Manchester Half Marathon route map
13.1 miles from Chester Road in Trafford, up to the edge of the city centre and back, south through Sale and Chorlton, and home up Seymour Grove to Talbot Road. The course mile by mile, and your own race drawn with your chip time.
Manchester Half Marathon course at a glance
- Distance
- 13.1 miles (21.1 km)
- Start
- Chester Road at Bridgewater Way, by the Trafford Bar tram stop
- Finish
- Talbot Road, by Trafford Town Hall
- Elevation
- Generally flat, as the organiser puts it
- Finish closes
- 3 hours after the last runner starts
- Next race
- Sunday 3 October 2027
The map is plotted from the published route. Check the organiser's site for this year's exact course.
The Manchester Half Marathon route, mile by mile
- Miles 1 and 2Out along Bridgewater Way to the edge of the city centre by Castlefield, past Deansgate, and back.
- Miles 3 to 5A loop on Wharfside Way, then south-west along Chester Road.
- Miles 6 to 9Into Sale on Cross Street, a loop through Sale and Sale Moor on Broad Road, and back up Dane Road.
- Miles 10 and 11North onto Edge Lane past Turn Moss playing fields and through Chorlton on Wilbraham Road.
- Mile 12 to the finishNorth up Seymour Grove and onto Talbot Road to the finish by Trafford Town Hall.
Where it hurts
Chester Road
Wide and straight, and a long way to see ahead.
The road surface
The organiser warns of potholes, speed bumps and cycle-lane bollards. Keep your eyes up.
Seymour Grove
The last long drag north, just when you want it over.
Elevation
Generally flat, as the organiser says, and a good course for a fast time. The things to watch are the corners and the road surface rather than hills.
Your Manchester Half Marathon, with your chip time
Your own race drawn street by street from your watch, the landmarks named, and your chip time on a finisher's medal hung from the top of the print.
The print shown is the Rome Marathon. Yours is drawn from your own Manchester Half Marathon file.
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Good questions
Where does the Manchester Half Marathon start and finish?
It starts on Chester Road at Bridgewater Way, near the Trafford Bar tram stop, and finishes on Talbot Road by Trafford Town Hall.
Is the Manchester Half flat?
Yes: the organiser calls it generally flat.
Does it go through Sale and Chorlton?
Both: Sale and Sale Moor between miles 6 and 9, Chorlton around mile 11.
What's the cut-off?
The finish closes 3 hours after the last runner crosses the start, about 13 and a half minutes a mile.
When is the next Manchester Half Marathon?
Sunday 3 October 2027.
Can I order a print before race day?
Yes. Order now, choose Send later, and send your file after you finish.
Course details from the organiser, checked September 2026. Custom Map Print is not connected to the race or its organisers. Edge Lane in Stretford during the 2024 Manchester Marathon; the Half runs the same road around mile 10: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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