The course highlights

• The Start is located at the main entrance of the Hamburg Congress Center
• Reeperbahn – the athletes will then run along Hamburg’s sinful mile towards Altona
• Elbchaussee: Following the western turning point in Othmarschen, the noble Elbchaussee leads the runners back towards the Harbour, the Gateway to the World
• Along the patriarchal St. Pauli landing stage, the modern Harbour City with the Elbe Philharmonic Hall comes into sight
• After traversing the Wallring tunnel, the athletes are sent along the Jungfernstieg on the Inner Alster through the heart of the Hanseatic city
• Along the exclusive east bank of the Outer Alster the athletes move towards the Stadtpark – Hamburg´s green lung – which is located right next to the architectonically interesting North City
• The last third of the course leads the athletes through Alsterdorf towards the northern turning point in Ohlsdorf.
• The route moves on to the “Witches Cauldron” Eppendorfer Baum: traditionally the athletes are cheered on by tens of thousands of frenetic spectators at this location
• After a short visit to the west bank of the Alster the runners will reach the famous district Rotherbaum
• Made it! Finish at the Television Tower in front of Hamburg Congress Center