The route
Nike Melbourne Marathon
Next edition11 October 2026
A 42.195 km city marathon in Melbourne, a loop from Batman Avenue to the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
- Distance
- 42.195 km
- Named places
- 92
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Reading the route
In Melbourne, in the state of Victoria, Australia, this marathon is run as a loop, on the asphalt of the city streets. Runners set off from Batman Avenue at 6:15; the loop measures 42.195 km and closes at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, next door to the start.
The course passes Flinders Street Station at kilometre 1.1, then St Kilda Road at kilometre 3.4. At kilometre 7.6 it comes closest to Albert Park Lake, which it then goes around.
The route also takes in a seaside stretch, between St Kilda and Brighton. Ormond Esplanade is passed at kilometre 25.1, a little past the halfway mark.
The way back runs along St Kilda Road, picked up again around kilometre 30, through to the finish at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, at kilometre 42. Course cutoff for the race: 7:45.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
02 · Your poster
The route, drawn with a pen
The course, from Batman Avenue to the Melbourne Cricket Ground, 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 cartouche, 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.
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