Course
The USATF certified course has remained the same since 2001. It starts in Battery Park (44°28′53″N 73°13′09″W / 44.4813°N 73.2192°W / 44.4813; -73.2192 (Vermont City Marathon, start)Coordinates: 44°28′53″N 73°13′09″W / 44.4813°N 73.2192°W / 44.4813; -73.2192 (Vermont City Marathon, start)) overlooking Lake Champlain, does a 3.1-mile (5.0 km) loop through downtown Burlington, then heads out the Burlington Beltline (VT 127), a highway that is closed to traffic only once a year for the marathon. The course then climbs back into downtown Burlington before heading south and joining the Burlington bikepath at Oakledge Park, where the halfway point is reached. The course follows the bikepath north to the "Assault on Battery Hill", the largest climb on the course. After going through Battery Park at mile 15.1, the course does a final loop through residential neighborhoods in the north side of Burlington, then follows the bikepath back to the finish at Waterfront Park beside Lake Champlain (44°28′40″N 73°13′15″W / 44.4779°N 73.2209°W / 44.4779; -73.2209 (Vermont City Marathon, finish)).
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