The course and the exact route description for the Boston Marathon in the USA.
The world’s oldest marathon is a slightly challenging point-to-point course from Hopkinton to Boston.
On this page the exact route including route map for the Boston Marathon is presented. You can also import the route as a GPX file directly onto the running watch or the running app. Details on the aid stations along the route, pacemakers and the elevation change of the course can also be found here.
Boston Marathon: Start
The starting signal for the marathon is in Hopkintonsouth of Boston.
The route & the most beautiful sights
The point-to-point course runs 42.195 kilometers from Hopkinton to the center of Boston. The route has a negative gradient of around 150 meters and is therefore not recordable.
The highest point of the route is at the start. The first 5 kilometers are almost continuously slightly downhill Ashland ran.
After 11 km reach the athletes Framingham. The route is now almost entirely slightly profiled. After 24 km will Wellesley Hills reached. Shortly thereafter follows a short downhill passage direction Newton Lower Falls in the town of Newton.
From km 26 the course becomes much more demanding. At km 28 the route passes through Woodland. At km 33 follows the well-known one Heartbreak Hill, a short but steep uphill section. After that, almost all the way downhill towards the center of Boston.
Sightseeing features The route includes Ashland, the Stylianos Kyriakides Statue, Framingham, Lake Cochituate, Natick, Woodland Country Club, Newton Fire Station, Johnny Kelley Statue, Boston College, Chestnut Hill Reservoir, the Brookline, Coolidge Corner and Kenmore Square.
The time limit is 6 hours.
Go to the interactive route map for the Boston Marathon
The goal of the Boston Marathon
The athletes reach their goal on Boylston Street in Boston.
elevation gain
The track has a negative gradient. The starting area is 162 meters high and the finish is 14 meters high. The route is profiled and has around 300 positive meters in altitude.
Pacemaker / train runner?
No details known.
Boston Marathon: en route refreshments
From mile 2 there are stations with refreshments.
Maurten Hydrogel is also offered at Mile 11.8 + 17 + 21.5.
Boston Marathon Qualification: What are the qualifying times?
Qualification times depend on age. Men have higher standards than women, young participants also have higher standards than older participants.
Male participants up to the age of 34 have the hardest limit with a qualifying time of 3 hours. For women in this age range it is 3:30 hours.
If the time limit is met at another marathon, no starting place is guaranteed. Because if more than 24,000 interested parties meet the criteria, only the best 24,000 will be admitted.
Details also here: World Marathon Majors: registration, qualification times and participation criteria
The entry fee is well over $200.
International runners can also register through marathon tour operators.
Summary of the route
The Boston Marathon is so coveted mainly because of its tradition. First held in 1897, it is the oldest marathon event still taking place today. The slightly demanding marathon route takes the 30,000 participants from Hopkinton to the center of Boston.
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