MarathonMixed road & trail🇯🇴 Petra, Jordan

Petra Desert Marathon

Saturday, 4 September 2027In 11 months · Start 06:30

Starts on the Street of Facades inside ancient Petra, then heads out on sand and gravel tracks past Little Petra and through Bedouin villages before a steep paved descent to the visitor centre. Entry is through a travel package.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against petra-desert-marathon.com, petra-desert-marathon.com, marathon-index.com.

Elevation gain

650 m

Very hilly · ↓ 650 m

Start altitude

876 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

23°C

Peaks around 29°C

Entry fee

≈ $1,450

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Loop

7h cut-off

Getting thereFly into AQJ (Aqaba), about 90 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 650 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

23°C

Peak during race

29°C

Humidity

46%

Chance of rain

Wind

6 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 4 September ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 06:30 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

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