The route
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
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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 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 title block, in A4, A3 or A2.
Shipped from our workshop in Le Bouscat
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Updated Route and text: Plotrek workshop (Fabrice Jolivet)
Start: Marathon. Finish: Stade Panathénaïque (Athènes), 42.195 km further on. The 2026 edition is scheduled for Saturday, 7 November 2026. First landmark on Plotrek's route: Néa Mákri, at km 10.1. Times and course can change from one edition to the next; the organiser's website prevails.
Landmarks on Plotrek's route: Néa Mákri at km 10.1, then Pikermi at km 21.8. The last one, Pikermi, is about 20.4 km from the finish, Stade Panathénaïque (Athènes). These landmarks are a selection of named places along the route, not a full list of what it passes.
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