Course identity

The Cape Town Marathon is a city circuit with two start areas and several waves, finishing on Vlei Road in Green Point. This page pins the 2026-cape-town-official-course version using the organiser's public material from Cape Town Marathon.

Two starts mean one track cannot represent every runner: confirm your wave and start area before reading the official route. On a coastal city circuit, wind and weather may matter more than elevation.

Verified facts

• The race uses two start areas and five waves to spread early-course pressure.
• The finish is on Vlei Road in Green Point; the official distance is stated as 42.2 km.
• An official route-map PDF is available, but no redistributable public GPX; one track could not represent all runners from two starts.
• Distance basis: Official 42.2 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 Cape Town Marathon'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.