Original Course Map

Ten legs, one finish line, and several chances to miss a bar.

This is the mapped version of the Original Course. The full route is useful for seeing the big picture, but the leg-by-leg links are the better way to actually run it without wandering past a perfectly good bar.

Load the next leg before you leave each stop. Future-you may be brave, but future-you is not guaranteed to be better at navigation.

Stops 10 + Finish
Legs 10
Total 26.2 mi
Watch plan

If you are using a Garmin or another watch, load each leg before leaving the bar. It is easy when you are standing still. It is less charming when you are several beers deep and arguing with a sidewalk.

Leg By Leg

The course is laid out to stay close to 2.62 miles between stops. Want a detour? Take it. Want the shortest route to the next beer? Also fair.

1
Stop 1 to Stop 2

J.J. Donovan's to Cheers

Start with a beer at J.J. Donovan's, then load this leg before heading out. This route goes around the Boston Common. Later legs go through it, but feel free to cut through now if you choose.

2.55 mi
Open Leg
2
Stop 2 to Stop 3

Cheers to Cask 'n Flagon

2.66 mi
Open Leg
3
Stop 3 to Stop 4

Cask 'n Flagon to The Sevens Ale House

Be careful if there is a Red Sox game. They close streets around Fenway, which is why this stop was planned early.

2.72 mi
Open Leg
4
Stop 4 to Stop 5

The Sevens Ale House to The Bell in Hand

2.45 mi
Open Leg
5
Stop 5 to Stop 6

The Bell in Hand to Warren Tavern

Around mile 2, make sure you are on Charlestown Ave., not under it. Otherwise you can hit the train tracks and have to backtrack.

2.75 mi
Open Leg
6
Stop 6 to Stop 7

Warren Tavern to J.J. Foley's

This takes you to the Bunker Hill Monument. Extra points if you go to the top.

2.65 mi
Open Leg
7
Stop 7 to Stop 8

J.J. Foley's to Harpoon

2.56 mi
Open Leg
8
Stop 8 to Stop 9

Harpoon to Biddy Early's

Planned food stop as well as a beer. Check the menu first if lactose-free food is a concern.

2.62 mi
Open Leg
9
Stop 9 to Stop 10

Biddy Early's to Sullivan's Tap

2.67 mi
Open Leg
10
Stop 10 to Finish

Sullivan's Tap to Trillium

2.65 mi
Open Leg