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Zaragoza, Spain · 42.195 km road marathon

Zaragoza Marathon 2027

Sunday 18 April 2027

A single loop through Zaragoza from the Plaza del Pilar, over the Ebro to the Expo site and up to the Parque Grande, with a 5 h limit and clock cut-offs at halfway, km 30 and km 35.

Zaragoza Marathon at a glance

Start: 08:30, one start in corrals by target time, Plaza del Pilar beside the Ayuntamiento
Finish: Plaza del Pilar
Course: One loop through the centre, the Expo site and the Parque Grande, with several turnarounds
Elevation: Between 196 and 242 m above sea level
Time limit: 5 hours; the rules do not say whether they run from the gun or your start crossing
Cut-offs: Halfway by 11:00, km 30 by 12:05, km 35 by 12:40
Entry: Open; 45 euro plus 5 percent handling until 18 October 2026, rising in steps to 65 euro
Bib pickup: Hotel Hiberus, Friday 16 and Saturday 17 April; no race-day pickup
Aid stations: Every 5 km; sports drink from km 15, fruit and nuts from km 20

Checked against the organizer's pages on 24 September 2026. Facts for the next edition can still change; the organizer's page is the final word.

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Zaragoza Marathon course map and elevation

One loop through the centre, the Expo site and the Parque Grande, with several turnarounds. 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

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

What to expect on the course

Over the Ebro on the Puente de la Almozara at km 8, round the Expo site by the Torre del Agua at km 10, back on the Puente del Tercer Milenio
The hardest climb, from Tenor Fleta up the Paseo de Cuéllar to the Canal Imperial, comes at km 17
Loops through the Parque Grande José Antonio Labordeta from km 18 to 22
Paseo Echegaray y Caballero twice, with hairpins at km 2 and 33 and a turn on the Puente de Hierro
Back over the Ebro on the Puente de Piedra and the Puente de Santiago before the last kilometres on Independencia

The line follows the organizer's 2026 course map along the streets; the organizer has not yet published a separate 2027 route.

Read the full course description

One RFEA-measured loop of 42.195 km on roads closed to traffic, starting and finishing on the Plaza del Pilar. After a short loop by the Basilica it runs east along the Paseo Echegaray y Caballero to a hairpin at km 2 and back to the Pilar by km 4, then down the Paseo de la Independencia to a turn at Plaza de Aragon and back. It crosses the Ebro on the Puente de la Almozara at km 8, circles the Expo site past the Torre del Agua at km 10 and returns over the Puente del Tercer Milenio to the bullring at km 13. The organizer names the rise from Tenor Fleta up the Paseo de Cuellar to the Canal Imperial, now at km 17, as the hardest stretch but gives no climb figure. Km 18 to 22 loop through the Parque Grande with two short out-and-backs, then turns on Avenida de San Jose and Miguel Servet. From km 32 the Echegaray is run to the hairpin again at km 33, with an out-and-back onto the Puente de Hierro, before the Puente de Piedra, Sobrarbe and the Puente de Santiago; a second Independencia turn near km 41 precedes the finish. Water every 5 km, sports drink from km 15, fruit and nuts from km 20, pacers 3:00 to 4:15.

Source, licence and file

TrailSplits reconstruction of the published route. Course: TrailSplits reconstruction; map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL · original source · Download reference GPX (43.6 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

Pace the first half against the 11:00 halfway clock

Cut-offs are clock times from the 08:30 start at 7:05 per km: halfway by 11:00, km 30 by 12:05, km 35 by 12:40. Starting from a back corral costs minutes against them.

More detail
All three cut-offs are clock times set by a 7:05 per km closing pace from the single 08:30 start: halfway by 11:00, km 30 by 12:05, km 35 by 12:40. Corrals are ordered by target time, so a runner near the limit starts at the back and loses the minutes it takes to reach the line. The slowest pacer runs 4:15, so anyone slower paces alone.
Hold back on the km 17 climb and the turns that follow

The hardest climb now comes at km 17, followed by the Parque Grande out-and-backs and hairpins on the Echegaray at km 2 and 33. Keep effort even there.

More detail
The organizer moved the hardest stretch, the rise from Tenor Fleta up the Paseo de Cuellar to the Canal Imperial, from km 32 to km 17 so legs meet it fresh. Straight after it come the Parque Grande loops with two out-and-backs, and the map shows hairpins on the Echegaray at km 2 and 33 and turns on Independencia near km 5 and 41. No climb figure is published.
Collect bib and gels at the Hotel Hiberus on Friday or Saturday

Bibs and gels only at the Hotel Hiberus on Friday 16 or Saturday 17 April; nothing on race day, and gels are not handed out on course.

More detail
Bibs are handed out only at the Hotel Hiberus, Paseo de los Puentes 2, on Friday 16 April 10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 20:00 and Saturday 17 April 10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 19:00, never on race day. The gels come in that bag, not at aid stations, so plan to carry them. A friend may collect with a copy of your ID and your written authorisation.

Your race-day sheet

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

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/Madrid.

Time limit: 5 hours; the rules do not say whether they run from the gun or your start crossing

How this sheet applies the limit

The rules give 5 hours to finish and close three checkpoints at fixed clock times: halfway at 11:00, km 30 at 12:05 and km 35 at 12:40, set by a closing pace of 7:05 per km. Staff or the Policia Local may withdraw runners behind that pace, and the organizer may close the finish and timing once the 5 hours are up. The rules do not say whether the 5 hours run from the 08:30 gun or from your own start crossing, so this sheet shows no closing clock.

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

12:30:00

MOVING PACE BUDGET

5:34/ km

ELAPSED PACE

5:41/ km

60 min below the modelled finish limit

Distance markers, not aid stations or guaranteed arrival times.
Distance	Elapsed	Local clock
5 km	00:28:26	08:58:26
10 km	00:56:53	09:26:53
15 km	01:25:19	09:55:19
20 km	01:53:45	10:23:45
Halfway	02:00:00	10:30:00
25 km	02:22:12	10:52:12
30 km	02:50:38	11:20:38
35 km	03:19:05	11:49:05
40 km	03:47:31	12:17:31
Finish	04:00:00	12:30:00

Training plan for Zaragoza Marathon 2027

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Entry, bib pickup and rules

Entry:: Open; 45 euro plus 5 percent handling until 18 October 2026, rising in steps to 65 euro
Bib pickup:: Hotel Hiberus, Friday 16 and Saturday 17 April; no race-day pickup

Read the full entry and pickup rules

Entry is open on the organizer's AvaiBook Sports platform until 23:59 on 16 April 2027, capped at 4,000 runners. Fees rise by date, each plus 5 percent handling: 40 euro for the first 200 entries or to 30 August, 45 euro to 18 October 2026 (on sale on the check date), 50 euro from 19 October to 13 December, 55 euro from 14 December to 7 March 2027 and 65 euro from 8 March. The rules admit runners over 18. Fees are never refunded; optional cancellation cover, bought only at entry, repays the fee for some injuries and personal reasons. Without it you may pass your bib to another runner until 4 April 2027. Bibs are collected at the Hotel Hiberus on 16 and 17 April, with no race-day pickup.

Sources

Checked 24 September 2026; next review due 2026-11-02. 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 rules (reglamento): The 18 April 2027 date and 08:30 start on the Plaza del Pilar, the RFEA-measured 42.195 m, the over-18 rule, the 5 h limit with the 11:00, 12:05 and 12:40 checkpoint closures and the 7:05 per km closing pace, the fee bands and 4,000 cap, bib pickup at the Hotel Hiberus on 16 and 17 April with no race-day pickup, the no-refund rule, cancellation cover, the 4 April 2027 bib-transfer deadline, corrals, pacers, aid stations and gels in the runner's bag.
Marathon page: The 18 April 08:30 start on the Plaza del Pilar, the bib pickup days, hours and place, and the bag drop at the Polideportivo Tenerias from 07:30 to 15:00.
Participant FAQ: The 08:30 start beside the Ayuntamiento on 18 April 2027, the 09:05 10K start, corrals by target time, aid every 5 km with fruit and nuts from km 20, gels handed out at the expo, proxy pickup with an ID copy and authorisation, the tram stop at Murallas Romanas and road closures from 08:15.
Marathon course page: The landmarks and bridges, the move of the Tenor Fleta to Canal Imperial climb from km 32 to km 17, the removed Canal Imperial cycle-path and Almozara underpass sections, the 2026 (XIX edition) course map with kilometre marks and aid table, and the linked Google My Maps course.
Runner services and fees: The fee bands, the 4,000 cap, the 5 h limit, pacer times, aid and live splits every 5 km.
Official entry platform (AvaiBook Sports): The 20th edition on 18 April 2027 at 08:30 on the Plaza del Pilar, organized by C.A. Corre en Zaragoza, entry open until 23:59 on 16 April 2027, and the 45 euro band on sale on 24 September 2026, moving to 50 euro in October.