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A climb of 47 m from km 6 to km 17, downhill from km 20 to km 29, then another climb of 46 m to km 34.
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The race starts at the junction of Rupin Road and Hamagbit Square, between the Knesset and the Israel Museum, and heads northwest.
km 9.3mile 5.8
At about 9 km the course passes below Mishkenot Sha'ananim and the Montefiore Windmill, on the slope facing the Old City walls.
Photo: Almog, Public domain
km 15.8mile 9.8
About 16 km in, the course runs northwest past Ammunition Hill on its way to Mount Scopus.
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 4.0
km 17.9mile 11.1
The course circles the Mount Scopus campus of the Hebrew University around 18 km.
Photo: ד"ר אבישי טייכר, CC BY 2.5
km 24.4mile 15.2
Returning from Mount Scopus, the course passes Mamilla and Jaffa Gate at about 24 km, below the western walls of the Old City.
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 4.0
km 25.3mile 15.7
The course continues around the Old City walls to Zion Gate, also known as David's Gate, at about 25 km.
Photo: Paul Arps from The Netherlands, CC BY 2.0
km 26.6mile 16.5
West of the walls the course passes the Sultan's Pool and climbs past the Jerusalem Cinematheque.
km 30.4mile 18.9
After the Emek Refaim neighbourhood the course passes the First Station complex at about 30 km.
Photo: Jorge Láscar from Australia, CC BY 2.0
km 42.2mile 26.2
The race finishes at the southern end of Sacher Park, entered from the south through the Valley of the Cross.
Height drawn many times taller than life. Heights: GEDTM30.
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The start at the Knesset is at 776 m. The highest point, 814 m, comes at km 10.5, and a second crest of about 809 m follows at km 19.7, after the loop around Mount Scopus. From there the road drops about 68 m to 740 m at km 25.9, in the stretch around the Old City, and then rolls between 740 m and 780 m until the last third.
The lowest point, 727 m, is at km 40.8, only 1.4 km from the finish. The last kilometres climb about 29 m to the finish at 756 m in Sacher Park. Short ramps inside those stretches are steeper than the averages.
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The organiser’s road story starts at the junction between the Knesset and the Israel Museum, heads northwest, and goes on towards Ammunition Hill and Mount Scopus. After circling the Hebrew University’s Mount Scopus campus the course returns to the Old City, passing the Mamilla neighbourhood and the Jaffa Gate, and continues through the Armenian Quarter to end its Old City stretch at the Zion Gate.
Along the course Ammunition Hill is at about km 16, Mount Scopus at km 18, the Jaffa Gate at km 24 and the Zion Gate at km 25. The Sultan’s Pool and the Cinematheque follow at km 27 and the First Station at km 30. The organiser says the finish is the southern end of Sacher Park, entered “via the Valley of the Cross and the tunnel at the entrance to the city”.
Measured
A point-to-point run from the Knesset and Israel Museum through the Old City's historic quarters, finishing at Sacher Park.
The Jerusalem Marathon is a hilly point-to-point course of 42.2 km with 336.6 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 727 m and its highest 814 m above sea level. Next race: Friday 19 March 2027, starting at 06:30.
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18:006:00 PM–20:308:30 PM
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Times as published by Jerusalem Municipality, in Jerusalem time, checked .
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Seoul, South Korea
Sun 21 Mar 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. Photo: Gyeongbokgung, by Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Big Sur, United States
Sun 25 Apr 202742.2 kmClimb 288 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: Bixby Creek Bridge, by Tuxyso, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Imagery: Google Earth3:56 filmRace weekAthens, Greece
Sun 8 Nov42.2 kmClimb 281 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.
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Sun 4 Jul 202742.2 kmClimb 270 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: Victoria Falls, by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.No, it is a hilly course: 336.6 m of climbing over 42.2 km. The highest point is 87 m above the lowest. It finishes 20 m lower than it starts.
Friday 19 March 2027. The start is at 06:30.
Runners have 6 hours to finish. The finish closes at 12:30.
Start: Derech Rupin and Kaplan, south of the Knesset.
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