The route
Next edition29 November 2026
A 42.195 km loop through La Rochelle, between the Vieux-Port quays and its historic towers, from Quai Maubec to Esplanade Saint-Jean-d'Acre.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
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This marathon runs a loop through La Rochelle, along the Vieux-Port quays and the Atlantic waterfront. The start goes off at 9 am, between Quai Maubec and Quai Durand.
The route first leaves the quays for the Camping municipal Le Soleil, right on the water, before crossing coastal residential neighborhoods, still in an urban setting.
The loop swings back past the Vieux-Port several times, including around km 21.4, roughly the halfway point, before heading back toward the historic center.
Near the end, the course passes close to La Rochelle's towers — Tour de la Chaîne, Tour Saint-Nicolas, Tour de la Lanterne — before the finish on Esplanade Saint-Jean-d'Acre. The cutoff is 5:30.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
02 · Your poster
The course, a 42.195 km loop from Quai Maubec / Quai Durand, 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.
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Updated Route and text: Plotrek workshop (Fabrice Jolivet)
Start: Quai Maubec / Quai Durand. Finish: Esplanade Saint-Jean-d'Acre, 42.195 km further on. The 2026 edition is scheduled for Sunday, 29 November 2026. First landmark on Plotrek's route: Camping municipal Le Soleil, at km 2.7. Times and course can change from one edition to the next; the organiser's website prevails.
Landmarks on Plotrek's route: Camping municipal Le Soleil at km 2.7, then Vieux-Port at km 21.4. The last one, Vieux-Port, is about 21.3 km from the finish, Esplanade Saint-Jean-d'Acre. These landmarks are a selection of named places along the route, not a full list of what it passes.
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