Frankfurt Marathon course map poster
The Frankfurt Marathon starts on Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage by the Messe and runs among the banking towers of the city centre, past the Hauptwache and the Eschenheimer Turm, a medieval city gate tower. It crosses the Alte Brücke to Sachsenhausen and follows the south bank of the Main through Niederrad and Goldstein, where it reaches halfway, and on to Schwanheim.
At the Schwanheimer Brücke it crosses back over the river and turns at Höchst, then runs the long straight of Mainzer Landstraße back into the city and past the Messeturm. The finish is inside the Festhalle, on a red carpet. It's Germany's oldest city marathon, first run in 1981 as the Hoechst Marathon.
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The course
- Start
- Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage, by the Messe and the Messeturm
- Finish
- Inside the Festhalle, on a red carpet
- Passes through
- Westend, Innenstadt, Nordend, Altstadt, Sachsenhausen, Niederrad, Goldstein, Schwanheim, Höchst, Nied, Griesheim, Gallus, and Bahnhofsviertel
- Elevation
- Very flat: only 27.8 m between the lowest point, at 89.4 m, and the highest, at 117.2 m.
Key facts
- First held
- 1981
- Month
- October
- Organiser
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Along the way
- 2.1 km (1.3 mi)Skyscraper canyonsAmong the banking towers, passed again near the end
- 7.7 km (4.8 mi)HauptwachePassed again near the finish
- 8.1 km (5.0 mi)Eschenheimer TurmA medieval city gate tower
- 13.6 km (8.5 mi)Alte BrückeThe crossing to the Sachsenhausen bank of the Main
- 14.0 km (8.7 mi)Sachsenhäuser MainuferAlong the south bank of the river
- 22.4 km (13.9 mi)Goldstein and SchwanheimHalfway is in Goldstein
- 24.6 km (15.3 mi)Schwanheimer BrückeThe crossing back over the Main
- 27.8 km (17.3 mi)HöchstThe western turn of the course
- 31.9 km (19.8 mi)Mainzer LandstraßeThe long straight back towards the city
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Inside the Festhalle, on a red carpet.
Yes. There are only 27.8 m between its lowest and highest points.
In October. The 2026 race was on Sunday 25 October.
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