The Steamtown Marathon is a USATF-certified event and is an official Boston Marathon qualifier. In a Runner’s World online survey completed by thousands of runners, Steamtown was named the 6th best overall marathon. Runner’s World has also named Steamtown one of the nation’s 10 best for first time marathoners. Steamtown has been consistently ranked as one of the nation’s fastest marathon courses by several running magazines and web sites.

START – Forest City High School (FCHS)

• Leave FCHS on Susquehanna St.
• 0.53 miles – Cross Dundaff St./247
• 0.69 miles – Turn right onto North St.
• 0.83 miles – Turn right onto Delaware Street.
• 0.95 miles – Turn left onto Dundaff St. (VERY STEEP DOWNHILL)
• 0.99 miles – Turn right onto Main St./Rt.
• 2.00 miles – PORT-A-LAVS
• 2.08 miles – Bear right to stay on Main St./Rt. 171
• 2.90 miles – PORT-A-LAVS
• 2.90 miles – AID STATION # 1 (Route 171/151 Main St.  in Vandling)
• 4.60 miles – AID STATION # 2 (Route 171 in Vandling)
• 4.60 miles – PORT-A-LAVS
• 6.64 miles – AID STATION # 3 (Route 171/Gentex parking lot)
• 6.64 miles – PORT-A-LAVS
• 7.48 miles – Turn right onto N. Church St.
• 7.56 miles – Turn right onto N. Main St.
• 8.00 miles – Spectator Viewpoint #1 – Carbondale
• 8.07 miles – Bear slight right onto Pike St.
• 8.59 miles – PORT-A-LAVS
• 8.60 miles – At Y, stay left onto Gordon Ave.
• 8.80 miles – AID STATION #4 (Gordon Ave. in Mayfield)
• 9.87 miles – Turn right onto Erie St.
• 9.90 miles – Turn left onto Lackawanna Ave.
• 9.94 miles – PORT-A-LAVS
• 10.8 miles – AID STATION # 5 (Lackawanna Ave in Mayfield between Walnut and Pine)
• 10.85 miles – GU stop
• 11.12 miles – Turn right onto Poplar St.
• 11.13 miles – PORT-A-LAVS
• 11.26 miles – Turn left onto Main St.
•  Main St. becomes S. Washington Ave.
• 12.09 miles – Bear left onto Bridge St.
• 12.09 miles – PORT-A-LAVS
• 12.19 miles – Turn left onto Delaware St.
• 12.23 miles – Turn right onto Rails to Trails
• 12.25 miles – PORT-A-LAVS
• 12.25 miles – AID STATION # 6 (Corner of Bridge St. and Delaware at entrance to Rails to Trails on Jermyn/Archbald line)
• 12.9 miles – PORT-A-LAVS
• 14.2 miles – Exit trail, turn left onto Gilmartin St.
• 14.5 miles – Turn right onto Church St.
• Church St. becomes Laurel St.
• 14.75 miles – AID STATION # 7 (Laurel Street in Archbald, a few blocks past St. Thomas Church).
• 14.75 miles – PORT-A-LAVS
• 15.02 miles – Enter Rails to Trails via Laurel St.
• 15.57 miles – Exit Rails to Trails to River St.
• 15.80 miles – AID STATION # 8 (River St. in Winton)
• 15.80 miles – PORT-A-LAVS
• 15.81 miles – Turn right onto Winton Rd.
• 15.87 miles – Turn left onto Rails to Trails
• 16.87 miles – Cross Bridge St, continue on trail
• 17.00 miles – Spectator Viewpoint # 2 – Jessup

• 17.35 miles – Exit trail, turn right onto Depot St.
• 17.36 miles – Turn immediate left onto River St.
• 17.60 miles – Turn left at Keystone Ave. into parking lot for Blakely Borough Park
• 17.65 miles – Once in lot, turn right towards park
• 17.82 – After running straight in park about 0.17 miles, turn right at baseball field and run big loop.
• 17.85 miles – PORT-A-LAVS
• 18.04 miles – Exit park through gate.
• 18.05 miles – AID STATION # 9) parking lot at Riverside Drive)
• 18.05 miles – PORT-A-LAVS
• 18.06 miles – Once through parking lot, turn left towards footbridge.
• 18.07 miles-   Off bridge, bear right onto trail.
• 18.38 miles – Bear left to exit trail
• 18.43 miles – Turn right when you reach pavement.
• 18.48 miles – Turn left onto Dolph St.
• 18.59 miles – Turn right onto James St.
• 18.70 miles – Turn left onto Jackson Street
• 18.79 miles – Make wide right onto N. Valley Avenue
• 18.90 miles – AID STATION # 10 (N. Valley Ave. in Olyphant near Jackson St. )
• 18.90 miles – PORT-A-LAVS
• 19.22 miles – Turn right onto W. Lackawanna Ave. (Downtown Olyphant)
• 19.49 – Immediately after crossing bridge, turn left onto trail
• 20.57 miles – Pass through tunnel when leaving trail. Make first left onto Railroad Avenue.
• 20.63 miles – Turn right onto Pancoast Street.
• 20.67 – Turn left onto Olga Street
• 20.94 – Turn right onto Mill Street (becomes Dundaff Street)
• 21.10 – Turn left onto Main Street
• 21.20 – Turn left onto Eagle Lane
• 21.30 miles – AID STATION # 11 (Dickson City Industrial Park)
• 21.30 miles – PORT-A-LAVS
• 21.39 miles – Turn right onto Enterprise St.
• 21.85 miles – Exit industrial park, turn left onto Boulevard Ave.
• 22.80 Run under I-81 while still on Boulevard Avenue
• 23.30 miles – AID STATION # 12 (Boulevard Ave. in Scranton near Green Ridge Nursing Home)
• 23.30 miles – PORT-A-LAVS
• 23.64 miles – Turn right to stay on Boulevard Ave.
• 24.15 miles – At T intersection, turn left onto Electric St.
• 24.30 miles – At small “island”, bear right onto Capouse Ave.
• 24.30 miles – AID STATION # 13 (Islands in Green Ridge near Electric St. and Capouse)
• 24.30 miles – PORT-A-LAVS
• 25.00 miles – Stay on Capouse all the way to Walnut Street. Turn left onto Walnut St.
• 25.25 miles – Turn right onto N. Washington Ave.
• 25.27 miles – AID STATION # 14 (on N. Washington Ave. in Scranton near intersection with Walnut St.)
• 25.27 miles – PORT-A-LAVS
• 25.41 miles – “Cooper’s Hill” begins
• 26.20 miles – FINISH at Federal Courthouse/Courthouse Square