Course identity

The Shanghai Marathon starts on Zhongshan East 1st Road at the Bund, passes Nanjing Road, Jing’an Temple and Xintiandi, and finishes at Xujiahui Sports Park. This page pins the 2025-shanghai-official-course version using the organiser's public material from 上海马拉松.

Shanghai links the Bund waterfront with several commercial districts, and start and finish are in different areas. The current official announcement is a better authority than an old track; do not use roads from an old route for unauthorised recces.

Verified facts

• It starts on Zhongshan East 1st Road at the Bund and finishes at Xujiahui Sports Park.
• The point-to-point city route passes the Bund, Nanjing Road, Jing’an Temple and Xintiandi.
• This page pins the 2025 version; the official site is dynamic and provides no redistributable GPX.
• 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 上海马拉松'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.