Athens Marathon. The Authentic – Course Map and Elevation Profile
| Distance | 42.195 km |
|---|---|
| Route elevation | 322 m up · 262 m down |
| Highest point | 247 m · 31.2 km |
| Lowest point | 9 m · 7.9 km |
| Steepest climb | +6.1 % · 30.9 km |
| Steepest descent | −6.3 % · 17.0 km |
| Net elevation change | +61 m |
| Course type | Point to point |
| Course record men | 2:10:34 · Edwin Kiprop Kiptoo · 2023 |
| Course record women | no verified figure |
322 metres up and 262 down: 10 climbs, several of them long enough to break a rhythm.
Course
Athen in numbers
- Distance
- 42.195km
- Ascent
- 322m
- Descent
- 262m
- Low / high
- 9 / 247m
- Flat-equivalent
- +2.28 %
- Steepest 50 m
- +6.1 %
Pace Planner
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- Position
- 0.00 km
- Elevation
- 36 m
- Gradient
- −0.2 %
- Pace here
- 4:45 /km
- Elapsed
- 0:00
- Remaining
- 3:30:00
- Landmark
- —
Pacing table
| km | Point | Elevation | Gradient | up / down | Target pace | total | adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 m → 29 m | −0.72 % | +0 m / −7 m | 4:45 | 4:45 | 4:49 | |
| 2 | 29 m → 20 m | −0.89 % | +0 m / −9 m | 4:45 | 9:30 | 4:49 | |
| 3 | 20 m → 17 m | −0.28 % | +0 m / −3 m | 4:48 | 14:18 | 4:49 | |
| 4 | 17 m → 13 m | −0.40 % | +0 m / −4 m | 4:47 | 19:05 | 4:49 | |
| 5 | 13 m → 9 m | −0.40 % | +0 m / −4 m | 4:47 | 23:52 | 4:49 | |
| 6 | 9 m → 12 m | +0.30 % | +4 m / −1 m | 4:55 | 28:47 | 4:49 | |
| 7 | 12 m → 9 m | −0.32 % | +1 m / −4 m | 4:48 | 33:35 | 4:49 | |
| 8 | 9 m → 9 m | −0.07 % | +0 m / −1 m | 4:49 | 38:25 | 4:49 | |
| 9 | 9 m → 15 m | +0.63 % | +6 m / −0 m | 5:00 | 43:24 | 4:49 | |
| 10 | 15 m → 19 m | +0.42 % | +4 m / −0 m | 4:56 | 48:20 | 4:49 | |
| 11 | 19 m → 29 m | +1.00 % | +10 m / −0 m | 5:06 | 53:26 | 4:49 | |
| 12 | 29 m → 49 m | +1.99 % | +20 m / −0 m | 5:22 | 58:48 | 4:49 | |
| 13 | 49 m → 58 m | +0.93 % | +9 m / −0 m | 5:05 | 1:03:53 | 4:49 | |
| 14 | 58 m → 58 m | −0.07 % | +2 m / −3 m | 4:51 | 1:08:44 | 4:49 | |
| 15 | 58 m → 59 m | +0.18 % | +8 m / −6 m | 4:59 | 1:13:43 | 4:49 | |
| 16 | 59 m → 88 m | +2.83 % | +28 m / −0 m | 5:38 | 1:19:21 | 4:49 | |
| 17 | 88 m → 63 m | −2.50 % | +3 m / −28 m | 4:38 | 1:23:59 | 4:49 | |
| 18 | 63 m → 38 m | −2.46 % | +2 m / −26 m | 4:37 | 1:28:36 | 4:49 | |
| 19 | 38 m → 48 m | +1.00 % | +12 m / −2 m | 5:09 | 1:33:45 | 4:49 | |
| 20 | 48 m → 71 m | +2.26 % | +23 m / −0 m | 5:28 | 1:39:12 | 4:49 | |
| 21 | 71 m → 94 m | +2.30 % | +24 m / −1 m | 5:29 | 1:44:42 | 4:49 | |
| 22 | 94 m → 108 m | +1.42 % | +14 m / −0 m | 5:13 | 1:49:55 | 4:49 | |
| 23 | 108 m → 121 m | +1.31 % | +13 m / −0 m | 5:11 | 1:55:05 | 4:49 | |
| 24 | 121 m → 132 m | +1.12 % | +11 m / −0 m | 5:08 | 2:00:13 | 4:49 | |
| 25 | 132 m → 161 m | +2.87 % | +29 m / −0 m | 5:38 | 2:05:50 | 4:49 | |
| 26 | 161 m → 181 m | +1.98 % | +20 m / −0 m | 5:22 | 2:11:13 | 4:49 | |
| 27 | 181 m → 190 m | +0.97 % | +11 m / −2 m | 5:07 | 2:16:20 | 4:49 | |
| 28 | 190 m → 207 m | +1.68 % | +17 m / −0 m | 5:17 | 2:21:37 | 4:49 | |
| 29 | 207 m → 208 m | +0.08 % | +3 m / −2 m | 4:53 | 2:26:30 | 4:49 | |
| 30 | 208 m → 211 m | +0.27 % | +4 m / −1 m | 4:55 | 2:31:25 | 4:49 | |
| 31 | 211 m → 242 m | +3.14 % | +31 m / −0 m | 5:43 | 2:37:08 | 4:49 | |
| 32 | 242 m → 223 m | −1.87 % | +5 m / −24 m | 4:45 | 2:41:53 | 4:49 | |
| 33 | 223 m → 210 m | −1.37 % | +0 m / −14 m | 4:42 | 2:46:35 | 4:49 | |
| 34 | 210 m → 201 m | −0.89 % | +0 m / −9 m | 4:45 | 2:51:19 | 4:49 | |
| 35 | 201 m → 193 m | −0.76 % | +0 m / −8 m | 4:45 | 2:56:04 | 4:49 | |
| 36 | 193 m → 190 m | −0.28 % | +0 m / −3 m | 4:48 | 3:00:52 | 4:49 | |
| 37 | 190 m → 172 m | −1.87 % | +0 m / −19 m | 4:39 | 3:05:31 | 4:49 | |
| 38 | 172 m → 154 m | −1.81 % | +0 m / −18 m | 4:39 | 3:10:11 | 4:49 | |
| 39 | 154 m → 145 m | −0.88 % | +2 m / −10 m | 4:46 | 3:14:57 | 4:49 | |
| 40 | 145 m → 125 m | −2.01 % | +0 m / −20 m | 4:38 | 3:19:35 | 4:49 | |
| 41 | 125 m → 113 m | −1.20 % | +0 m / −12 m | 4:43 | 3:24:18 | 4:49 | |
| 42 | 113 m → 93 m | −1.99 % | +1 m / −21 m | 4:39 | 3:28:57 | 4:49 | |
| 42.20 | 93 m → 97 m | +2.15 % | +4 m / −0 m | 5:24 | 3:30:00 | 4:49 |
The course, kilometre by kilometre
Start and finish are 28.1 km apart as the crow flies, so this is a point-to-point course.
It climbs 61 metres net, from its low point at km 7.9 up to 247 m.
The race is held in Athen, Greece, in October, on tarmac throughout.
Elevation gain and climbs
322 metres up and 262 down: 10 climbs, several of them long enough to break a rhythm.
The hardest stretch runs from km 23.3 to 26.0: 59 metres at 2.1 % on average.
Against a 3:30 target the terrain costs about 5 minutes compared with a flat loop. Adjust for gradient and what remains is what the legs actually paid.
The route on the map
The course covers 28.1 km of ground between start and finish and never returns to where it began.
The GPX data of this course
The smoothed profile is stored every 50 metres: 845 points with latitude, longitude, elevation and gradient. The elevations here do not come from the course file but from a terrain model: the ones in the original were unusable.
We do not hand this course out as a file: the line comes from a third-party source and is not ours to pass on. Once a course is built from runners’ own recordings, the file appears here.
Common questions
- How hilly is the Athen Marathon?
- 322 metres of ascent and 262 of descent over 42.195 km. 50 % of the course sits between −1 and +1 per cent, and 12 % steeper than three. That makes it a hilly course.
- Where is the hardest section?
- Between km 23.3 and 26.0, gaining 59 metres at 2.1 % on average. The steepest single ramp is at km 30.9 at 6.1 %, the steepest descent at km 17.0 at −6.3 %.
- Is this a good course for a personal best?
- Minetti's cost model puts this course at 2.28 % against a flat one. On a three-and-a-half-hour target that is roughly 5 minutes.
- Is the course a loop?
- No. Start and finish are 28.1 km apart in a straight line.
- Where does this elevation data come from?
- Streckendatei „Athens Marathon. The Authentic“, Export aus Strava, übergeben am 18.08.2026, 644 Punkte. Elevation: Höhenwerte derselben Datei — Korrelation mit dem Geländemodell 1,00.
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