Blackmores Sydney Marathon Street by Street Directions
START: Bradfield Park, on South Alfred, at the South corner of Dind St, Milsons Point (Start Height above sea level 25m)
All Courses Start northbound up South Alfred Street, Milsons Point to Lavender St round-about
Right turn at Lavender St round-about onto Bradfield Hwy, lane 1 of Harbour Bridge Approach (meets with Olympic Course 'blue line')
Lane 1 Bridge Approach (adjacent to Milsons Point Station)
North Pylon of Harbour Bridge
Across Sydney Harbour Bridge (Marathon travels left from lane1 to 2,3 & 4 with smooth transition to lane 7)
South Pylon of Harbour Bridge (Marathon moves to left lanes)
Exit from bridge from lane 7, Left onto Cahill Expressway
Exit Cahill Expressway & Left into Macquarie Street (City CBD)
DRINK STATION 1 - Macquarie Street
Marathon Past Olympic Course 5k reference point outside Parliament House now approx. 3.9k on New Marathon & Half Courses
Left into Prince Albert Rd
Onto Art Gallery Rd (Control Point 1: Redirection Point 1 from 7:50am)
Onto Mrs Macquaries Rd at split in road outside Trust offices
Victoria Lodge Gate - in (road join)
Mrs Macquaries Point
DRINK STATION 2 - Mrs Macquaries Point 100m past U-Bend
Road split point out
Passed Art Gallery out
Right into St Marys Road
Left onto College St from Prince Albert Rd
DRINK STATION 3 - on College St 100M Prior to Oxford St
Left into Oxford Street, Darlinghurst
Right into Flinders Street
Across Moore Park Road into Anzac Parade
Left across Lang Road into Northern Lane of Federation Way
DRINK STATION 4-Federation Way (In) (Control Point 2: Redirection Point 2 from 8:40am)
Across Robertson Road, Enter into Centennial Park through northern gates
Left into Grand Drive, Centennial Park
Right into Dickens Drive
Left into Parkes Drive
Right into Grand Drive
Right into Dickens Drive
DRINK STATION 5 - Centennial Park On Dickens Opposite Public Toilets
Left into Parkes Drive
Right onto Grand Drive
Left and exit Centennial Park through southern gate, Robertson Road Gates
Across Robertson Road onto Federation Way, southern lane and along footpath
DRINK STATION 6 - On Federation Way (Out)
Across Bus Lane and Left into Anzac Parade
Left into Alison Road (Control Point 3: Redirection Point 3 from 9:35am)
DRINK STATION 7 - Alison Rd (Out) 100m prior to U-Turn
U Turn on Alison Road at cut in median (opposite House 84) Prior to Wansey Rd. then continue back along Alison Rd
Sharp Left into Anzac Parade at Apex
DRINK STATION 8 - Anzac Parade, either Just Prior or just after U-Turn
U turn on Anzac Parade, Randwick around northern median at Todman Ave
Marathon Halfway Point, On Anzac Parade Northbound Approx. Opposite Goodwood Street (Control point 4: CUT-OFF POINT 1 : 10:05AM)
Left from Anzac Pde into Dacey Ave
U'-Turn Point on Dacey Ave
Left into Anzac (Northbound)
On Anzac Pde. Across Cnr Lang Rd/ Cleveland Street
DRINK STATION 9 - On Anzac Pde, 100m past Cleveland St, Opp Sydney Girls High School
From Anzac Pde across Fitzroy St into Flinders Street (then along Flinders St to Short St)
Left into Short Street
Right into Bourke Street
Left into Campbell Street
Right into Crown Street
Left into Goulburn Street (contra Flow)
Right into Wentworth Ave
DRINK STATION 10 - On Wentworth just prior to Liverpool
Left into Liverpool Street
Right into Pitt Street
Left into Park Street
Right into Clarence St
On Clarence St across Market
Left into King Street
Onto King Street ramp at Sussex St then onto Western Distributor (contra flow) (Control Point 5: Redirection Point 4 from 10:50am)
Half Marathon merges from the left on to Darling Harbour Flyover
Marathon & Half Marathon Courses then continue over Darling Harbour Flyover to the 'on-ramp' from Pyrmont Street, at Allen St.
DRINK STATION 11 - Pyrmont Street at Allen St
Left into Pyrmont Bridge Road
Right into Harris Street
Left into Miller Street
Long right turn, keep left, into Bank Street
Across Old Glebe Island Bridge
Left at Somerville Rd. then right into ‘New’ James Craig Rd
DRINK STATION 12 – ‘New’ James Craig Rd East
Left onto The Crescent/ City West Link
On City West Link across Catherine Street
Along City west link across Balmain Road
U'-Turn On City West Link at Norton Street (Marathon Only) (Control Point 6: CUT-OFF POINT 2: 11:35AM)
DRINK STATION 14 - City West Link at Norton Street
On city west link across Balmain Rd (Return)
On City West Link across Catherine Street (Return)
50m ‘Out & Back’ toward Anzac Bridge then return
Left onto ‘New’ James Craig Road (Return)
AID STATION 15 – New James Craig Rd, West (Control Point 7: CUT-OFF POINT 3 -- FROM 11:50 AM)
Across Old Glebe Island Bridge
Onto Bank Street
Left into Miller St from Bank St
Right into Harris Street
Left into Pyrmont Bridge Road
Right into Pyrmont Street
DRINK STATION 16 - Pyrmont Street at Bunn Street (Control Point 8: CUT-OFF POINT 4 -- FROM 12:10 PM)
Deviate Left onto city-bound on-ramp (stay left)
Onto Darling Harbour Flyover - to King Street
Left into Sussex St from King Street (northbound)
DRINK STATION 17 - Hickson Rd prior to Napoleon Street
along Hickson across Napoleon St
gradual diagonal to the Right Hand Side of Hickson Rd
continue along the ‘city’ side of Hickson Rd
Through Pottinger St round-about
DRINK STATION 18 then 90’ turn on Hickson Rd and under Harbour Bridge (keep on road)
Deviate left up ‘ramped’ curb onto pathway toward Park Hyatt
Stay on ‘waterside’ pathway and onto ‘boardwalk’ in front of Park Hyatt
Deviate sharp left and around in front of restaurants along Campbells Cove
Continue under the upper level OPT car park access road
Cut diagonally across OPT ground floor car park and through OPT “Cargo Hall’ toward the water.
Make a sharp right deviation and continue along pathway ‘waterside’ of OPT
Make right deviation and head toward ‘centre’ pathway heading toward Albert St, Circular Quay
Left onto Albert Street pathway
Along the pathway at rear of Circular Quay
Deviate Left and under Cahill Expressway toward the East Circular Quay.
Along East Circular Quay next to restaurants toward Sydney Opera House
Slight deviation left and up ramped stairs toward Opera House Forecourt
FINISH: Forecourt Sydney Opera House (through finish arch on LEFT side)   (Finish Height above sea level 3.5m)