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2006 Boston Marathon
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Mile by mile course elevations

Here are the elevations above sea level of the mile marks on the Boston Marathon course.

Mileage

City/Town

Elevation
in feet

Net
change

Start

Hopkinton

490

N/A

1.0

Hopkinton

360

-130

2.0

Ashland

320

-40

3.0

Ashland

265

-55

4.0

Ashland

180

-85

5.0

Framingham

205

+25

6.0

Framingham

180

-25

7.0

Framingham

155

-25

8.0

Natick

180

+25

9.0

Natick

150

-30

10.0

Natick

170

+20

11.0

Natick

180

+10

12.0

Wellesley

165

-15

13.0

Wellesley

145

-20

14.0

Wellesley

130

-15

15.0

Wellesley

160

+30

16.0

Newton Lower Falls

60

-100

17.0

Newton

115

+55

18.0

West Newton

145

+30

19.0

Newton

130

-15

20.0

Newton

150

+20

21.0

Newton/Chestnut Hill

230

+80

22.0

Boston/Brighton

150

-80

23.0

Brookline

95

-55

24.0

Brookline

60

-35

25.0

Boston/Back Bay

15

-45

26.0

Boston/Back Bay

10

-5

26.2 Finish

Boston/Copley Square

10

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