Course Map
Route based on 2025 course — may differ slightly from this year.
About this Race
The Generali Munich Marathon winds through the Bavarian capital and finishes with a memorable lap inside the 1972 Olympic Stadium, sending runners onto the track of one of the sport's most historic venues. The course runs through the city center, the sprawling English Garden, and around the architecture of Olympic Park, with a gently undulating profile rather than a flat-out fast one. Held in October around the spirit of the autumn festival season, it offers crisp conditions and warm, enthusiastic crowds. The rolling sections call for sensible pacing, but the stadium finish is the payoff that defines the day. It suits runners who want a scenic, history-laden race and a stadium climax over a guaranteed personal best.
Course Insight
Munich's draw is its finish: fittingly for the 1972 Olympic host city, the course closes inside the Olympic Stadium, dropping onto the track for a final lap that's pure theatre. The route runs through the city and the sprawling Englischer Garten on terrain that gently rolls rather than sitting dead flat, so it rewards steady strength over a fixed pace. October air is usually crisp and fast. Don't spend everything on the park stretches; save enough to enjoy the stadium entrance rather than crawl through it. A well-judged effort turns that final lap into the highlight it's designed to be.
Difficulty Breakdown
Mostly due to very flat.
Course Details
- Course type
- Loop
- Elevation gain
- 90m
- Elevation loss
- 90m
- Highest point
- 536m
- Lowest point
- 500m
- Net elevation
- 0m
- Start
- Olympiapark München
- Cutoff time
- 6h 20m
Course Records
- Men's
- 2:07:28 — Philimon Kiptoo Kipchumba (Kenya), 2022
- Women's
- 2:23:26 — Agnes Keino (Kenya), 2022
Race History
The Munich Marathon in its current form dates to 2002, winding through the Bavarian capital and finishing with a memorable lap inside the 1972 Olympic Stadium. It built its identity around the city's Olympic heritage and the festive autumn season, with a scenic route through the English Garden and Olympic Park. From its founding it grew into one of southern Germany's signature road races. Held each October, it draws tens of thousands of runners to its stadium-finish course.
Plan Your Trip
Everything you need to know to get there, get settled, and get to the start line.
- Nearest airport(s)
- Munich (MUC), Memmingen (FMM)
- Best area to stay
- The Altstadt for walkable central hotels near the route, Schwabing for stylish stays near the Englischer Garten, and the Olympic Park area for proximity to the stadium finish.
- Getting to the start
- The start is near the Olympic Park; take the U-Bahn (U3) to Olympiazentrum and walk to the start area.