🇳🇿Queenstown, New Zealand
Queenstown Marathon
Nov 21, 2026
Race facts
Next edition · 2026
Nov 21, 2026
ScheduledCourse
690 melevation gain
- Distance · surface
- 42.2 km · Mixed
Entry
Open entry
- Status · last recorded
- Open
Dates and entry details change. Confirm with the organiser before you book.
PB potential
Extremely challenging — focus on finishing, not a PB
Beginner friendly
Better suited to experienced runners
About this race
Queenstown's marathon consistently tops 'world's most beautiful marathon' lists and the superlative is justified. The trail-and-road course runs through the Remarkables mountain range, along the shores of Lake Wakatipu (one of the world's longest lakes at 80km), through the Central Otago wine region's pinot noir vineyards, and along the iconic Queenstown lakefront. With 690m of elevation across mountain and vineyard terrain, this is not a PB course — it's a mountain running adventure. November is Southern Hemisphere spring: 12–22°C, wildflowers in bloom, the snowcapped Remarkables reflected in the lake. The finish in Queenstown town centre, with the lake and mountains as backdrop, is one of running's great spectacles.
Typical race-day weather
Temperature
11–22°C
Humidity
50–65%
Conditions
New Zealand spring — variable, from warm sun to mountain showers
Wind
15–30 km/h mountain gusts
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