The route
Athens Marathon. The Authentic
Next edition7-8 November 2026
42.2 km from Marathon to Athens, through Néa Mákri and Pikermi, to the Panathenaic Stadium: the route that gave the distance its name.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
- Distance
- 42.195 km
- Named places
- 7
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Reading the route
The course connects Marathon to Athens: the name of the start town is also the name of the distance itself. It runs point-to-point, from the village of Marathon into the heart of the capital, over 42.2 km of city streets and paved road.
The start goes off at 8:30, in Marathon, near the Tomb of the Marathon Runners. The route first follows the coast, then turns inland and reaches Néa Mákri, at km 10.1.
From there it continues through the Rafina junction, then through Pikermi, crossed close to the halfway point, at km 21.8. The course then runs through Pallini, Gerakas, the Stavros junction, Agia Paraskevi, Chalandri and Cholargos, heading toward Athens.
The finish is at the Panathenaic Stadium, in the heart of Athens. Runners must reach it in under 8 hours to be officially classified, within the time set by the organizers.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
02 · Your poster
The route, drawn with a pen
The course, from Marathon to Athens, takes shape street by street on the poster: our pen plotter draws it with a pen, line by line. Your finisher name and time go in the cartouche, in A4, A3 or A2.
Shipped from our workshop in Le Bouscat
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Official information
- Illustrative route redrawn by Plotrek from public data: the course announced by the organiser and OpenStreetMap paths. It is not the official course of the event.
- Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Figures and text: Plotrek
- Plotrek is not a partner of, or affiliated with, the race organiser.
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