Edinburgh Marathon 2027
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
The course
The Edinburgh Marathon is a point-to-point race starting on Potterrow in the city centre and finishing in Musselburgh. The route passes Edinburgh Castle, the Royal Mile, the Scottish Parliament and Holyrood, then heads east along the coast via Portobello Promenade, past Musselburgh's golf course to Gosford House before turning back to the finish. It is a fast, net-downhill course descending roughly 90 m from start to near sea level.
Course summary source: timeoutdoors.com
Course map & elevation
No GPS track for this course yet.
We haven't mapped the Edinburgh Marathon route yet. Elevation data will appear here once a licensed or organizer-verified course map is available.
Training for the Edinburgh Marathon?
Coach Icarus builds your plan around your fitness, your schedule, and this course's elevation.
Race-week weather
Typical high
15°C
Typical low
9°C
Year-to-year swing
±1.3°C
Rain
3.4 mm/day
Based on 2020-2025 of race-week history, with peak gusts around 22 km/h.
Difficulty
Race facts
- Official race site
- edinburghmarathon.com ↗
- Start time
- Not listed
- Field size
- 35,000 finishers (2025)
- Boston qualifier
- Yes
Distances: 42.2 km · 21.1 km · 10 km · 5 km
Training for the Edinburgh Marathon?
Coach Icarus builds your plan around your fitness, your schedule, and this course's elevation.
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