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A climb of 24 m from km 6 to km 10, a slow rise of 30 m from km 13 to km 22, then downhill to km 30.
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The start is on Lidingovagen outside Stockholm Olympic Stadium.
Photo: Mr Bullitt, Public domain
km 2.8mile 1.7
The Concert Hall, where the Nobel prizes are given, stands on Hotorget beside Sveavagen.
Photo: Jonas Bergsten, Public domain
km 4.5mile 2.8
The first bridge into the old town; the course crosses it twice, at km 4.5 and again at km 35.3.
Photo: Julian Herzog ( Website ), CC BY 4.0
km 4.8mile 3
The cast-iron spire of the Riddarholmen church, seen from Riddarholmen and again at km 35.5.
Photo: Julian Herzog ( Website ), CC BY 4.0
km 6.3mile 3.9
The course passes the Royal Palace along Norrbro; the old town is circled on both passes in 2026.
Photo: Julian Herzog ( Website ), CC BY 4.0
km 8mile 5
The waterfront boulevard of Ostermalm, run at km 8.0, 18.5 and 38.8.
Photo: DimiTalen, CC0
km 9.1mile 5.6
The round plaza with a fountain at the top of Karlavagen, run at km 9.1 and again at km 39.8.
Photo: Dmitry G, Public domain
km 18.2mile 11.3
The bridge to Djurgarden; the loop crosses it back at km 18.2.
Photo: Julian Herzog ( Website ), CC BY 4.0
km 21.1mile 13.1
The lift at Slussen stands beside the foot of the climb to Sodermalm.
Photo: MOs810, CC BY 4.0
km 21.5mile 13.4
The church on Sodermalm, a short way off the line, on the stretch where the 2026 course climbs through Sodermalm.
Photo: OleNeitzel, CC BY 4.0
km 28mile 17.4
The steel arch bridge to Kungsholmen; the organiser names it with Katarinavagen and Hornsgatan as the course's most demanding sections.
Photo: Mats Halldin 15:54, 2 January 2007 (UTC), Public domain
km 30.6mile 19
Photo: Julian Herzog ( Website ), CC BY 4.0
km 42.2mile 26.2
The race finishes on the track inside Stockholm Olympic Stadium.
Photo: Daniel from Glasgow, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0
Height drawn many times taller than life. Heights: GEDTM30.
Dashed: bridge
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The 2026 course file is the latest the organiser has published; no 2027 course is up yet. Along it the ground stays inside a band 32.6 m deep, from 3.4 m above the sea near km 18.6 to 36.0 m near km 22.3, but the road never settles into it. It climbs 138.0 m and comes down 139.1 m, so the finish at 22.5 m ends 1.1 m below the start at 23.7 m.
The first 10 km climb 30.2 m and the stretch from km 10 to km 12 gives 14.5 m straight back, with no climbing in it. The rises are short and come one after another, which is a different race from a flat one with a single hill.
Measured
Split at the half-marathon mark, the first half climbs 52.0 m and falls 63.5 m, so you reach km 21.1 at 12.1 m, 11.5 m lower than you started. The second half climbs 81.9 m and falls 75.6 m. The high point of the whole race, 36.0 m at about km 22.3, is just past halfway, and the second half holds both the long drop to the water and the climb back from it.
Measured
From km 26.2 the road runs downhill for 4 km, 31.0 m in all, and almost none of it climbs. Västerbron, which the course crosses from km 27.3 to km 28.3, sits inside that drop. The low point of the stretch, 4.6 m, is at about km 30.2.
The road then turns upward: 20.6 m of climbing between km 28.5 and km 32, ending at 25.2 m. It comes at the point of the race where legs are already spent.
Measured
A double loop out of the 1912 Olympic Stadium through Gamla Stan, Strandvägen and Södermalm, finishing with three quarters of a lap inside the stadium track where 83 world records once fell.
The Stockholm Marathon is a loop of 42.2 km with 138 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 3 m and its highest 36 m above sea level. Next race: Saturday 29 May 2027, starting at 12:00.
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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Sun 30 May 202742.2 kmClimb 39 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: Edinburgh Castle, by Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sun 30 May 202742.2 kmClimb 110 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: Sugarloaf Mountain, by Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons.
Ottawa, Canada
Sun 30 May 202742.2 kmClimb 99 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: Parliament Hill, by David Samuel, User:Hellodavey1902, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Entry openRiga, Latvia
Sun 16 May 202742.2 kmClimb 65 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: Riga, by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.
Prague, Czechia
Sun 2 May 202742.2 kmClimb 98 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: Charles Bridge, by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Imagery: Google Earth0:58 filmQueenstown, New Zealand
Sat 14 Nov42.2 kmClimb 139 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.
Lima, Peru
May 202742.2 kmClimb 140 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: Miraflores District, by Mira4espina78y, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Montreal, Canada
Sun 19 Sep 202742.2 kmClimb 141 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: Mount Royal, by Wilfredor, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.Not entirely. It has 138 m of climbing over 42.2 km. The highest point is 33 m above the lowest.
Saturday 29 May 2027. The start is at 12:00.
Runners have 6 h 30 min to finish.
Start: Lidingovagen, outside the clock tower at Stockholms Stadion.
19,000 runners finished in 2026.
