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Flat from start to finish: 5 m between the lowest and the highest point.
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Start of the Zurich Marathon at the Quaibrücke, where the lake meets the Limmat.
km 4.1mile 2.5
Bürkliplatz at the lake end of the Bahnhofstrasse, passed four times on the course.
km 4.6mile 2.8
The Bahnhofstrasse at Paradeplatz, the city's main shopping street, run on the way out and again on the way in.
km 5.4mile 3.4
The Sihlporte on the Sihlstrasse, where the first city loop turns north to the Talstrasse.
km 7.4mile 4.6
The Mythenquai on the lake's western shore in Enge, run at km 7 and again at km 37.
km 22.1mile 13.7
The turn on the far side of the course, in Meilen on the lake's eastern shore, half way to the finish.
km 41.5mile 25.8
The Fraumünster by the Münsterhof, a few hundred metres from the finish.
Photo: Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0
km 42.2mile 26.2
Finish of the Zurich Marathon on the Sechseläutenplatz in front of the Opera House.
Photo: Albinfo, CC0
Height drawn many times taller than life. Heights: GEDTM30.
Dashed: bridge
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The road sits at about 407 to 413 m for the whole distance, next to the lake. The lowest point is the start at the Quaibrücke, 407.4 m, and the highest is 412.8 m at about km 17.2, a spread of only 5.3 m. The finish at the Sechseläutenplatz is 408.7 m, 1.2 m above the start. The 26.7 m of total climb comes from small rises and dips rather than any hill.
The organiser’s line is that 70% of all participants beat their personal best in Zürich, and it also says the course is measured to World Athletics standards.
Measured
The start is at 08:00 at the Quaibrücke. The organiser’s page gives the marathon two clocks: “Runners who do not reach the turning point in Meilen by 11:10 must hand in their bib number and transponder” (“Läufer:innen die den Wendepunkt in Meilen bis 11.10 Uhr nicht erreichen, müssen ihre Startnummer und den Transponder abgeben”), and an overall limit of 5.30 hours net with the finish closing at 13:45. Timing mats record splits at 10, 20, 21.1, 30 and 40 km.
The organiser also warns that planned roadworks in the city may bring small changes to the route, to be announced in time.
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The organiser puts the start at the Quaibrücke and the finish at the Sechseläutenplatz. The course line passes over the Quaibrücke deck at about km 3.9, 8.4, 36.0 and 41.9, so the bridge and the lakefront around it are a spot where a supporter sees a runner more than once. The organiser’s GPX is titled for the 2025 race; the 2027 route may shift at points because of roadworks.
Measured
A point-to-point course from the Quaibrücke along Lake Zurich and through the old town, finishing at Sechselautenplatz.
The Zurich Marathon is a flat point-to-point course of 42.2 km with 26.7 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 407 m and its highest 413 m above sea level. Next race: Sunday 11 April 2027, starting at 08:00.
07:407:40 AM
08:008:00 AM
11:1011:10 AM
13:451:45 PM
Times as published by ZH Marathon GmbH, in Zurich time, checked .
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Imagery: Google Earth3:55 filmRotterdam, Netherlands
Sun 11 Apr 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.
Imagery: Google Earth3:52 filmMilan, Italy
Sun 4 Apr 202742.2 kmClimb 88 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 Earth3:56 filmParis, France
Sun 4 Apr 202742.2 kmClimb 142 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.
Vienna, Austria
Sun 18 Apr 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: Schönbrunn Palace, by Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons.
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.
Imagery: Google Earth0:59 filmVenice, Italy
Sun 24 Oct 202742.2 kmClimb 25 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.
Miami, United States
Sun 31 Jan 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: South Beach, by Phillip Pessar, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Yes. It has 26.7 m of climbing over 42.2 km. The highest point is 5 m above the lowest.
Sunday 11 April 2027. The start is at 08:00.
Runners have 5 h 30 min to finish.
Start: Quaibrücke.
5,181 runners finished in 2026.
