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A slow rise of 25 m to km 6, then downhill home.
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km 1.2mile 0.7
The course crosses the Elbe on the Augustus Bridge about 1 km in, between the Old Town and the Neustadt.
km 7.4mile 4.6
The course comes through the Waldschlösschen Tunnel and crosses the bridge before the Großer Garten, then crosses it again around km 20.
km 12.4mile 7.7
The park is the first big stretch of green, around km 12.
Photo: Hangman'sDeath, CC0
km 18.2mile 11.3
The Albert Bridge is the Elbe crossing at about km 18, ahead of the loop through Blasewitz.
km 40.6mile 25.2
On the way back along the Elbe the runners pass beneath Brühl's Terrace, around km 40.
Photo: Fuzre Fitrinete, CC BY 3.0
km 40.9mile 25.4
The Semper Opera House stands just up from the river, around km 40.9, one of the last landmarks before the stadium.
km 42mile 26.1
The finish is inside the stadium, after half a lap of the track.
Height drawn many times taller than life. Heights: GEDTM30.
Tall ticks: food short: water dashed: bridge
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The start on Ostra-Allee is at about 112 m. The road rises through the Neustadt side of the river and reaches its highest point, about 137 m, near km 6. By km 8, past the Waldschlösschen Bridge, the course is down at about 115 m.
From there to the stadium it never leaves a band of roughly 109 to 120 m. The whole marathon adds up to about 73 m of climbing, most of it in that first stretch.
Measured
The start is on Ostra-Allee, near Kleine Packhofstraße. The baroque Old Town comes first, and the Augustus Bridge carries the course over the Elbe at about km 1, into the Neustadt, the pub and Gründerzeit district on the north bank.
The finish mirrors the start. Back on the south bank, the road runs along the river beneath Brühl’s Terrace near km 40, with the Semper Opera House close by, and ends with half a lap of the track inside the Heinz-Steyer-Stadion.
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The first half runs through the illuminated Waldschlösschen Tunnel and over the Waldschlösschen Bridge near km 7, then on to the Großer Garten, around km 12. The bridge is crossed a second time near km 20.
The Albert Bridge, at about km 18, is the Elbe crossing in between. After the second pass over the Waldschlösschen Bridge, the course turns east into Blasewitz, with the castles on the Loschwitz hillside in view and the villas along Goetheallee.
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km 4.8mile 3
water, toiletsRefreshment point: still water only, and no personal drinks can be placed here.
km 9mile 5.6
water, sports drink, food, toiletsTea, water, XENOFIT isotonic drink, bananas and raisin bread; the later stations add XENOFIT bars and gels, cola and salt.
km 13.8mile 8.6
water, sports drink, food, toiletsTea, water, XENOFIT isotonic drink, bananas and raisin bread; the later stations add XENOFIT bars and gels, cola and salt.
km 18.8mile 11.7
water, sports drink, food, toiletsTea, water, XENOFIT isotonic drink, bananas and raisin bread; the later stations add XENOFIT bars and gels, cola and salt.
km 22mile 13.7
water, sports drink, food, toiletsTea, water, XENOFIT isotonic drink, bananas and raisin bread; the later stations add XENOFIT bars and gels, cola and salt.
km 24.7mile 15.3
water, sports drink, food, toiletsTea, water, XENOFIT isotonic drink, bananas and raisin bread; the later stations add XENOFIT bars and gels, cola and salt.
km 27.3mile 17
water, sports drink, food, toiletsTea, water, XENOFIT isotonic drink, bananas and raisin bread; the later stations add XENOFIT bars and gels, cola and salt.
km 30.8mile 19.1
water, toiletsRefreshment point: still water only, and no personal drinks can be placed here.
km 34.9mile 21.7
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km 38.5mile 23.9
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Read on dresden-marathon.com, marathon.
Checked, against the organiser’s own pages.
A loop through the baroque Old Town, the Neustadt and the Großer Garten, with a Blasewitz loop and a finish inside Heinz-Steyer-Stadion.
The Dresden Marathon is a loop of 42.2 km with 72.7 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 108 m and its highest 137 m above sea level.
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Imagery: Google Earth0:59 filmBeijing, China
Oct 202742.2 kmClimb 41 m
Climb summed after smoothing the heights over 1 km. The edge is this course's height profile on one scale for every race: 250 m above its lowest point fills it.
Casablanca, Morocco
Oct 202742.2 kmClimb 119 m
Climb summed after smoothing the heights over 1 km. The edge is this course's height profile on one scale for every race: 250 m above its lowest point fills it. Photo: Hassan II Mosque, by Tinuzzo, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Cologne, Germany
Oct 202742.2 kmClimb 82 m
Climb summed after smoothing the heights over 1 km. The edge is this course's height profile on one scale for every race: 250 m above its lowest point fills it. Photo: Cologne Cathedral, by Jiuguang Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Imagery: Google Earth1:00 filmMunich, Germany
Oct 202742.2 kmClimb 59 m
Climb summed after smoothing the heights over 1 km. The edge is this course's height profile on one scale for every race: 250 m above its lowest point fills it.
Imagery: Google Earth4:00 filmEntry openFrankfurt, Germany
Sun 31 Oct 202742.2 kmClimb 44 m
Climb summed after smoothing the heights over 1 km. The edge is this course's height profile on one scale for every race: 250 m above its lowest point fills it.
Imagery: Google Earth0:58 filmEntry openBudapest, Hungary
Sun 10 Oct 202742.2 kmClimb 75 m
Climb summed after smoothing the heights over 1 km. The edge is this course's height profile on one scale for every race: 250 m above its lowest point fills it.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Sun 17 Oct 202742.2 kmClimb 70 m
Climb summed after smoothing the heights over 1 km. The edge is this course's height profile on one scale for every race: 250 m above its lowest point fills it. Photo: Ljubljana Castle, by LjGrad, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Sun 9 May 202742.2 kmClimb 69 m
Climb summed after smoothing the heights over 1 km. The edge is this course's height profile on one scale for every race: 250 m above its lowest point fills it. Photo: Nyhavn, by kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Mexico City, Mexico
Aug 202742.2 kmClimb 68 m
Climb summed after smoothing the heights over 1 km. The edge is this course's height profile on one scale for every race: 250 m above its lowest point fills it. Photo: Angel of Independence, by Carlos Valenzuela, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Not entirely. It has 72.7 m of climbing over 42.2 km. The highest point is 29 m above the lowest.
Entry is through the organiser. Entry fee: €110 (for the 2026 race). Entry details on the organiser’s site
In 2026 runners had 6 hours to finish.
2,084 runners finished in 2025.
Men: 2:10:00, Ezekiel Koech, 2019. Women: 2:30:30, Teclah Chebet, 2022.
Yes. A 3D flyover film of the whole course, start to finish (0:58), plays at the top of this page.
