Melbourne Marathon course map poster
The Melbourne Marathon starts on Batman Avenue next to Melbourne Park and passes Flinders Street Station. It runs out to the St Kilda beach foreshore on Beaconsfield Parade and Marine Parade, and later in the race circles Albert Park Lake.
It comes back past Flinders Street Station and finishes inside the Melbourne Cricket Ground, as it has since 2007. The course was redrawn for 2026 with less climbing and fewer turns, and our print follows the new line, with its continuous run into the MCG.
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The course
- Start
- Batman Avenue, next to Melbourne Park
- Finish
- Inside the Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Passes through
- Melbourne CBD, St Kilda, and Albert Park
- Elevation
- Flat: 91 m of climbing and 87 m of descent.
Key facts
- First held
- 1978
- Month
- October
- Organiser
- IMG
Along the way
- Flinders Street StationPassed near the start and again near the end
- St Kilda beach foreshoreAlong Beaconsfield Parade and Marine Parade
- Albert Park LakeThe course circles the lake late in the race
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Questions
Yes. For 2026 the course was redrawn with up to 20% less climbing, without the late climb from Birdwood Avenue to Domain Road, with fewer turns and a continuous approach to the MCG. Our line follows that course.
Inside the Melbourne Cricket Ground. All runners must reach the MCG course entry by 2pm.
In October. The 2026 race was on Sunday 11 October, with a 6.15am start.
Yes. The editor starts with the city as the title and the distance below it. Type your name, your finish time or the race date in the caption, and change any of the words you like.
Yes. Every course comes in portrait sizes, 12 × 16 in and 18 × 24 in, and in square sizes, 16 × 16 in and 20 × 20 in. When you change the shape, the map moves so the whole course still fits.
We draw each course along OpenStreetMap streets, following the organiser's official course map. It can differ slightly from the measured course, which follows the shortest line a runner can take.
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Design your Melbourne marathon printRace names belong to their owners. Star Crossed Skies is not linked to or endorsed by any race or organiser. Course lines follow OpenStreetMap streets and can differ slightly from the measured course.