The route
Edinburgh Marathon
Next edition30 May 2027
From Potterrow to Musselburgh Racecourse, 42.195 km between Edinburgh and East Lothian.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
- Distance
- 42.195 km
- Named places
- 27
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Reading the route
The Edinburgh Marathon starts at Potterrow, in front of McEwan Hall, at 10:00. The route heads to Greyfriars Kirkyard, then George IV Bridge and The Mound. It crosses Princes Street Gardens and passes the Scott Monument, then Market Street and Jeffrey Street. The Royal Mile leads to Canongate, then to the Scottish Parliament, at km 2.7.
After the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the course enters Holyrood Park for an out-and-back, with a turnaround. It then passes through Meadowbank before reaching the Portobello promenade, at km 9.7. The route continues through Joppa to Musselburgh, then on to Musselburgh Old Golf Links, at km 16.3.
The course reaches the Gosford House estate, at km 29.4, for a turnaround loop. It then heads back toward Musselburgh; nine water stations stand roughly every 5 km along the route. The finish is at Musselburgh Racecourse, by the Links, after 42.195 km. The time limit is 6 hours 30 minutes from when the last runners cross the start line, with a sweep bus.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
02 · Your poster
The route, drawn with a pen
The Edinburgh Marathon takes shape street by street, drawn with a pen plotter, in A4, A3 or A2.
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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.