The Berlin Marathon route, printed
The 2026 course, 42.195 km, from Berlin, Germany.
- Styles
- 19 colourwaysto choose from
- 300 DPIsharp at every size
- Price
- From £24.95delivered free
- Paper
- 240 gsmsmooth fine-art paper
The 2026 course is already drawn on the map, with the distance beneath it. Add your name and your finishing time, choose a style, and preview the finished artwork before you buy. Prices from £24.95, and delivery is free.
Berlin has seen more marathon world records than any other race, on a flat loop that leaves Tiergarten, crosses both halves of the once-divided city and comes home through the Brandenburg Gate.
The start sits on Straße des 17. Juni, the broad avenue through Tiergarten, and the field passes the Victory Column inside the first kilometre before turning north at Ernst-Reuter-Platz. Moabit follows, with the Reichstag and the Spree off to the right, and then the course crosses Mitte to Alexanderplatz and the long East German boulevard of Karl-Marx-Allee. The crowds there are loud enough to pull runners into a pace they pay for later. South of the river the road narrows into Kreuzberg, through Kottbusser Tor and down Kottbusser Damm to Hermannplatz in Neukölln, where the support is close, noisy and often comes with its own sound system.
The second half is quieter and more residential. The course works west through Kreuzberg and Schöneberg, past the town hall at Rathaus Schöneberg, and on through Friedenau to the Wilder Eber, a roundabout in the south-west where a samba band and the SCC cheerleaders have long held court at around 28 kilometres. Beyond it the road climbs, so gently that most runners never notice, to the highest ground of the day near Hohenzollerndamm. Then it turns onto the Kurfürstendamm, where people stand several deep past the Memorial Church and the KaDeWe department store, and reaches Potsdamer Platz with about four kilometres left.
The last stretch runs east along Leipziger Straße, past Gendarmenmarkt, and back west onto Unter den Linden, where the Brandenburg Gate stays in view for a long time before runners pass through it. The line is a few hundred metres beyond, back on Straße des 17. Juni. The Gate first joined the course in 1990, days before German reunification. Eliud Kipchoge ran 2:01:09 here in 2022, Berlin's twelfth marathon world record. The 2026 race went to Ethiopia twice over: Guye Adola won the men's race in a personal best of 2:02:50, and Tigst Assefa won the women's in 2:11:04, faster than the course record she set in 2023.
Questions
Is the finish line at the Brandenburg Gate?
Just past it. Runners go through the Gate with a few hundred metres still to run, and the line itself is on Straße des 17. Juni on the Tiergarten side.
Where is the Wilder Eber on the course?
In the south-west of the loop, at around 28 kilometres, where the course meets Hohenzollerndamm. It is one of the race's longest-standing places to watch, known for its samba band.
Can I add my finishing time?
Yes. The title and the line beneath it are yours to write, so your name, your finishing time and your club all fit. The 2026 course and its distance are drawn for you, and you see the finished artwork before you buy.
Is this an official Berlin Marathon print?
No. Maps & Son is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the organisers of the Berlin Marathon; the name says which course is mapped. The course is drawn from a route file we use with permission.
Can I change the map?
Yes. The designer opens with the course drawn and the map framed around it. Move the map if you like, choose from 19 styles, and preview the finished artwork before you buy.
How much does a race route print cost?
Prints start at £24.95, printed on 240 gsm smooth fine-art paper, with delivery included to the UK and 25 other countries. Sold as A4, A3, A2 or A1 prints, unframed, at standard sizes so a ready-made frame will fit.
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Maps & Son is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the organisers of the Berlin Marathon. The course is drawn from a route file we use with permission. For the race itself, see the organisers' website.