvania
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 417 pts / hbgyrun.org
- Flat
- Riverside
- Forest
- City
- Ascent
- 176 m
- m/km
- 4.2 m/km
0.3%GAP
04 APRMAP
Arctic Marathon (Rovaniemi)
Finland
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 900 pts / wildmarathon.com
- Gently Rolling
- Countryside
- Forest
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 392 m
- m/km
- 9.3 m/km
1.1%GAP
25 APRMAP
Cedar Rapids Marathon
Iowa
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 470 pts / cedarrapidsmarathon.com
- Gently Rolling
- Riverside
- City
- Historic
- Ascent
- 454 m
- m/km
- 10.8 m/km
1.4%GAP
07 MAYMAP
Helsinki City Marathon
Finland
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 617 pts / helsinkicityrun.fi
- Flat
- City
- Historic
- Coastal
- Ascent
- 226 m
- m/km
- 5.4 m/km
0.4%GAP
01 MAYMAP
Hoag OC Marathon Running Festival
California
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 989 pts / ocmarathon.com
- Net Downhill
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- City
- Ascent
- 182 m
- m/km
- 4.3 m/km
-0.1%GAP
19 APRMAP
Jersey City Marathon & Half Marathon
New Jersey
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 281 pts / jerseycitymarathon.com
- Flat
- City
- Waterfront
- Countryside
- Ascent
- 68 m
- m/km
- 1.6 m/km
0.1%GAP
04 OCTMAP
Maine Marathon (Portland)
Maine
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 538 pts / mainemarathon.com
- Rolling
- Coastal
- Mountain
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 357 m
- m/km
- 8.5 m/km
0.9%GAP
01 NOVMAP
Marshall University Marathon
West Virginia
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 403 pts / www.marshalluniversitymarathon.com
- Flat
- Riverside
- City
- Countryside
- Ascent
- 330 m
- m/km
- 7.8 m/km
1.2%GAP
19 JUNMAP
Midnattssolmaraton (Midnight Sun Marathon), Tromsø
Norway
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,041 pts / msm.no
- Rolling
- Waterfront
- Desert
- Coastal
- Ascent
- 242 m
- m/km
- 5.7 m/km
0.5%GAP
03 MAYMAP
Milton Keynes Marathon
South East
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 942 pts / www.mkmarathon.com
- Gently Rolling
- Lakeside
- Parkland
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 318 m
- m/km
- 7.5 m/km
0.6%GAP
27 FEBMAP
Novant Health Wilmington Marathon
North Carolina
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 701 pts / wilmingtonncmarathon.com
- Pancake Flat
- Coastal
- Lakeside
- Countryside
- Ascent
- 109 m
- m/km
- 2.6 m/km
0.1%GAP
14 MARMAP
Run Rome The Marathon
Italy
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 816 pts / www.runromethemarathon.com
- Flat
- City
- Coastal
- Historic
- Ascent
- 135 m
- m/km
- 3.2 m/km
0.1%GAP
21 MARMAP
Run the Rainbow for Children's
Mississippi
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,014 pts / umc.edu
- Rolling
- City
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Ascent
- 407 m
- m/km
- 9.7 m/km
0.9%GAP
17 MAYMAP
Windermere Marathon (Spokane)
Washington
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,045 pts / nsplit.com
- Flat
- Riverside
- City
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 226 m
- m/km
- 5.4 m/km
-0.5%GAP
06 MARMAP
Albany COMBOS Marathon & Half Marathon
Georgia
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 834 pts / visitalbanyga.com
- Flat
- City
- Riverside
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 333 m
- m/km
- 7.9 m/km
0.6%GAP
14 NOVMAP
Allianz Richmond Marathon
Virginia
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,017 pts / www.richmondmarathon.org
- Net Downhill
- Riverside
- City
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 236 m
- m/km
- 5.6 m/km
0.1%GAP
11 OCTMAP
Amica Newport Marathon & Half Marathon
Rhode Island
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 755 pts / newportmarathon.com
- Rolling
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Island
- Ascent
- 270 m
- m/km
- 6.4 m/km
0.5%GAP
07 NOVMAP
Athens Marathon. The Authentic
Greece
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 644 pts / www.athensauthenticmarathon.gr
- Hilly
- City
- Historic
- Coastal
- Ascent
- 333 m
- m/km
- 7.9 m/km
1.3%GAP
26 FEBMAP
Balaton Szupermaraton (Siófok)
Hungary
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,351 pts / www.balatonszupermaraton.hu
- Coastal
- Lakeside
- Waterfront
- Countryside
- Ascent
- 803 m
- m/km
- 19.0 m/km
3.2%GAP
11 OCTMAP
Chester Marathon
North West
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 790 pts / www.activeleisureevents.co.uk
- Gently Rolling
- Riverside
- Historic
- City
- Ascent
- 220 m
- m/km
- 5.2 m/km
0.3%GAP
16 MAYMAP
Cleveland Marathon
Ohio
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 863 pts / www.clevelandmarathon.com
- Flat
- City
- Waterfront
- Lakeside
- Ascent
- 232 m
- m/km
- 5.5 m/km
0.8%GAP
09 MAYMAP
Copenhagen Marathon
Denmark
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 799 pts / copenhagenmarathon.dk
- Flat
- City
- Historic
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 220 m
- m/km
- 5.2 m/km
0.3%GAP
29 MARMAP
Debrecen Maraton
Hungary
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 374 pts / debrecenmaraton.hu
- Pancake Flat
- City
- Forest
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 119 m
- m/km
- 2.8 m/km
0.1%GAP
02 MAYMAP
DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon
Pennsylvania
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 540 pts / www.thepittsburghmarathon.com
- Hilly
- City
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 154 m
- m/km
- 3.6 m/km
0.3%GAP
12 SEPMAP
DNB Oslo Marathon
Norway
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 994 pts / oslomaraton.no
- Gently Rolling
- City
- Waterfront
- Coastal
- Ascent
- 307 m
- m/km
- 7.3 m/km
0.5%GAP
24 APRMAP
Energa Gdańsk Maraton
Poland
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 926 pts / gdanskmaraton.com
- Flat
- City
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 227 m
- m/km
- 5.4 m/km
0.3%GAP
25 APRMAP
Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon
Norway
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,001 pts / www.bergencitymarathon.no
- Hilly
- City
- Historic
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 781 m
- m/km
- 18.5 m/km
3.1%GAP
30 APRMAP
Flying Pig Marathon
Ohio
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 361 pts / flyingpigmarathon.com
- Hilly
- Riverside
- City
- Historic
- Ascent
- 424 m
- m/km
- 10.0 m/km
1.6%GAP
09 MAYMAP
Generali Genève Marathon
Switzerland
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 461 pts / www.generaligenevemarathon.com
- Flat
- City
- Countryside
- Lakeside
- Ascent
- 183 m
- m/km
- 4.3 m/km
-0.3%GAP
25 APRMAP
Haspa Marathon Hamburg
Germany
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 689 pts / haspa-marathon-hamburg.de
- Flat
- City
- Waterfront
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 155 m
- m/km
- 3.7 m/km
0.2%GAP
25 JULMAP
Idaho Falls Marathon
Idaho
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 733 pts / www.idahofallsmarathon.com
- Gently Rolling
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Countryside
- Ascent
- 69 m
- m/km
- 1.6 m/km
0.3%GAP
15 NOVMAP
Madison Marathon (Madison, Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,234 pts / madisonmarathon.org
- Rolling
- Lakeside
- City
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 243 m
- m/km
- 5.7 m/km
0.6%GAP
08 NOVMAP
Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes
France
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,298 pts / www.marathon06.com
- Flat
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- City
- Ascent
- 308 m
- m/km
- 7.3 m/km
0.6%GAP
17 OCTMAP
Marathon Vert Rennes
France
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 406 pts / www.lemarathonvert.org
- Gently Rolling
- City
- Historic
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 192 m
- m/km
- 4.6 m/km
0.3%GAP
20 DECMAP
Maratona di Pisa
Italy
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 386 pts / maratonadipisa.com
- Flat
- City
- Historic
- Coastal
- Ascent
- 105 m
- m/km
- 2.5 m/km
0.2%GAP
31 JANMAP
Maratona do Funchal (Funchal Marathon)
Portugal
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 667 pts / www.madeiramarathon.com
- Flat
- City
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 134 m
- m/km
- 3.2 m/km
-0.4%GAP
11 APRMAP
Martian Invasion of Races
Michigan
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 851 pts / www.martianraces.com
- Pancake Flat
- Parkland
- City
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 124 m
- m/km
- 2.9 m/km
0.1%GAP
04 APRMAP
Mein Freiburg Marathon
Germany
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,010 pts / www.mein-freiburgmarathon.de
- Gently Rolling
- City
- Forest
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 211 m
- m/km
- 5.0 m/km
0.2%GAP
28 FEBMAP
Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon
Texas
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 564 pts / www.elpasomarathon.org
- Rolling
- City
- Historic
- Countryside
- Ascent
- 256 m
- m/km
- 6.1 m/km
0.4%GAP
20 FEBMAP
Mississippi Blues Marathon
Mississippi
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 952 pts / msbluesmarathon.events
- Rolling
- City
- Historic
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 401 m
- m/km
- 9.5 m/km
0.8%GAP
18 APRMAP
Montpellier Run Festival
France
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 525 pts / montpellierrunfestival.fr
- Gently Rolling
- City
- Historic
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 303 m
- m/km
- 7.2 m/km
0.7%GAP
13 DECMAP
Naturosa Catania Marathon
Italy
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 456 pts / www.maratonadicatania.it
- Pancake Flat
- Coastal
- City
- Historic
- Ascent
- 12 m
- m/km
- 0.3 m/km
0.0%GAP
17 OCTMAP
NLB Ljubljana Marathon
Slovenia
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 641 pts / ljubljanskimaraton.si
- Flat
- City
- Historic
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 112 m
- m/km
- 2.7 m/km
0.1%GAP
27 SEPMAP
Omaha Marathon
Nebraska
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 538 pts / omahamarathon.com
- Gently Rolling
- Riverside
- City
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 215 m
- m/km
- 5.1 m/km
0.3%GAP
14 AUGMAP
Paavo Nurmi Marathon
Finland
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 641 pts / juoksuaika.fi
- Flat
- Riverside
- City
- Historic
- Ascent
- 179 m
- m/km
- 4.2 m/km
0.3%GAP
26 APRMAP
Padova Marathon
Italy
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 440 pts / padovamarathon.com
- Flat
- City
- Historic
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 96 m
- m/km
- 2.3 m/km
0.1%GAP
14 FEBMAP
Portland Coastal Marathon
South West
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,364 pts / bustinskintriathlonclub.clubtrac.co.uk
- Hilly
- Island
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 715 m
- m/km
- 16.9 m/km
4.0%GAP
04 OCTMAP
Poznań Maraton im. Macieja Frankiewicza
Poland
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 332 pts / marathon.poznan.pl
- Flat
- City
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Ascent
- 156 m
- m/km
- 3.7 m/km
0.1%GAP
17 MAYMAP
Regensburg Marathon
Germany
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 576 pts / www.regensburg-marathon.de
- Flat
- City
- Riverside
- Historic
- Ascent
- 247 m
- m/km
- 5.9 m/km
0.4%GAP
10 OCTMAP
Reims Champagne Run
France
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 622 pts / reimschampagnerun.fr
- Rolling
- City
- Vineyard
- Historic
- Ascent
- 389 m
- m/km
- 9.3 m/km
-0.4%GAP
15 MAYMAP
Rimi Riga Marathon
Latvia
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 562 pts / rimirigamarathon.com
- Flat
- City
- Riverside
- Historic
- Ascent
- 273 m
- m/km
- 6.5 m/km
0.6%GAP
02 MAYMAP
Southampton Marathon
South East
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 692 pts / www.southamptonmarathon.co.uk
- Gently Rolling
- Waterfront
- City
- Historic
- Ascent
- 279 m
- m/km
- 6.6 m/km
0.7%GAP
10 OCTMAP
SPAR Budapest Marathon
Hungary
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 378 pts / marathon.runinbudapest.com
- Flat
- City
- Historic
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 188 m
- m/km
- 4.5 m/km
0.3%GAP
29 MAYMAP
Stockholm Marathon
Sweden
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 360 pts / www.stockholmmarathon.se
- Rolling
- City
- Historic
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 166 m
- m/km
- 3.9 m/km
0.2%GAP
25 OCTMAP
SwissCityMarathon – Lucerne
Switzerland
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 587 pts / www.swisscitymarathon.ch
- Gently Rolling
- Lakeside
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Ascent
- 162 m
- m/km
- 3.8 m/km
0.3%GAP
07 MARMAP
Termal Bologna Marathon
Italy
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 498 pts / www.bolognamarathon.run
- Flat
- City
- Historic
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 187 m
- m/km
- 4.4 m/km
0.4%GAP
20 MARMAP
The Asheville Marathon & Half
North Carolina
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 692 pts / ashevillemarathon.com
- Net Downhill
- City
- Mountain
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 312 m
- m/km
- 7.4 m/km
-0.0%GAP
07 JUNMAP
The Great Bangor Marathon & Half (Bangor, Maine)
Maine
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 726 pts / www.mesa-maine.org
- Gently Rolling
- Waterfront
- Parkland
- City
- Ascent
- 269 m
- m/km
- 6.4 m/km
0.3%GAP
27 FEBMAP
The Woodlands Marathon
Texas
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 542 pts / www.thewoodlandsmarathon.com
- Flat
- City
- Forest
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 86 m
- m/km
- 2.0 m/km
0.0%GAP
01 NOVMAP
Toulouse Métropole Run Experience
France
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 479 pts / harmonie-mutuelle.toulouserunexperience.fr
- Gently Rolling
- City
- Riverside
- Historic
- Ascent
- 209 m
- m/km
- 5.0 m/km
0.2%GAP
25 APRMAP
Trieste Spring Run
Italy
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 317 pts / triestespringrun.com
- Gently Rolling
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- City
- Ascent
- 205 m
- m/km
- 4.9 m/km
0.5%GAP
06 SEPMAP
Trondheim Maraton
Norway
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 710 pts / www.trondheimmaraton.no
- Gently Rolling
- City
- Waterfront
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 253 m
- m/km
- 6.0 m/km
0.4%GAP
03 OCTMAP
Trondheim Skogsmaraton
Norway
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,406 pts / www.trondheimskogsmaraton.no
- Countryside
- Forest
- City
- Lakeside
- Ascent
- 907 m
- m/km
- 21.5 m/km
3.9%GAP
18 APRMAP
TUI Μαραθώνιος Ρόδου (TUI Rhodes Marathon)
Greece
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 671 pts / rhodesmarathon.gr
- Flat
- Coastal
- City
- Historic
- Ascent
- 296 m
- m/km
- 7.0 m/km
0.7%GAP
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