Marathon 46K
The Marathon starts at 09:30 on Friday 6 March 2026 in Tejeda, the village in the crater at the centre of the island.
Tejeda → Parque Sur, Maspalomas
- Distance
- 46 km
- Ascent
- +1,737 m
- High point
- 1,719 mDegollada de los Hornos
- Start
- 09:30 AMFri, Mar 6
The course
The whole race, as a ridgeline
▲ high point
Marathon 46K
Forty-six kilometres from the volcanic heart of Gran Canaria down to the sea at Maspalomas. The course begins under Roque Nublo at around a thousand metres, works south through the ravines and the last of the pine forest, and then loses all of that height in a long, dry, exposed descent to the Parque Sur. It is the shortest of the mountain distances and by some margin the most runnable.
Because it starts in the morning and finishes the same afternoon, it is also the race most spectators can realistically follow from the finish line rather than from a hotel. This page is the 2026 running of the Marathon. On Livebib, supporters watch the runner move down the real line from Tejeda with a live position, splits at the aid stations and an updating estimate for the arch in Maspalomas.
The climbs
The climbs that decide the day
- 01
Degollada de las Moradas
3.3 km+286 m8.6 %
crest at km 6.4
- 02
Mirador Presa de Los Hornos
2.6 km+397 m15.5 %
crest at km 10.3
- 03
km 11.7
1.2 km+136 m11.6 %
crest at km 11.7
- 04
Degollada de la Manzanilla
3.6 km+255 m7.1 %
crest at km 24.9
- 05
km 35.6
2.5 km+171 m6.7 %
crest at km 35.6
The course
On the map
Open the full-resolution mapCourse data verified September 6, 2026