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MarathonRoad🇺🇸 Big Sur, United States

Big Sur International Marathon

Sunday, 25 April 2027In 6 months · Start 06:45

Official site

Highway 1 along the Pacific cliffs to Carmel, with a 2-mile climb to Hurricane Point and a piano player on Bixby Bridge.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against bigsurmarathon.org, bigsurmarathon.org.

Elevation gain
650 m
Very hilly · ↓ 700 m
Highest point
170 m
above sea level
Temp at start
11°C
Peaks around 15°C
Entry fee
≈ $250
Lottery
Finishers
4,000
typical year
Course
Point to point
Cut-off: check site
Getting thereFly into SJC (San Jose), about 125 km from the start

Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Very hilly: about 650 m of climbing and 700 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start
11°C
Peak during race
15°C
Humidity
79%
Chance of rain
9%
Wind
15 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 25 April ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 06:45 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

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