Blackmores Sydney Marathon
| Start Line: On South Alfred St, 22m North of Fitzroy St intersection, western side of Bradfield Park, Milsons Point |
| All courses start northbound up South Alfred St, Milsons Point to Lavender St round-about |
| Marathon Course continues through the roundabout at Lavender St and onto Middlemiss St heading north |
| Marathon continues north along Middlemiss St |
| Turn right at Arthur St Tunnel and continue through tunnel |
| Turn right again exiting tunnel and veer into lane 2 Pacific Hwy heading south toward Sydney Harbour Bridge (SHB) |
| Continue South leading onto Bradfield Hwy, past Lavender St and into lanes 1&2 of Harbour Bridge approach, and past 1km Mark |
| Continue south along lanes 1&2: Bridge approach (Adjacent to Milsons Point Station) |
| Past North Pylon Harbour Bridge and veer slightly left toward lane 4 |
| Past highest Point across Sydney Harbour Bridge (approx.60m), then past 2km Mark |
| Past South Pylon of Harbour Bridge, keeping in lanes 4&5 |
| Continue south past Cahill Expressway exit |
| Continue south along lane 5 SHB toward southern toll booths, leaving bridge and onto start of Western Distributor |
| Continue through southern tolls in lane 2 on Western Distributor, and past 3km Mark |
| Continue south along Western Distributor |
| Make a right U-Turn through median, then proceed North on Western Distributor |
| Continue north along Western Distributor veering left, toward what we call the corkscrew |
| Make a sharp left U-Turn at end of raised white medium strip, and 'down' into the corkscrew (in reverse direction of normal vehicle flow off Cahill Expressway) |
| Continue around the inside lanes (keeping right) in the corkscrew, and past 4km Mark |
| Exiting corkscrew tunnel heading east onto the Cahill Expressway (above Circular Quay) |
| Continue east along Cahill Expressway and continue onto the right hand side of the Cahill Expressway |
| Keeping right, follow the Cahill Expressway around to the right and past the 5km Mark toward Macquarie St |
| Veer left from Cahill Expressway onto Macquarie St (City CBD) on the eastern side of the road |
| Past Drink Station 1 - Macquarie St, east side of road between Bridge and Bent Sts |
| Continue south along Macquarie St, past Sydney Hospital |
| Turn left onto Prince Albert Rd and past 6Km Mark |
| Continue to veer left into Art Gallery Rd, keeping to the left hand side of the road (2-way flow) |
| Continue along Art Gallery Rd and over bridge onto Mrs. Macquaries Rd |
| Veer left and continue along Mrs Macquaries Rd past split in road, outside RBG Trust Offices |
| Continue along Mrs Macquaries Rd Past 7km Mark, and keep left past the split in road on Mrs Macquarie’s Rd, toward Mrs Macquaries Point |
| Follow road to end and then right and past Mrs Macquaries Point |
| Past Drink Station 2 - Mrs Macquaries Point, 50m past U-Bend |
| Keeping left at split in road on Mrs Macquaries Rd and past Andrew Boy Charlton Pool and then past 8km Mark |
| Continue along Mrs Macquaries Rd, and up short steep uphill section back past RBG Trust Offices and past Art Gallery Car Park - Exit Out |
| Returning over bridge and back onto Art Gallery Rd and past the Art Gallery of NSW, and then past 9km Mark |
| Keep left then turn right into St Marys Rd |
| Then turn left onto College St, heading south |
| Make a right hand U-Turn on College St approx. 15m before William/ Park St intersection |
| Return back north along College St |
| Keep left and veer left onto Prince Albert Rd toward the north end of Hyde Park (North) |
| The Marathon Course turns left at the north end of Hyde Park (North), opposite Macquarie St and onto the Central Pathway south through Hyde Park (North) |
| The Marathon continues south along Central Pathway and veers left around the Archibald Fountain, then past the 10km Mark, and past Drink Station 3 |
| Continue south, and cross the Special Event Bridge over Park St towards Hyde Park (South) |
| Exit the Special Event Bridge and onto Hyde Park (South) toward the Anzac Memorial and the Pool of Reflection |
| Turn left at Pool of Reflection, then an immediate right and along the path adjacent to Pool of Reflection |
| Continue along this path past the Anzac Memorial on your right |
| At the end of the Anzac Memorial veer left along diagonal pathway toward Oxford St to exit Hyde Park (South) onto College St |
| Exit Hyde Park (South) at the corner of College/ Liverpool and Oxford Sts |
| Continue onto Oxford St (Darlinghurst) heading south east |
| Keeping to the left, continue along Oxford St, past Crown St and the 11km Mark |
| Make a sweeping turn to the right from Oxford St onto Flinders St heading south, and again keeping to the left |
| Continue south along Flinders St |
| Turn left onto the south side of Moore Park Rd |
| Continue along Moore Park Rd, past 12km Mark |
| Turn right onto Driver Ave |
| Continue south along Driver Ave, past Drink Station 4, then further south past the 13km Mark |
| Turn right from Driver Ave onto Lang Rd |
| Continue west along Lang Rd then turn right into STA Bus Lane running parallel to Anzac Pde |
| Continue north along STA Bus Lane parallel to Anzac Pde |
| Veer right along the STA Bus Lane onto Macarthur Ave (SFS Bus loop) |
| Continue along the bus loop past 14km Mark |
| Exit to the right from Macarthur Ave (bus loop) and back onto STA Bus Lane, heading north |
| Make a left U-Turn at the end of the STA Bus Lane and onto Anzac Pde |
| Continue south along Anzac Pde, past the 15km Mark |
| At Lang Rd, veer left from Anzac Pde, diagonally across the intersection and onto Federation Way, and past Drink Station 5 |
| Along northern footpath of Federation Way, travelling east toward Centennial Park |
| Across Robertson Rd and enter Centennial Park through Robertson Rd Gates, past 16km Mark |
| Approximately 100m after the Gates, turn right around the 'Egg-looking' sculptures and onto Grand Dr, keeping to the left, (2-Way Flow) |
| Continue along Grand Dr (keeping left), in an anticlockwise direction, and past the 17km Mark |
| Turn left into Parkes Dr (keeping left) |
| Veer left from Parkes Dr onto Dickens Dr and past the 18km Mark, and Drink Station 6 |
| Turn right onto Grand Dr |
| Continue east (clockwise) along Grand Dr past Parkes Dr and past the 19km Mark |
| Continue along Grand Dr past Loch Ave |
| Continue along Grand Dr, and then keep to the left opposite Dickens Dr (2-way flow), and past Drink Station 7 and then the 20km Mark |
| Continue along Grand Dr until approx 20m before Parkes Dr |
| Make a U-Turn on Grand Dr, and then continue back toward Dickens Dr (anti-clockwise) past the 21km Mark and past the Halfway Mark |
| Continue along Grand Dr keeping to the left, then Left into Dickens Dr |
| Continue along Dickens Dr and past Drink Station 8 |
| Turn left from Dickens Dr onto Parks Dr heading south, keeping to the left (2-way flow), then past the 22km Mark |
| Continue south along Parkes Dr the turn right onto Grand Dr, keeping to the left (2-way flow) |
| Continue along Grand Dr keeping to the left, and past the 23km Mark |
| Veer left off Grand Dr through Robertson Rd Gates and exit the Park |
| Across Robertson Rd then onto Southern Pathway of Federation Way, past 24km Mark |
| Continue along Federation Way, past Drink Station 9, then turn left into the STA Bus Lane, keeping to the left (2-way flow) |
| Continue south along STA Bus Lane heading south parallel to Anzac Pde, past the 25km Mark |
| Continue along STA Bus Lane parallel to Alison Rd, towards Doncaster Ave |
| Make a U-Turn at end of STA bus lane, just prior to median (Opposite Doncaster Ave) |
| Return north along STA Bus lane keeping to the left (2-way flow) and past the 26km Mark to Lang Rd, make a left U-Turn turn onto Anzac Pde |
| Head south along Anzac Parade, and past the 27km Mark |
| Make a right U-Turn on Anzac Pde opposite STA Bus Drivers building approx. 200m north of Dacey St & Alison Rd |
| Past Drink station 10, at the U-Turn |
| Return north along Anzac Pde past Cleveland St |
| Continue north along Anzac Pde past 28km Mark |
| Continue north along Anzac Pde across Moore Park Rd and onto Flinders St |
| Continue north along Flinders St and past the 29km Mark, and then past Drink Station 11 |
| On approach to Oxford St, veer to the centre lane of Flinders St just prior to Oxford St |
| Proceed north/west along Oxford St, close to the centre lane, and past the 30km Mark |
| Enter back into Hyde Park (South) at the same point as outbound course at the corner of College/ Liverpool & Oxford Sts |
| Continue along path toward Anzac Memorial then turn right toward the Pool of Reflection |
| Turn left at end of Pool of Reflection, then immediately right onto Central Pathway toward Special Event Bridge over Park St |
| Continue over Special Event Bridge at Park St |
| Continue north along Central Pathway, then veer left and continue past Archibald Fountain |
| Exit Hyde Park (North) at Macquarie St/ St James Place Intersections |
| Turn left onto St James Place, (rejoining with Half Marathon Course at this point) |
| Continue approx. 150m before making a right U-Turn back up St. James Place, and then past 31km Mark |
| Continue approx. 70m along St. James Place before veering left, up Ramp and onto Queen’s Square |
| Continue through Queen’s Square then down Ramp and onto Phillip St, and past Drink Station 12 |
| Continue north along Phillip then left into Hunter St and right into Phillip St |
| Continue north along Phillip St to Alfred St (Circular Quay) |
| Turn left onto Alfred St, and past the 32km Mark |
| Along Alfred St and turn right into George St |
| Continue north along George St and turn right into Argyle St |
| Turn left onto Overseas Passenger Terminal (OPT) car park, keeping Left (2-way flow) |
| Continue through OPT car park, past Drink Station 13 |
| Veer left at loading Dock to Campbell Cove Restaurants, at northern end of OPT |
| Along Campbell Cove, past restaurant keeping left, (2-way flow), narrow area of course |
| Keeping hard left continue around garden bed at the north end of restaurants, course restriction point, very narrow |
| Turn left through pedestrian access way to Hickson Rd (just prior to Park Hyatt) |
| Use ramp and turn right onto Hickson Rd |
| Continue north along Hickson Rd past Park Hyatt towards Sydney Harbour Bridge and past the 33km Mark |
| Under Harbour Bridge, keeping left (2-way flow), and continue along Hickson Rd, keeping left at all times |
| Continue along Hickson Rd, past Towns Pl, keeping Left (2-way flow) |
| Continue heading south along Hickson Rd past the 34km Mark |
| Continue south along Hickson Rd past Napoleon St (Hickson Rd becomes Sussex St) |
| Continue along Sussex St past Drink Station 14 |
| Continue along Sussex St past 35km Mark, then across Erskine St |
| Continue south along Sussex St, then turn right onto flyover at King St |
| Keeping left at King St onto flyover |
| Continue along flyover towards Pyrmont past Imax Theatre |
| Veer left toward Harris St on-ramp, past 36km Mark |
| Veer left and continue down ramp onto Harris St |
| Left into Harris St at Fig St |
| Left at Quarry St off Harris St |
| Left at Pyrmont St off Quarry St |
| Continue north along Pyrmont St under flyover |
| Uphill on Pyrmont St then past 37km Mark |
| U-Turn point on Pyrmont St, 8m prior to Pyrmont Bridge Rd |
| On Pyrmont St, past Drink Station 15 |
| Continue south along Pyrmont St, then veer left onto ramp and onto flyover towards City |
| Continue along flyover towards City past Imax Theatre, past 38km Mark |
| Exit flyover at King St, keeping left, and turn left into Sussex St |
| Continue north along Sussex St keeping left, across Erskine St |
| Continue north along Sussex St under Western Distributor, past Drink Station 16 |
| Continue north along Sussex St past Napoleon St and onto Hickson Rd |
| Along Hickson Rd past 39km Mark and past Barangaroo site on the left |
| Along Hickson Rd past Towns Pl |
| Along Hickson Rd, past 40km Mark |
| Along Hickson Rd past Pottinger round-about |
| Continue under Harbour Bridge, then approx. 100m after Harbour Bridge, veer left up ramp onto pedestrian footpath next to water |
| Continue to follow pathway which veers left toward the Opera House around grass area and onto the boardwalk in front (harbour side) of the Park Hyatt |
| Along boardwalk towards Campbell’s Cove |
| At southern end of Park Hyatt boardwalk, the course becomes 2-way and very narrow Campbell’s Cove in front of restaurants towards OPT |
| Continue along Campbell’s Cove in front of restaurants towards OPT, 2-way flow and narrow course through this area |
| Up ramp and onto OPT round-about and veer right, past 41km Mark |
| Continue through car park at the rear of OPT |
| Through OPT car park, Past Drink Station 17 |
| Veer left and up kerb onto OPT forecourt |
| Veer left through OPT forecourt, keeping large Fig Tree on runners’ left |
| Around Fig Tree and South along pedestrian concourse parallel to Water (Western Circular Quay) |
| Continue south along concourse towards Circular Quay |
| Veer slightly right and under Cahill Expressway towards Alfred St |
| Left at Alfred St keeping on pedestrian footpath |
| Along Alfred St footpath towards East Circular Quay |
| Veer left back under Cahill Expressway onto concourse, East Circular Quay |
| Continue along concourse next to Palm Trees along East Circular Quay |
| Veer left at end of Palm trees and continue north along concourse past restaurants at East Circular Quay |
| End of concourse proceed up the ramp onto Sydney Opera House Forecourt |
| Continue through barricaded finish Chute to finish line, past 42km Mark |
| Finish Line: roadway into Sydney Opera House |
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