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Race Overview
The Columbia Gorge Marathon is held in mid-October in Hood River, Oregon, along the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail. Marathon runners are bused to the Mark O. Hatfield West trailhead and run the fully paved route back to the Hood River Events Site, with about 1,882 feet of climbing and a steepest grade of 5%. The half marathon is an out-and-back on the same corridor and includes walker and Dog Leg divisions. A Saturday 8K and a kids' 1K run alongside the Sunday races.
WikipediaFAQ
When is the 2027 Columbia Gorge Marathon?
The 2027 Columbia Gorge Marathon will be held on Sunday October 17, 2027.
Is the Columbia Gorge Marathon a Boston Marathon Qualfier?
No, the Columbia Gorge Marathon is NOT a Boston Marathon qualifier.
What is the time limit for the Columbia Gorge Marathon?
The time limit for the Columbia Gorge Marathon is 7 hours.
Columbia Gorge Marathon Course Map
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Columbia Gorge Marathon Weather History
Columbia Gorge Marathon Weather Averages
Average Temp: 55°, Average Low: 47°, Average High: 64°
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 52° | 55° | 57° | 60° | 61° | 62° | 63° |
| Feel | 52° | 55° | 57° | 60° | 61° | 62° | 63° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 8mph | 8mph | 9mph | 10mph | 10mph | 10mph | 10mph |
| Dew | 44° | 45° | 45° | 45° | 45° | 45° | 45° |
| RunScore |
Columbia Gorge Marathon 2026
Oct 18, 2026
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 40°, High: 68°
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 43° | 47° | 52° | 56° | 61° | 64° | 66° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 3mph | 0mph | 0mph | 0mph | 1mph | 0mph | 8mph |
| Dew | 36° | 39° | 39° | 39° | 39° | 38° | 37° |
| RunScore |
Columbia Gorge Marathon 2025
Oct 19, 2025
Partly cloudy throughout the day with a chance of rain throughout the day.
Low: 50°, High: 62°, Heavy Rain
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 54° | 54° | 54° | 59° | 60° | 61° | 60° |
| Rain | - | light | moderate | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 14mph | 16mph | 17mph | 13mph | 16mph | 14mph | 6mph |
| Dew | 49° | 50° | 51° | 51° | 50° | 50° | 48° |
| RunScore |
Columbia Gorge Marathon 2024
Oct 20, 2024
Clear conditions throughout the day with late afternoon rain.
Low: 44°, High: 73°, Light Rain
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 50° | 55° | 59° | 62° | 64° | 66° | 73° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 1mph | 1mph | 0mph | 1mph | 6mph | 16mph |
| Dew | 47° | 48° | 49° | 49° | 50° | 50° | 52° |
| RunScore |
Columbia Gorge Marathon 2023
Oct 22, 2023
Clearing in the afternoon.
Low: 54°, High: 67°
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 59° | 60° | 64° | 66° | 65° | 67° | 67° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 7mph | 7mph | 8mph | 18mph | 12mph | 18mph | 12mph |
| Dew | 51° | 51° | 52° | 51° | 51° | 51° | 51° |
| RunScore |
Columbia Gorge Marathon 2022
Oct 16, 2022
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 49°, High: 80°
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 54° | 59° | 64° | 68° | 74° | 76° | 79° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 3mph | 3mph | 3mph | 6mph | 3mph | 2mph | 5mph |
| Dew | 42° | 45° | 44° | 44° | 43° | 43° | 42° |
| RunScore |
Columbia Gorge Marathon 2021
Oct 24, 2021
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain.
Low: 49°, High: 59°, Moderate Rain
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 54° | 55° | 57° | 59° | 58° | 57° | 57° |
| Rain | light | light | light | - | - | light | light |
| Wind | 16mph | 15mph | 2mph | 6mph | 8mph | 3mph | 4mph |
| Dew | 47° | 47° | 49° | 48° | 50° | 51° | 52° |
| RunScore |
Columbia Gorge Marathon 2019
Oct 20, 2019
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 46°, High: 55°, Light Rain
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 48° | 48° | 49° | 50° | 53° | 53° | 54° |
| Rain | - | - | light | light | light | - | - |
| Wind | 3mph | 0mph | 1mph | 1mph | 5mph | 10mph | 5mph |
| Dew | 43° | 43° | 44° | 43° | 45° | 44° | 44° |
| RunScore |
Columbia Gorge Marathon 2018
Oct 21, 2018
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 39°, High: 68°
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 41° | 46° | 50° | 54° | 59° | 65° | 66° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 1mph | 0mph | 1mph | 1mph | 0mph | 1mph |
| Dew | 40° | 41° | 42° | 43° | 43° | 43° | 43° |
| RunScore |
Columbia Gorge Marathon 2017
Oct 22, 2017
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain clearing later.
Low: 47°, High: 65°, Heavy Rain
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 57° | 61° | 61° | 62° | 62° | 63° | 65° |
| Rain | - | - | light | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 3mph | 6mph | 8mph | 8mph | 8mph | 12mph | 9mph |
| Dew | 51° | 53° | 50° | 50° | 49° | 49° | 49° |
| RunScore |
Columbia Gorge Marathon 2016
Oct 23, 2016
Partly cloudy throughout the day with morning rain.
Low: 46°, High: 59°, Light Rain
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 49° | 50° | 52° | 54° | 55° | 57° | 58° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 1mph | 1mph | 2mph | 5mph | 2mph | 2mph | 5mph |
| Dew | 45° | 45° | 46° | 46° | 46° | 46° | 45° |
| RunScore |
Columbia Gorge Marathon 2015
Oct 25, 2015
Becoming cloudy in the afternoon with afternoon rain.
Low: 42°, High: 55°, Light Rain
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 41° | 49° | 52° | 54° | 52° | 53° | 54° |
| Rain | - | - | light | light | light | light | light |
| Wind | 7mph | 2mph | 6mph | 7mph | 6mph | 8mph | 3mph |
| Dew | 38° | 38° | 39° | 40° | 45° | 45° | 45° |
| RunScore |
Columbia Gorge Marathon 2014
Oct 26, 2014
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain.
Low: 48°, High: 60°, Moderate Rain
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 50° | 54° | 55° | 55° | 60° | 59° | 59° |
| Rain | light | - | light | light | light | - | light |
| Wind | 6mph | 6mph | 9mph | 9mph | 17mph | 9mph | 14mph |
| Dew | 43° | 43° | 45° | 44° | 40° | 40° | 43° |
| RunScore |
Columbia Gorge Marathon 2013
Oct 27, 2013
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain.
Low: 43°, High: 58°, Light Rain
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 52° | 54° | 58° | 57° | 52° | 52° | 54° |
| Rain | - | light | light | light | light | light | - |
| Wind | 13mph | 10mph | 15mph | 16mph | 14mph | 12mph | 8mph |
| Dew | 43° | 43° | 43° | 43° | 44° | 45° | 46° |
| RunScore |
Columbia Gorge Marathon 2012
Oct 28, 2012
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain.
Low: 50°, High: 62°, Heavy Rain
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 61° | 61° | 62° | 62° | 62° | 62° | 60° |
| Rain | light | light | - | - | light | light | light |
| Wind | 10mph | 15mph | 14mph | 3mph | 7mph | 10mph | 8mph |
| Dew | 49° | 51° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° |
| RunScore |
Columbia Gorge Marathon 2011
Oct 23, 2011
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 53°, High: 69°
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 58° | 62° | 65° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 69° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 7mph | 3mph | 9mph | 13mph | 14mph | 12mph | 14mph |
| Dew | 49° | 51° | 51° | 49° | 47° | 46° | 42° |
| RunScore |
Columbia Gorge Marathon 2010
Oct 24, 2010
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain.
Low: 47°, High: 57°, Moderate Rain
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 52° | 55° | 55° | 57° | 55° | 52° | 51° |
| Rain | light | - | - | light | light | - | light |
| Wind | 4mph | 6mph | 9mph | 11mph | 15mph | 11mph | 11mph |
| Dew | 48° | 49° | 43° | 42° | 44° | 43° | 42° |
| RunScore |
Columbia Gorge Marathon 2009
Oct 25, 2009
Becoming cloudy in the afternoon.
Low: 36°, High: 53°
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 40° | 43° | 45° | 49° | 51° | 52° | 52° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 1mph | 0mph | 2mph | 1mph | 1mph | 1mph | 2mph |
| Dew | 35° | 38° | 37° | 39° | 40° | 41° | 39° |
| RunScore |
Columbia Gorge Marathon 2005
Jun 5, 2005
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 50°, High: 65°
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 55° | 59° | 59° | 60° | 63° | 62° | 65° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 18mph | 17mph | 21mph | 22mph | 18mph | 23mph | 22mph |
| Dew | 41° | 40° | 39° | 39° | 40° | 40° | 39° |
| RunScore |
Columbia Gorge Marathon 2003
Jun 1, 2003
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 58°, High: 78°
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 61° | 65° | 70° | 74° | 75° | 77° | 78° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 3mph | 6mph | 12mph | 14mph | 16mph | 13mph | 16mph |
| Dew | 50° | 52° | 48° | 48° | 48° | 48° | 49° |
| RunScore |
Columbia Gorge Marathon 2002
Jun 2, 2002
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 53°, High: 74°
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 58° | 62° | 63° | 65° | 67° | 70° | 68° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 20mph | 24mph | 25mph | 22mph | 21mph | 21mph | 19mph |
| Dew | 44° | 44° | 44° | 45° | 45° | 46° | 46° |
| RunScore |
Columbia Gorge Marathon 2001
Jun 3, 2001
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 48°, High: 66°
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 55° | 57° | 60° | 62° | 61° | 65° | 66° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 17mph | 26mph | 25mph | 26mph | 20mph | 26mph | 28mph |
| Dew | 38° | 37° | 36° | 36° | 41° | 35° | 36° |
| RunScore |