From suburban towns and flat terrains to brutal rolling hills and city streets, the 26.2-mile Boston Marathon course is unlike any other. Here’s what you should know about it. Beginning in ...

ONE OF THOSE 26.2 MILES. THE COURSE STARTS AT ROUTE 135, IN HOPKINTON, A QUAINT HISTORIC TOWN WEST OF BOSTON. ESTABLISHED IN 1715. RUNNERS START AT THE TOWN COMMON, 26.2 MILES FROM THE HEART OF ...

The marathon ends near the Boston Public Library in Copley Square. You can see a map of the course here. The Boston Marathon is actually mostly downhill – until the Newton Hills. The Boston ...

Here's a map of the route through eight communities from Hopkinton to Boylston Street in Boston. Nearly 32,000 people are running this year and there will also be hundreds of thousands of spectators.