Hannover, Germany · 42.195 km road marathon
Hannover Marathon 2027
Sunday 11 April 2027
A closed-road city loop from the Neues Rathaus that the organizer calls one of the flattest in Germany, with every runner due at the finish by 16:00.
Hannover Marathon at a glance
- Start
- 10:00 (block D 10:05), Friedrichswall at the Neues Rathaus
- Finish
- Friedrichswall at the Neues Rathaus
- Course
- One closed-road loop, flat with a 19 m height range; 2026 route, 2027 not yet confirmed
- Time limit
- Everyone must finish by 16:00, so block D at 10:05 has 5 h 55; sweeper vehicle at six hours
- Cut-offs
- None published
- Entry
- Open; 99, 105 then 115 euro as the field fills, no refund for non-starters
- Bib pickup
- Expo Friday 12:00 to 19:00, Saturday 10:00 to 19:00, Sunday 07:00 to 08:30; 2027 venue not yet named
- Aid stations
- Every 5 km, with refreshment points between
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.
Hannover Marathon course map and elevation
One closed-road loop, flat with a 19 m height range; 2026 route, 2027 not yet confirmed. Map, elevation profile and 3D flyover.
› running direction two lines: out and back on the same road race kilometresCourse: LH Hannover - Geoinformation, CC BY 4.0; course by eichels GmbH
City-published 2026 course line; the 2027 route may differ. For illustration, not navigation.
What to expect on the course
- South past the Maschsee and the stadium to Döhren around km 7 to 8
- Back through the centre at Aegidientorplatz, Kröpcke and the main station near km 11 to 12
- Past the zoo and along the Eilenriede forest from km 14 to 17
- Home by the Leine at the Clevertor and the Hohes Ufer to the Landtag
The map shows the 2026 course; the organizer has not yet confirmed the 2027 route.
Read the full course description
One closed-road loop from Friedrichswall in front of the Neues Rathaus, run under German athletics rules on an officially measured course. It heads south past the Maschsee and the stadium to Döhren around km 7 to 8, comes back through the city centre at Aegidientorplatz, Kröpcke and the main station near km 11 to 12, skirts the zoo and the Eilenriede forest around km 14 to 17, then works through Podbielskistraße, List and Vahrenwald before returning by the university quarter, the Leine at the Clevertor and the Hohes Ufer to the Landtag and the finish. The organizer calls it one of the flattest courses in Germany with a 19 m height range; that is a range, not accumulated climb. Aid is every 5 km with refreshment points between, and pacers run from 3:00 to 5:00.
Source, licence and file
2026 course line from the city digital twin. Course: LH Hannover - Geoinformation, CC BY 4.0; course by eichels GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · original source · Download reference GPX (42.2 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
Declare the right start block at entry, because it cannot be changed on the day
Your block comes from the time you declare at entry and is printed on the bib: A under 2:50, B to 3:30, C to 3:59:59, D for 4:00 or slower. In 2026 changes were possible only through the change link until 1 April, never on site.
More detail
The block letter printed on the bib is the only entrance you may use: A for championship runners and sub-2:50, B to 3:30, C to 3:59:59, D for 4:00 and slower or no declared time. In 2026 block changes were possible only through the personal change link until 1 April, with no changes on site.
Treat Sunday bib pickup as a last resort
The Sunday window closes at 08:30 for a 10:00 gun, and in 2026 the expo was at the Heinz von Heiden Arena, not the start. Collect on Friday or Saturday, or let someone collect with your confirmation.
More detail
The Sunday expo window closes at 08:30 for a 10:00 gun, and in 2026 the expo was at the Heinz von Heiden Arena rather than at the Friedrichswall start, so a same-morning collection adds a transfer before the start area opens at 09:00. A third party may collect your bib with the confirmation on Friday or Saturday.
Budget the finish against the 16:00 clock, not a six-hour chip allowance
Everyone must finish by 16:00, so block D at 10:05 has 5 h 55. The slowest official pacer is 5:00, and bag return ends at 17:00.
More detail
The organizer states everyone must have reached the finish by 16:00 and the sweeper removes runners over the six-hour target. A block D runner starting at 10:05 has 5 h 55, the 5:00 pacer group is the slowest official pacing option, and bag return ends at 17:00.
Your race-day sheet
Even elapsed splits for 42.195 km. All clocks are local to Hannover.
ESTIMATED FINISH
14:00:00
MOVING PACE BUDGET
5:34/ km
ELAPSED PACE
5:41/ km
120 min below the modelled finish limit
| Distance | Elapsed | Local clock |
|---|---|---|
| 5 km | 00:28:26 | 10:28:26 |
| 10 km | 00:56:53 | 10:56:53 |
| 15 km | 01:25:19 | 11:25:19 |
| 20 km | 01:53:45 | 11:53:45 |
| Halfway | 02:00:00 | 12:00:00 |
| 25 km | 02:22:12 | 12:22:12 |
| 30 km | 02:50:38 | 12:50:38 |
| 35 km | 03:19:05 | 13:19:05 |
| 40 km | 03:47:31 | 13:47:31 |
| Finish | 04:00:00 | 14:00:00 |
Training plan for Hannover Marathon 2027
A free week-by-week plan dated to this race. It starts from a stated default (weekly distance, longest recent run, days a week) that you can change; nothing is read from your watch or training history. It does not use the finish-time target above.
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Entry, bib pickup and rules
- Entry:
- Open; 99, 105 then 115 euro as the field fills, no refund for non-starters
- Bib pickup:
- Expo Friday 12:00 to 19:00, Saturday 10:00 to 19:00, Sunday 07:00 to 08:30; 2027 venue not yet named
Read the full entry and pickup rules
Direct online entry for 2027 is open, priced by contingent (99, 105 and 115 euro bands as the field fills) with no refund for non-starters and an optional fee insurance. The start block is assigned from the best time declared at entry and printed on the bib; in 2026 changes were possible only through the personal change link until 1 April. Bibs are issued at the marathon expo on Friday 12:00 to 19:00, Saturday 10:00 to 19:00 and Sunday 07:00 to 08:30; the 2027 expo venue is not yet named, and in 2026 it was the Heinz von Heiden Arena, not the start area.
Sources
Checked 16 September 2026; next review due 2026-10-25. 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
- Marathon information page: 42.195 km identity, the 10:00 and 10:05 two-wave start, the 16:00 finish closure, 2027 bib-pickup hours, pacers and the minimum age.
- Course page: The 11 April 2027 countdown, the relay stage table with kilometre marks, the 19 m height-range claim and the links to the course map and the city digital twin.
- 2026 participant brochure: Start blocks, all start times, the expo venue, aid-station table, bag return and the save-the-date for 11 April 2027. Some lines are 2026 text.