ROAD CLOSURES / HALF MARATHON
There will be road closures along the event route for the first 8 miles of the half marathon course as far as Otterspool Park from the Pier Head start area in the city centre.
From the 8 mile location at Aigburth Drive all runners will be off the public highway.
The event operates a road opening system with roads along the course being opened as runners pass through each mile location.
The road closure document can be downloaded by clicking here
The Liverpool Half Marathon Course
The 13.1 mile course has evolved dramatically over recent years with the start and finish moving to the Pier Head area for the first time in 2013.
It is predominantly flat with an incline just after the 1 mile point at Upper Parliament Street of around 3/4 of a mile and then a run through Princes Road turning on Ullet Road just after 3 miles. At Sefton Park runners can enjoy the natural beauty of the park taking in both the external roads and internal park pathways.
A section along Croxteth Drive passing the cricket club and allotments sets runners up for a short stint into Sefton Park again passing the elegant Palm House before crossing the old Iron Bridge heading toward the lake at the bottom end of the park.
After passing through the main park pathway runners loop back around the outside
of the park along a much welcomed slow decent along Aigburth Drive to then move toward Otterspool Park and the the waterfront promenade.
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The promenade section takes in the Liverpool Marina along the way with runners following a four mile stretch back to the finish line, ​passing ​the Liverpool Arena at just after 12 miles. In the last mile runners pass the rear of the Albert Dock, behind the Tate Liverpool and cross the dock bridge just by the Liverpool Museum at 13 miles.
There are four water stations along the course at approximately 3, 6, 9 and 12 miles as well as the finish and toilets are located at each water station.
See the map below for a detailed view.
BTR Liverpool 10 Miler Course
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The 10 mile course starts and finishes with the Half Marathon at the Pier Head area which was used for the first time in 2013.
It is predominantly flat with a short, sharp incline just after the 1 mile point at Upper Parliament Street and a run along Princes Road, Devonshire Road, Belvidere Road and then a right turn off Ullet Road toward Sefton Park, after a short distance on Aigburth Drive, runners will make a U-turn and continue down Aigburth Drive in the opposite direction before rejoining the Half Marathon runners at the bottom of the park.
At the bottom of Sefton Park runners will pass through a main road underpass to access Otterspool Park and then Otterspool Promenade as they head back toward the city centre.
​The promenade section takes in the Liverpool Marina along the way with runners following a four mile stretch back to the finish line, passing the Liverpool Arena. In the last mile runners pass the rear of the Albert Dock, behind the Tate Liverpool and cross the dock bridge just by the Liverpool Museum.
There are four water stations along the course at approximately 3, 6, 9 and 12 miles as well as the finish and toilets are located at Park Road (about half a mile), the six mile point on Mossley Hill Drive and in between Otterspool Park and Otterspool Promenade.
See the map below for a detailed view.