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2026 Steamtown Marathon

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BonusesScenic
Oct 11, 2026 · 1 day🇺🇸 Scranton, United States
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The Steamtown Marathon is a classic net-downhill point-to-point race starting at Forest City High School and finishing at Courthouse Square in downtown Scranton, PA. It runs through the Lackawanna Valley, passing through about 14 communities and including about 4.2 miles of paved rail-trail. The course has a net drop of about 954 feet and is a Boston qualifier.

Why attend here

Run through the Lackawanna Valley's peak autumn foliage, passing 14 communities and riverside rail-trails before finishing at Courthouse Square. Afterward, warm up with a pierogi dinner in Scranton's historic downtown, and explore the region's coal-mining heritage at the Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour.

Distance from you
From Columbus, US to Scranton, US
~0.8h · 639 km

Scranton

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typical Oct weather · 2025
11 Sat
15°3°
0mm4 m/s
Event Details
Elevation

157m

Course

The course runs through the Lackawanna Valley, passing through about 14 communities including Vandling, Carbondale, Mayfield, Archbald, Jessup, Olyphant and Dickson City, with about 4.2 miles of paved rails-to-trails along the Lackawanna River, and finishes at Courthouse Square in downtown Scranton. It runs through peak autumn foliage.