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Yilan County Dongshan River Bank Marathon

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

TWOctober 202742.195km · 21km · 11km +1 more events

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Race date Oct expected: October 2027
City · Distance: Yilan City · 42.195km · 21km · 11km +1 more events
Entry fee: NT$1,200From the 2025 edition
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date October 2027 · expected · Soon

2026Date Oct 4, 2026 · Entry ~ Aug 9, 2026 · Entry fee NT$300 · Start 05:50

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 19, 2026

About the race Runner stories How to enter Course Race Prep Travel

Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

A riverside marathon on the Dongshan River cycling paths in Yilan County, Taiwan.

Starting at the Waterfront Park, the programme includes full marathon,

half marathon, 11K and 6K distances, passing the Ecological Greenway and the weirs and pumping-station area.

The rivers, rice fields and waterfront parks of Yilan provide the entire course—and much of the appeal.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from runners who've been there.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

Race reports: 2

Elisa Yu-chin LinRan in 2015 · Finish time 2:58:00

“Still, I'm hanging on. I haven't given up yet.”

Elisa Yu-Chin Lin enjoyed riverside scenery in the 2015 Dongshan River Waterfront Marathon's half marathon before strong sun, a headache, and leg pain forced alternating running and walking. A hard-fought finish of 2 hours, 58 minutes improved their previous time by 1 minute, though the late start and aid-station access on the out-and-back course disappointed them.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

但我還在堅持著，還沒有放棄。

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guiguan (桂冠)Finish time 2:05:38

“I was faster than I could believe. Running my first half marathon at under 6 minutes per 1km made me really happy!”

guiguan overcame a midrace slump and tired legs in the Yilan Dongshan River Waterfront Marathon's half marathon, completing a first half marathon in 2 hours, 5 minutes, 38 seconds. The out-and-back course initially felt daunting, but familiar scenery eased the return journey, and refueling brought renewed energy.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

快到連我自己都難以相信，對於第一次半馬的我跑進六分速就超滿足了!!

Read the original on PTT Road_Running

We translated a short line from each public race report and summarized the experience. Finish times are as stated by the author, and past editions may differ from this year's weather and operations.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

第123全馬玩賽: 2023-10-15 冬山河水岸馬拉松 (No. 123 Full Marathon: Dongshan River Marathon)

蛋頭阿榮 Keep Running

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This may be from a past edition. Check the organizer for this year's course and operations.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

From the 2025 edition

Marathon

Entry cost NT$1,200

Full marathon category · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Half

Entry cost NT$1,100

Half marathon category · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Fun Run Group

Entry cost NT$800

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Lohas category

Entry cost NT$300

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 42.195km

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

From the 2025 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 05:50

City center · not the start line

We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet. The map shows the host city.

START

Coach parking lot, Qinshui Park

親水公園

Full marathon starts at the coach-bus parking area at Qinshui Park,

follows the cycleway on the left bank of the Dongshan River through the Ecological Green Boat section, and turns around in front of Xinliao Bridge.

It then passes Qinshui Park again, continues through Dazhāmen, Jincao Water Plaza and the Maozailiao–Erjie pumping-station section,

reaches the Xibin Road Section 3 area beneath the National Freeway 5 viaduct, and returns to finish at Qinshui Park.

Half marathon follows the same left-bank cycleway to the turnaround in front of Xinliao Bridge and returns.

The 11km fun run course turns around beneath the New Dongshan River Bridge.

Because the entire course mainly follows the Dongshan River cycleway, it is essentially a flat riverside course.

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

From the most recent edition

Event T-shirt 2026

42.195K · 21K · 11K · 6K

Finisher medal 2026

42.195K · 21K · 11K

Timing chip 2026

42.195K · 21K · 11K

Aid stations 2026

42.195K · 21K · 11K · 6K

This may change for the next edition.

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

From the 2025 edition

Pick up your bib at the expo

Race pack pickup details have not been announced.
Bag storage is available from 05:00 on race day upon presentation of bib; bags must be collected by 12:45.

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startDongshan Station, Taiwan Railway (TRA)

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Dongshan Station, Taiwan Railway (TRA)

Start/finish is the plaza directly in front of Dongshan Train Station — direct train access. Multiple paid parking lots near the station for those driving.

Map

Getting to the finish

Dongshan Station, Taiwan Railway (TRA)

Same plaza as start, in front of Dongshan Station.

Map

Start shuttle

Organizer shuttle from Taipei Main Station East Gate 3 departs ~4:50am. From Hsinchu, take early trains or organizer shuttle.

Fare NT$350 one-way / NT$700 round-trip.

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

Runners can choose from three events—marathon, half marathon and an 11km fun run—so the race suits a range of fitness levels.

Registration is handled through the Baoming online platform.

Times are local to Yilan City. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

Lo Hong Ka Countryside House

Hotel · 1.7km

9.1/10(494)

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Yilan: Foot Reflexology & Wellness Parent-Child Room Massage Ticket

NT$781

Yilan County Dongshan River Bank Marathon

About Yilan County Dongshan River Bank Marathon — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run