Haspa Marathon Hamburg

Haspa Marathon Hamburg Countdown

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Next Race

April 26, 2026

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The Haspa Marathon Hamburg has been held annually since 1986, making it Germany's longest-running city marathon by founding date. The flat loop course winds through Hamburg's historic districts and along the Alster. It holds a World Athletics Gold Label and attracts approximately 30,000 participants each spring.

WA Gold Label

Est.

1986

Distance

42.195km / 26.2mi

Course

Loop

Surface

Road

Field Size

~30,000

When

April

Time Limit

6h

THE COURSE

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Start – Mönckebergstraße

The race begins on Mönckebergstraße, Hamburg's main shopping boulevard adjacent to the Rathaus (City Hall). Tens of thousands of spectators line this wide avenue for the mass start.

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KM 6

Speicherstadt and HafenCity

Runners pass through the Speicherstadt, a UNESCO World Heritage Site of 19th-century red-brick warehouse buildings, and into HafenCity, one of Europe's largest inner-city waterfront redevelopments.

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KM 13

Landungsbrücken

The course takes runners along the St. Pauli Landungsbrücken, the historic harbor ferry terminals on the Elbe river, with views of the active port and the Köhlbrandbrücke bridge in the distance.

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KM 22

Außenalster

Around the halfway mark the route skirts the Außenalster, a large lake in the heart of the city. The flat lakeside path offers a brief respite and is a favorite spectator gathering point.

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KM 32

Northern Districts Turnaround

The course threads through the residential neighborhoods of Winterhude and Barmbek before turning south, marking the start of the return leg through Hamburg's northern boroughs.

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Finish – Mönckebergstraße

The loop returns to Mönckebergstraße for the finish line, completing the circuit through central Hamburg. The final 400 meters are lined with spectators as runners come in sight of the Rathaus.