Course guide · March
Map, elevation profile and km-by-km guide to the course through the Eixample, the Sagrada Família and the sea. Where it goes, where the start and finish are, and what makes its route through the city so special.
Course · 42.195 km
The Barcelona Marathon route is one of the great draws of the race. It's fast, it's urban and, above all, it's a tour of the best of the city: from the Sagrada Família to the sea, from the Modernista Eixample to the Olympic area of Montjuïc.
Whether you're running it for the first time or reliving the course you already ran, this guide explains where it goes, what its profile looks like and what you'll find in each section.
The Barcelona Marathon route is a city tour at race pace. In 42 kilometres it links the city's great symbols: the Sagrada Família, Cerdà's Eixample, the Arc de Triomf, the Mediterranean seafront and the Olympic area. Few marathons in the world pack so much postcard into every kilometre.
One of the most photographed moments of the race comes as you pass the Sagrada Família, with Gaudí's towers rising over the perfect grid of the Eixample. This is Modernista Barcelona seen from inside the race, in kilometres packed with crowds and an atmosphere that pushes you on.
The second half of the route drops towards the Mediterranean. The course crosses the Born, reaches Barceloneta and runs the seafront and Port Olímpic with the sea on one side. It's the fastest, most open stretch, where the sea breeze carries you through the decisive kilometres.
The Barcelona Marathon starts and finishes on Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina, at Plaça d'Espanya. Crossing the line with the Venetian Towers, the Montjuïc Magic Fountain and the MNAC as a backdrop is one of the most spectacular finishes on the European calendar.
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The course starts at Plaça d'Espanya and runs through the best of the city: Avinguda Diagonal, the Sagrada Família, the Arc de Triomf and Parc de la Ciutadella, the Born quarter and Barceloneta, the seafront and Port Olímpic, and the Camp Nou area, before looping back to Plaça d'Espanya to cross the finish. It's an urban course showing off monumental and seaside Barcelona across 42 kilometres.
The Barcelona Marathon profile is mostly flat, with some gentle undulations in the first half through the upper Eixample and a fast finishing stretch by the sea. There are no hard climbs, which makes it a quick, rewarding course for chasing a good time in a major city.
Both the start and finish are on Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina, at Plaça d'Espanya, with the Montjuïc Magic Fountain and the MNAC behind. It's one of Barcelona's most recognisable settings and delivers a spectacular finish with the Venetian Towers framing the final metres.
The Barcelona Marathon is held every March. It's the largest international marathon in Spain, with over 20,000 runners from around a hundred nationalities running through the streets of the city.
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