Course Map: Pier to Peak Half Marathon

Runners follow a dauting uphill climb for virtually the entire race at Santa Barbara’s Pier to Peak Half Marathon, which unfolds all the way from the Friendship Dolphins Fountain at the edge of Sterns Wharf on the water all the way up to La Cumbra Peak, which overlooks the city and the ocean from an elevation of nearly 4,000 feet above sea level. How difficult is it? It’s been often called the “world’s toughest half marathon.” (MORE: Pier to Peak Half Marathon event details)

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Note: The course map above provides the approximate route for the race. Though every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy, changes are sometimes made to race routes due to weather conditions, road closures or other circumstances that can require a course to be changed. If you see an error above, email us here.

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