Dresden Marathon Dresden, Germany   Oct 26, 2025

The Dresden Marathon course is completely crossing-free and has a maximum height difference of only twenty meters between the lowest point (start, Ostra-Allee) and the highest point (Tannenstraße, km 5.5). It leads more than 95% over asphalt and is always good for personal bests. The second round of the marathon is only about 65% identical to the first round. The special pleasure is the variety and variety of Baroque and nature.

Immediately after the start, the “city tour of a special kind” begins. Those who do not fight for the prize money can really enjoy the run. The start is on the Pieschener Allee in the direction of Heinz-Steyer-Stadion. If you look straight ahead, you see the Yenidzewhich is also known as the “tobacco mosque”. After a left-hand bend, head towards the Congresscenter and in a right / right combination you will reach the Marienbrücke. Tip: If you want to overtake here, you should keep far left! At the first crossing of the Elbe you have a great view of the old town with the Residenzschloss and the cathedral, before going to the new town. The 10 km run, with a separate start at 10.00 clock, branches off after almost two kilometers and leads through the Palaisgarten to Elbradweg. At the Hotel Westin Bellevue you can take the place of the famous “Canaletto view”.

On the opposite side of the Elbe you can see the famous silhouette of Dresden with the Residenzschloss, Cathedral, Art Academy and Frauenkirche. After five kilometers, the 10-km runners cross the Waldschlößchenbrücke and then walk on the old-town side of the Elbe in the direction of the destination.

The track of the half marathon, which is also the first round of the marathon (starting at 10:30 am), leads on the first third among other things through the inner and outer Neustadt. Inner Neustadt is home to several cultural institutions and museums in Dresden. Albertplatz is home to the Erich Kästner Museum and the Museum of Ethnology in the Japanese Palace. Highlights of the route here are the Palaisplatz, the Königstraße and the Dreikönigskirche. After reaching Albertplatz again after kilometer 4 you reach the outer Neustadt on Rothenburger Straße. The district is known as the pubs and trendy district of Dresden and is one of the largest and best preserved Gründerzeit quarter in Europe. On Louisenstraße and Kamenzer Straße you can get a taste of the “Neustadt-Flair”.

Past the Alaunplatz, via the Tannenstraße and Hans-Oster-Straße, you will reach the Stauffenbergallee. On the right we see the imposing St. Martin’s Church. Now it is almost five kilometers straight. First through the Radeberger suburband through the 600m long Waldschlößchentunnel. Then you reach the Waldschlößchenbrücke, opened in 2013. From there, the route leads across the Fetscherstraße to the Großer Garten. After a loop through the largest park in Dresden, the route leads past the Transparent Automobile Manufactory to Commeniusplatz. On the Fetscherstraße it goes back to the Fetscherplatz and then over a long straight with a view of the Frauenkirche to the stone road. Now follows on the last few kilometers without further Elbe crossing a straight, wide route below the Brühl Terrace to the destination of the half marathon at the MARITIM Hotel.

The marathon runners begin their second round at kilometer 20.5 at the “Italian hamlet”, which is about 35% different from the first round. The way to the Augustusbrücke leads, as with 10-km run coming from the Japanese Palace, over the Elbradweg along the Königsufer over the rose garden. After the second crossing of the Waldschlößchenbrücke, a detour to the suburb of Blasewitz follows. Here is a great view of three castles Albrechtsberg, Lingner Castle and Eckbergon Loschwitzer Elbhang. After returning from the “Blasewitz loop” at kilometer 30, the rest of the track is identical to the first lap. However, the variety of sights and the varied route do not cause tristesse at any time.