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At a glance
Lake Garda 42 2027 takes place on 11 April 2027 in Limone sul Garda (BS), Lombardia. Distances: 42.195 km, 21.097 km. Start at 09:00 from Lungolago di Limone sul Garda (LG42); Piazza delle Canoniche, Arco (LG21).
- Date
- Sunday, 11 April 2027
- Location
- Limone sul Garda (BS), Lombardia, Italy
- Start
- Lungolago di Limone sul Garda (LG42); Piazza delle Canoniche, Arco (LG21)
- Finish
- Malcesine
- Distances
- LG42 Maratona · Competitive
- LG21 Mezza maratona · Competitive
- Start times
- LG42 Maratona 09:00 · LG21 Mezza maratona 09:30
- Entry fees
- LG42 Maratona €73 · LG21 Mezza maratona €63
- Registration
- Registration open until 22 March 2027 · Register now ↗
- Official website
- lakegarda42.com ↗
Last updated: 18 October 2026
The race
Lake Garda 42 is the marathon across the northern end of Lake Garda: it starts on the lakefront of Limone sul Garda and finishes in Malcesine, passing through Riva del Garda, Arco and Torbole. In 2027 the event takes up the weekend of 9 to 11 April, and the main races are on Sunday 11 April: the LG42, a 42.195 km marathon starting at 9:00 from Limone, and the LG21, a 21.097 km half marathon starting at 9:30 from Piazza delle Canoniche in Arco.
Both finish in Malcesine and are FIDAL Bronze-level races on a course measured with a wheel. The climbing is modest, about 180 metres of ascent on the marathon and 60 on the half, and part of the route runs through the tunnels of the Gardesana road. Around the races there is a three-day programme: a Running Expo in Arco, a food area in Malcesine, a cheering zone in Torbole, the OXYBURN Trail Run on Friday in Malcesine, the PEAK Morning Run on Saturday morning in Limone and the LG KIDS on Saturday evening in Arco.
Entry fees rise with the bib number, from 73 to 93 euros for the marathon and from 63 to 83 for the half; registration closes on 22 March 2027, or earlier if places run out. Bus and ferry shuttles between the towns are included.
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Course
The LG42 starts on the lakefront of Limone sul Garda and follows the western Gardesana road to Riva del Garda, with the lake beside you and the mountains above. From Riva it crosses the streets of the old town, climbs through orchards to Arco, roughly halfway, drops along the Sarca river towards Torbole, home of the cheering zone, and continues along the eastern shore between rock walls, lake and tunnels to the finish in Malcesine, below the Scaliger Castle.
The LG21 starts from Piazza delle Canoniche in Arco and covers the same route as the second half of the marathon. The organisers give about 180 m of ascent and 160 m of descent for the marathon, and about 60 and 70 m for the half; because of the tunnels, GPS distance and altitude readings are not precise, while the course was wheel-measured and approved by FIDAL.
Aid stations: nine on the marathon and five on the half, plus a water-only point at the start and the finish refreshment. Marathon cut-offs: Riva (km 10) at 10:35, Arco (km 21.1) at 12:10, Torbole (km 28.3) at 13:15, finish by 15:15. On Sunday the SS45 bis between Limone and Riva is closed from 8:30 to 10:30 and the SS249 between Torbole and Malcesine from 9:30 to 15:00. The website offers the course map and Komoot tracks.
Entry fees
What's included
- Race pack
- Finisher medal
- Aid stations
- Ristoro finale
- Chip timing
- Cronometraggio
- Pacers
- Medical assistance
- Shuttle bus
- Bag drop
- Finisher certificate
- Changing rooms
Rules and requirements
- FIDAL membersMembers of an Italian athletics club (Italian Athletics Federation).
- RuncardFIDAL card for runners without a club: buy it online and pair it with a competitive athletics medical certificate.
- Sports promotion bodiesMembers of an Italian sports promotion body recognised by FIDAL, with a competitive medical certificate.
- International runnersMembers of a federation affiliated to World Athletics, or with a Runcard and a competitive medical certificate.
Organised by Communico Italia SSD a RL with FIDAL approval. The LG42 marathon is open from the Promesse category (aged 20), the LG21 half also to Juniors (from 18). Entry is open to FIDAL members, athletes of World Athletics member federations and holders of Runcard or Runcard-EPS with a competitive medical certificate for athletics; foreign runners with no membership and no certificate can take part in the non-competitive race by signing the liability waiver, listed alphabetically and without prizes.
Handbikes, wheelchairs and pushchairs are not allowed. Fees depend on the bib number: marathon €73 (bibs 1-300), €78 (301-800), €83 (801-1500) and €93 (from 1501); half €63, €68, €73 and €83; LG KIDS €8. A €5 payment fee is added to each entry.
15% discount for students with ID, 10, 15 and 20% for groups of at least 5, 10 and 15 people. Registration until 22 March 2027 or until sold out; by the same date name and distance can be changed free of charge (paying any difference). Shuttles must be booked when registering or by 12 March 2027 at the latest.
Time limit 6 hours 15 minutes for the marathon and 5 hours 45 minutes for the half: the race closes at 15:15. Entry includes timing with splits, online results and certificate, a gift, race pack, aid stations, finish refreshment in Malcesine, medal, medical assistance, pacers (marathon 3:30 to 5:00, half 1:45 to 2:30) and free bus and ferry shuttles.
Bags handed in at the start are taken to Malcesine. Prize-giving at 13:00 in Malcesine for the top three men and women.
