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Freiburg, Germany · 42.195 km road marathon

Freiburg Marathon 2027

Sunday 4 April 2027

Two identical laps from Messe Freiburg through parks, city districts and the Altstadt, with a 5 h 45 limit whose basis the organizer does not state.

Freiburg Marathon at a glance

Start: 09:00 (block B) and 09:10 (block C), open-air grounds of Messe Freiburg, Neuer Messplatz
Finish: Messe Freiburg, Neuer Messplatz
Course: Two laps of about 21.1 km, flat to gently rolling, about 200 m of climb in all
Time limit: 5 h 45, basis not stated; counted from the first gun, the finish closes at 14:45
Cut-offs: None published
Entry: Open, 80 euro, no lottery; late entry adds 13 euro at Halle 3 on 2 to 4 April 2027
Bib pickup: Messe Freiburg, Halle 3: Friday 15:00 to 19:00, Saturday 09:00 to 18:00, or Sunday from 07:30
Aid stations: About every 2.5 km in 2026, water and refreshments alternating; food at km 5, 10, 15 and 21 of each lap

Checked against the organizer's pages on 16 September 2026. Facts for the next edition can still change; the organizer's page is the final word.

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Freiburg Marathon course map and elevation

Two laps of about 21.1 km, flat to gently rolling, about 200 m of climb in all. Map, elevation profile and 3D flyover.

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running direction two lines: out and back on the same road race kilometresCourse: TrailSplits reconstruction; map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Flat (<5%)

Route drawn by TrailSplits from published race information; approximate. For illustration, not navigation.

What to expect on the course

The Seepark at km 2 and the Dietenbachpark at km 5 on each lap
Along the Dreisam at km 15 into the Altstadt beside the Münster at km 16
Over the Wiwilibrücke, the pedestrian bridge in the race logo, at km 17
Asphalt, cobbles and paving stones: the Altstadt stretch around km 16 comes again at about km 37

The map follows the organizer's published lap run twice; the exact 2027 route is still to be announced.

Read the full course description

Two identical laps of about 21.1 km from the open-air grounds of Messe Freiburg at Neuer Messplatz, on a course the organizer lists as certified. Each lap leaves the exhibition grounds through the Seepark at km 2 and the Dietenbachpark at km 5, passes the western and southern districts of Weingarten, Haslach and St. Georgen to reach Wiehre around km 12, follows the Dreisam at km 15 into the historic Altstadt beside the Muenster at km 16, crosses the Wiwilibruecke, the pedestrian bridge in the race logo, at km 17 and returns through Stuehlinger and Bruehl to the Messe, where the marathon field turns onto the second lap and finishes at km 42. The organizer calls the course flat to gently rolling with about 200 m of climb over the whole marathon and no major hills, on asphalt, cobblestones and paving stones; the embedded lap map shows about 56 m of gain per lap. In 2026 water and refreshment stations alternated roughly every 2.5 km, with food at km 5, 10, 15 and 21 of each lap, gels at km 15 and pacers from 3:15 to 5:00.

Source, licence and file

TrailSplits reconstruction of the published route. Course: TrailSplits reconstruction; map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL · original source · Download reference GPX (43.1 km in the file). Approximate terrain-model heights added by TrailSplits, sampled and smoothed at roughly 100 m intervals. Buildings, bridges and small road gradients are not surveyed road elevations.Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Three decisions to make before race day

Collect your bib on Friday or Saturday, not on race morning

Sunday pickup opens at 07:30, only 90 minutes before the gun, and serves every distance, so collect on Friday or Saturday or send a proxy. Trams stop in the inner city from about 09:00 to 15:00.

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Sunday pickup in Halle 3 opens at 07:30, only 90 minutes before the 09:00 gun, and the desk serves every Sunday distance; the organizer recommends Friday 15:00 to 19:00 or Saturday 09:00 to 18:00, or a proxy with the power of attorney on the confirmation. The bib gives free RVF public transport on the Sunday from three hours before the event, but the inner city is closed to trams from about 09:00 to 15:00, so a race-morning journey has to reach the Messe before the closures.
Declare the right finish time before 21 March 2027

Your declared finish time sets block B (09:00) or C (09:10), fixed after 21 March 2027. If the limit is a fixed 14:45 clock, block C has ten minutes less, so a runner near the limit should aim for block B.

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Block B at 09:00 or block C at 09:10 is assigned automatically from the finish time declared at entry, printed on the bib and fixed after 21 March 2027, with no guarantee that running partners land in the same block. If the 5 h 45 limit turns out to be a fixed 14:45 clock, block C starts with ten minutes less, so a runner near the limit should declare a time that places them in block B.
Pace the first lap to leave margin for the second pass

Both laps are identical, so the Altstadt cobbles around km 16 return at about km 37. Check your clock against 14:45 at the lap change at the Messe; the slowest 2026 pacer ran 5:00.

More detail
The two laps are identical, so the cobbles and paving stones of the Altstadt around km 16 come again at about km 37 and the organizer's 200 m of climb is spread evenly over both laps. The slowest pacer group in 2026 ran 5:00 against a 5 h 45 limit, and with stations only every 2.5 km on the 2026 pattern the lap transition at the Messe is the natural place to check the clock against 14:45.

Your race-day sheet

Even elapsed splits for 42.195 km. All clocks are local to Freiburg.

Target finish time, including stops

HoursMinutes

Total stopped minutes Your start time (local)

The initial value is the first published start, not your assigned wave. Europe/Berlin.

Time limit: 5 h 45, basis not stated; counted from the first gun, the finish closes at 14:45

How this sheet applies the limit

The organizer states a 5 h 45 time limit for the marathon and does not say whether it runs from the gun, from the chip crossing or to a fixed clock; results are ranked on net time and both gross and net times appear on the certificate. This sheet applies the 5 h 45 to the start you enter; if it runs from the 09:00 first gun, the finish closes at 14:45 and a block C runner leaving at 09:10 has 5 h 35. No intermediate cutoffs or sweep schedule are published; the inner city is closed to trams from about 09:00 to 15:00.

A timing comparison, not a fitness assessment. Intermediate cutoffs, queues, weather and terrain are not modelled. Stops are spread evenly in the illustration; actual checkpoint times will differ.

ESTIMATED FINISH

13:00:00

MOVING PACE BUDGET

5:34/ km

ELAPSED PACE

5:41/ km

105 min below the modelled finish limit

Distance markers, not aid stations or guaranteed arrival times.
Distance	Elapsed	Local clock
5 km	00:28:26	09:28:26
10 km	00:56:53	09:56:53
15 km	01:25:19	10:25:19
20 km	01:53:45	10:53:45
Halfway	02:00:00	11:00:00
25 km	02:22:12	11:22:12
30 km	02:50:38	11:50:38
35 km	03:19:05	12:19:05
40 km	03:47:31	12:47:31
Finish	04:00:00	13:00:00

Training plan for Freiburg Marathon 2027

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Entry, bib pickup and rules

Entry:: Open, 80 euro, no lottery; late entry adds 13 euro at Halle 3 on 2 to 4 April 2027
Bib pickup:: Messe Freiburg, Halle 3: Friday 15:00 to 19:00, Saturday 09:00 to 18:00, or Sunday from 07:30

Read the full entry and pickup rules

Direct online entry is open at a single 80 euro price with no lottery and no waiting list, and about 45 percent of marathon places were still free on the check date; late entry adds 13 euro at the desk in Halle 3 on 2 to 4 April 2027 while places remain, and the minimum age is 18. The start block is assigned automatically from the finish time declared at entry and cannot be changed after 21 March 2027, when bibs are printed. Bibs are collected at Messe Freiburg, Halle 3, on Friday 15:00 to 19:00, Saturday 09:00 to 18:00 or Sunday from 07:30 against the confirmation or an identity card, and a proxy may collect with the power of attorney printed on the confirmation. Race-day pickup therefore exists, but the organizer recommends Friday or Saturday to avoid the Sunday queue.

Sources

Checked 16 September 2026; next review due 2026-10-27. Event facts come from the organizer; the pacing sheet, decisions and plan are TrailSplits' own. Independently prepared by TrailSplits, not endorsed by the organizer.

What each source confirms

2027 marathon page: The 4 April 2027 date, the 09:00 and 09:10 starts, the 5 h 45 cut-off, the 2 x 21 km two-lap statement, the 200 m climb claim, the 80 euro fee, the minimum age of 18, the per-lap landmarks with kilometre marks and the embedded course map.
Participant FAQ: Start blocks B and C and the 21 March 2027 deadline for finish-time changes, the time limits, net-time ranking, bib-pickup hours in Halle 3 and proxy collection, the 13 euro late-entry fee on 2 to 4 April, the absence of waiting lists, surfaces, tram closures, free public transport and the note that the exact 2027 route will be announced later.
2026 start information: Aid-station spacing and contents, gels at km 15, the pacer range and the two marathon blocks ten minutes apart. 2026 facts, not 2027 confirmations.