The marathon begins with a 1-mile loop around the historic Exeter Quay, designed to help space out the field before the main laps begin. After completing this loop (Steps 1–7), runners proceed onto the main marathon circuit.
The main loop (Steps 8–43) will be completed twice to make up the full marathon distance. The course runs through riverside paths, bridges, and around Exwick and St Thomas, with a return to the Quay each lap.
You will finish on the Piazza Terracina, just past Haven Banks — where your marathon journey began.
Each turn-by-turn instruction (see below) in this guide includes a What3Words link, helping pinpoint the exact location on the course.
