Course identity

The Beijing Marathon starts on the east side of Tiananmen Square, follows Chang’an Avenue and northern city roads, and finishes on the Landscape Avenue in the Olympic Park central area. This page pins the 2026-beijing-official-course version using the organiser's public material from 北京马拉松组织委员会.

Beijing is a point-to-point course through the central axis and northern city, with separate start and finish; race-day transport and security arrangements matter. Treat the official route notice as the version authority, not an old-year track.

Verified facts

• It starts on the east side of Tiananmen Square and finishes on the Olympic Park central Landscape Avenue.
• The 2026 course follows city roads including Chang’an Avenue, Fuxing Road and Olympic West Road; it is point-to-point.
• The official site is a dynamic page without a redistributable GPX; this page records the pinned version and official entry point only.
• Distance basis: Official 42.195 km.
• Elevation basis: The official page does not give a climb figure verified for this site, so it remains unknown here.
• The map anchor is a RunMap editorial overview location, not an official start, finish or course coordinate.

What this page does not provide

This site has no redistributable course track; where the organiser publishes a map, the official page remains the final authority. It does not treat a third-party track, illustration or elevation sketch as official geometry; race-day routes can also change because of construction, weather or safety arrangements.

How to use this page

Treat it as a pinned-version entry, not a navigation tool. Confirm the year, category and direction, then check the organiser's technical material for that edition. Use the pace calculator for arithmetic and read the marathon distance for training context. Ultra and trail races also require separate checks of mandatory kit, aid spacing, weather windows and escape options.

Sources and reuse

This original explanatory text was prepared by the RunMap editorial desk from 北京马拉松组织委员会's public material and is licensed CC BY 4.0. Event names, official marks, official route text and official files remain the property of the organiser; This site has no redistributable course track; where the organiser publishes a map, the official page remains the final authority.