2026 Cologne Marathon - Oct 4

Point-to-point, net-flat road course marathon course in Cologne (Köln) with 36m elevation gain. Almost pancake-flat with only about 36m of total ascent and a 31m descent across 42.195km. The point-to-point route runs from Ottoplatz/Bahnhof Deutz, crosses the Rhine, loops through the city quarters of Rodenkirchen, Lindenthal, Ehrenfeld and Nippes, then finishes on Komödienstraße directly beneath Cologne Cathedral