Where does the London Marathon start? Three different race starting points in 2019

The London Marathon is one of the world's most spectacular races.

With landmarks galore, runners are treated to some of the most stunning scenery any race in the world can offer.

Well, that's if they're not so tired that they can't look up!

But before the runners head into central London, past landmarks such as the Cutty Sark, Canary Wharf and Tower Bridge, they have to head a little out of the way.

The runners convene early in the morning and are put into three different pens, where they are set on their way before the three routes join up together at either the one mile or three mile mark.

But where does the London Marathon start? Here is all you need to know about the route...

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Where does the London Marathon start?

There are three different starting points for the 2019 London Marathon - although they are all close to each other.

All three are located in Blackheath, in south east London, not far from the O2 Arena and on the south of the river underneath the Isle of Dogs.

Blackheath presents one of the biggest open spaces close to central London, making it the perfect place to gather the 40,000 plus runners that are taking part.

The red route begins on Charlton Road, which is next to the entrance to Greenwich Park, while the blue start is on the A2 next to Prince Charles Road.

The green route is based on St. Johns Park, right next to the blue start.

(Esri UK)

Where do the different routes join together?

The blue and green routes will join together after just one mile of running separate routes.

They meet up as Old Dover Road (green route) joins the A207, which the blue runners will be competing on.

Eventually, just before mile three at Woolwich, all three routes meet up together, running down either side of the A205 - red route on the left and green and blue on the right.

The reason for the initial split is that the green and blue runners need to go the long way around a roundabout in order to make up the distance.

What is the full London Marathon route?

Check out the full London Marathon route with our interactive map here, provided by Esri UK.