La Crosse Marathon

The event features a point-to-point route starting in Sparta and ending at Riverside Park in downtown La Crosse. The course covers approximately 26.2 miles, with about 20 miles on crushed gravel bike trail and 6 miles on paved trail. Most of the route travels along remote river trails that cut through the distinctive driftless region, which is characterized by rugged terrain that escaped glaciation. This gives the race unique scenery uncommon in other parts of Wisconsin, including dense forests,