London Marathon 2023: See the full route for this year's race around the capital

This year’s London Marathon is here and for keen athletes from across the globe, months of hard work is now coming into play. This will be the first London Marathon in three years to take place in the spring after the pandemic pushed the event back to October due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Each year, the London Marathon sees participants travel around many of the capital’s famous landmarks as they make their way around the 26.2 mile course. Some of the landmarks include Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and the London Eye.

London Marathon 2023 route

The course initially begins at three separate locations. The red start begins in southern Greenwich Park on Charlton Way, the green start is in St John’s Park, and finally, the blue start is on Shooter’s Hill Road.

After 2.8 miles, all three respective groups converge in Woolwich, which is located close to the Royal Artillery Barracks. As the runners reach the 10km landmark, they will pass Old Royal Naval College and head towards the Cutty Sark in Greenwich where they will experience crowds of cheering spectators.

Next the participants will head into Surrey Quays located in Docklands, just over the river from City Airport. Runners will then head towards Bermondsey as they race down Jamaica Road before reaching the halfway point at Tower Bridge.

The second half of the race begins running east, along The Highway towards Wapping, before heading through Limehouse, Mudchute, and the Isle of Dogs via Westferry Road.

Then the runners will head towards Canary Wharf, then into Poplar High Street and back through Limehouse. They then move back onto The Highway, onto Lower and Upper Thames Streets.

The runners will then move into the final stages of the race. Competitors will pass one of the most iconic landmarks on the route, the Tower of London, before running along The Embankment, catching a glimpse of the London Eye as they race past.

The final leg of the race sees runners turn right into Birdcage Walk, where they will be met by views of Big Ben and Buckingham Palace before finishing in The Mall alongside St James’s Palace.