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Cologne Marathon courses

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  • Start

    “The same procedure as every year” – start in Deutz in front of Otto Square (Ottoplatz)
  • k 1

    Deutz Bridge (Deutzer Brücke) with panoramic view at Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) and the Old Town (Altstadt)
  • k 2

    Rheinauhafen including Chocolate Museum (Schokoladenmuseum) and Sport and Olympia Museum as well as the architecturally unique crane houses (Kranhäuser)
  • k 4.9

    refreshment station 1
  • k 5

    Bayenthal with Bismarck Pillar (Bismarcksäule)
  • k 7

    Rodenkirchen
  • k 9.2

    refreshment station 2
  • k 9.5

    Hustle and bustle at Alteburger Straße
  • k 12

    Finally in the southern part of town (Südstadt) again. Passing Severinstorbogen over Severinstraße. Nice! Transition zone 1
  • k 13.8

    refreshment station 3
  • k 14.5

    Rudolf Square (Rudolfplatz) for the FIRST time! Not without cause you will pass this square three times
  • k 17.3

    refreshment station 4
  • k 18.5

    Sülz and Sülzburgstraße – it could not be more Cologne-style!
  • k 21

    Lindenthal and Dürener Straße – Cologne’s “Kö”!
  • k 21.3

    refreshment station 5
  • k 22.5

    Cologne’s celebs lie at Melaten Cementery (Melatenfriedhof) and the sun bathers lie at Aachen Pond (Aachner Weiher) in summertime
  • k 23.5

    transition zone 2
  • k 24

    Rudolf Square for the SECOND time! Over Hohenzollernring to Frisian Square (Friesenplatz). Cologne Marathon’s heart! – a mass of people, a feeling like in Alpe d’Huez!
  • k 24.8

    refreshment station 6
  • k 27

    Multicultural life in Ehrenfeld: For some years omitted and now back again – Venloer Straße and the new mosque in sighting distance to the television tower
  • km 27.3

    refreshment station 7
  • k 29.5

    transition zone 3
  • k 30.6

    refreshment station 8
  • k 33.9

    refreshment station 9
  • k 34

    Nippes took a perennial time-out. But why that? Neusser Straße is there!
  • k 40

    Rudolf Square for the THIRD time! And now with spectator motivation to the last kilometres!
  • k 40.5

    Espaliers of people and shouting and cheering also at Neumarkt, the after-run location
  • k 40.8

    refreshment station 10
  • k 42

    Finish at Cologne Cathedral! Over Hohe Straße passing thousands of spectators and Cologne’s landmark you will finish at Komödienstraße.
  • Finish

    Finally you have done it!

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Course

Filter
  • Start

    “The same procedure as every year” – start in Deutz in front of Otto Square (Ottoplatz)
  • k 1

    Deutz Bridge (Deutzer Brücke) with panoramic view at Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) and the Old Town (Altstadt)
  • k 2

    refreshment station 1
  • k 3

    Rudolf Square (Rudolfplatz) for the FIRST time! Not without cause you will pass this square three times
  • k 5.6

    refreshment station 2
  • k 7

    Sülz and Sülzburgstraße – it could not be more Cologne-style!
  • k 9

    Lindenthal and Dürener Straße – Cologne’s “Kö”!
  • k 9.7

    refreshment station 3
  • k 11

    Cologne’s celebs lie at Melaten Cementery (Melatenfriedhof) and the sun bathers lie at Aachen Pond (Aachner Weiher) in summertime
  • k 12

    Rudolf Square for the SECOND time! Over Hohenzollernring to Frisian Square (Friesenplatz). Cologne Marathon’s heart! – a mass of people, a feeling like in Alpe d’Huez!
  • k 13.2

    refreshment station 4
  • k 15

    Multicultural life in Ehrenfeld: For some years omitted and now back again – Venloer Straße and the new mosque in sighting distance to the television tower
  • k 16.5

    refreshment station 5
  • k 19

    Rudolf Square for the THIRD time! And now with spectator motivation to the last kilometres!
  • k 19.5

    Espaliers of people and shouting and cheering also at Neumarkt, the after-run location
  • k 19.6

    refreshment station 6
  • k 21

    Finish at Cologne Cathedral! Over Hohe Straße passing thousands of spectators and Cologne’s landmark you will finish at Komödienstraße.
  • Finish

    Finally, we have made it!

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