The route
Traced editionrun on 27 September 2026
A 42.195 km city marathon in Berlin, a loop from Straße des 17. Juni that passes through the Brandenburg Gate just before the finish.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
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This city marathon covers 42.195 km in a loop through Berlin, with the start and finish on the same avenue. The starting signal goes off at Kleiner Stern, on Straße des 17. Juni, at 8:45 am.
The route runs across the city to Olivaer Platz, at kilometer 33.
On the way back, it passes through the Brandenburg Gate, the last landmark of the course, a few hundred metres before the finish on Straße des 17. Juni, the avenue of the start.
6 hours 15 minutes: that's the cutoff to reach the finish.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
02 · Your poster
The course, a 42.195 km loop from Straße des 17. Juni, 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 and finish: Straße des 17. Juni. The course is a loop of 42.195 km. The 2026 edition was run on Sunday, 27 September 2026. First landmark on Plotrek's route: Olivaer Platz, at km 33.3. Times and course can change from one edition to the next; the organiser's website prevails.
Landmarks on Plotrek's route: Olivaer Platz at km 33.3, then Brandenburger Tor at km 41.6. The last one, Brandenburger Tor, is about 700 m from the finish, Straße des 17. Juni. The loop ends where it began: Straße des 17. Juni. These landmarks are a selection of named places along the route, not a full list of what it passes.
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