Stavanger Marathon

The marathon - 42.2 KM Start and finish in the city centre The marathon distance consists of the two half marathons 3-Sjøersløpet and Stavanger Half Marathon. There is about 300 meters of ascent along the way. The race is recommended to anyone who wants to experience the beautiful natural areas Stavanger has to offer. About half the race is on asphalt, the rest on very runnable gravel. You run around the 3 lakes, and along both Hafrsfjord and Gandsfjorden. Half marathon - 21 KM The course takes you up to Mosvatnet. Here you run about a round before you pass the mighty “Sverd i fjell” along Hafrsfjord. Then the trip starts down to the beautiful cycle path along the Gandsfjorden. In total, the trail has about 150 meters of climbing, many of which come at the start. So don’t run stiff here. 73% of the track is on asphalt, the rest on gravel. 5 km Starts next to Mariero station, and is the last 5 km of the marathon course. The starting point is as close to the Gandsfjorden as you can get. The race itself first takes you along the fjord, before you reach Hillevåg and the beautiful Hillevågsvatnet. Towards the end, you get a good hill up, before there is a similar downhill to the center and Byparken.