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A steep climb of 101 m from km 13 to km 20, downhill to km 29, then another steep climb of 103 m to km 36.
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km 3.7mile 2.3
The full marathon crosses the bridge towards the Zambian border and turns back just before Zambian Immigration, about 4.5 km in.
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Height drawn many times taller than life. Heights: GEDTM30.
Dashed: bridge
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On the 2026 route the full and half marathon leave the school, make a number of turns in the suburbs and head down the main road toward the Zimbabwe-Zambia border and across the bridge. The turn point is just before Zambian Immigration, about 4.5 km in, and the runners head back over the bridge.
In 2026 both border posts stopped traffic and pedestrians from going onto the bridge from 6:00 until 8:30 while the runners crossed to the Zambian turn-around point and back into Zimbabwe. Runners are told to stay on the Victoria Falls side rather than in Livingstone, because the bridge is closed to ordinary traffic on race morning.
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From the bridge the 2026 route turns right up Zambezi Drive, with views of the river, the Big Tree at 8 km “and maybe some game”, and armed National Parks rangers along this section. At the T-junction with Park Way it turns right toward the National Park gate (approx. 12.5 km) and turns around before the gate, then comes back along Park Way. After a pass through a safari lodge property at about 15 km, it runs Reynard Road and Reynard Extension to the Kazungula road, with the turn point “just 350m past the 19km marker”.
In 2026 the marathon was run as two laps that were exactly the same, so the second pass reaches the Kazungula turnaround just after the 36 km marker. The finish is back at Baobab Primary School, the start. There are water points about every 4 km to 5 km.
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The start and finish are both at about 926 m. The lowest ground is near the bridge, at about 876 m around km 5, and the highest is the Kazungula road turnaround near km 19.4, at about 995 m; the second lap reaches the same turn near km 36. Over the whole 2026 route the road climbs about 270 m, in long rolling rises rather than one hill.
Measured
A marathon from Baobab Primary School in Victoria Falls: out across the Victoria Falls Bridge towards Zambia and back, then two laps of Zambezi Drive, Park Way and the Kazungula road.
The Victoria Falls Marathon is a hilly multi-lap course of 42.2 km with 270.1 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 876 m and its highest 995 m above sea level. Next race: Sunday 4 July 2027, starting at 06:15.
06:156:15 AM
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Gold Coast, Australia
Sun 4 Jul 202742.2 kmClimb 28 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: Surfers Paradise, by chillmimi, CC BY 2.0, 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.
San Francisco, United States
Sun 25 Jul 202742.2 kmClimb 247 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: Golden Gate Bridge, by Rich Niewiroski Jr., CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
Nairobi, Kenya
Oct 202742.2 kmClimb 238 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: Kenyatta International Convention Centre, by IndicibleEspace, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.No, it is a hilly course: 270.1 m of climbing over 42.2 km. The highest point is 119 m above the lowest.
Sunday 4 July 2027. The start is at 06:15.
Runners have 6 hours to finish.
