The route
Cape Town Marathon
Next edition22-23 May 2027
A 42.195 km loop from Green Point in Cape Town: Mowbray, Rondebosch, the city center, then Sea Point before the finish.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
- Distance
- 42.195 km
- Named places
- 14
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Reading the route
The race starts at Cape Town Stadium, in Green Point, and returns there: it is a 42.195 km loop. At km 7, it passes the corner of Searle Street and Victoria Road. It reaches Mowbray at km 11, at the junction of Main Road and Rhodes Avenue, then the University of Cape Town at km 11.5.
The course reaches Claremont at km 14, at the corner of Claremont Boulevard and Hemlock Boulevard. At km 20, it passes through Rondebosch, at the junction of Milner Road and Park Road. It then crosses Rondebosch Common at km 22.4. At km 25.5, it is back in Mowbray, on Liesbeek Parkway at Link Road.
The route then passes the Old Biscuit Mill at km 27.9 and the Castle of Good Hope at km 30.8. At km 32.6, it reaches the corner of Long Street and Wale Street. The final kilometers run through Sea Point: Main Road at km 36, then Queens Road Circle at km 38.7. The finish is on Vlei Road, in Green Point.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
02 · Your poster
The route, drawn with a pen
This 42.195 km loop in Cape Town takes shape street by street on a poster drawn with a pen plotter, line by line, 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.