Bellingham Bay Marathon

Run the Bay!

10K Course Details

Course Map:

The following details are from our 2019 event. Possible course changes are under consideration for 2020. Stay tuned in early 2020 for final course details!

Note: click “Menu” (on upper right corner of map), then “Hills,” to see elevation profile. Total elevation gain is approximately 350 feet.

Course Description and Turn-by-Turn Directions

A fun and challenging course starting in charming downtown, featuring beautiful views from Boulevard Park and Taylor Dock, weaving through Fairhaven, and returning to an exciting finish downtown.

  1. Starts northbound on 1100 block of Railroad
  2. Left on Chestnut
  3. Left on Cornwall
  4. Left on E Maple
  5. Right on Railroad
  6. Left on E Laurel
  7. Right on S Bay Trail
  8. Cross Wharf St, continue on trail , stay straight as 5K splits to left, through Boulevard Park onto Taylor Dock
  9. Right on 10th (at top of Taylor Dock)
  10. Slight right to descend into Fairhaven Marine Industrial Park
  11. Right on Harris
  12. Left on 4th
  13. Left on Lower Padden Creek Trail
  14. Left to scramble up trail and continue on 10th
  15. Left on McKenzie
  16. Right on 8th, continue across Harris and through Fairhaven Marine Industrial Park, continue on 10th
  17. Right on Bayview, then immediate left on Boulevard
  18. Continue through roundabout onto N State
  19. Left on E Laurel
  20. Right on Railroad
  21. Finish on 1100 block of Railroad