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Most climbing per km 5ks

The most climbing per km 5ks, ranked from trusted raw-elevation route profiles across 97 qualifying races.

Ranking current as of

Which race ranks first — and why is it Kia Fjällmaraton (Fjällmaratonveckan), Årefjällen?

Kia Fjällmaraton (Fjällmaratonveckan), Årefjällen leads this ranking on climbing per km (201.0 m/km).

Compare Kia Fjällmaraton (Fjällmaratonveckan), Årefjällen vs Mohawk Mountain Race (Cornwall)

#RaceClimbing per kmAscentDescentNet elevationMax absolute gradeAs of
1Kia Fjällmaraton (Fjällmaratonveckan), Årefjällen 5K - sweden201.0 m/km1,005 m1 m1,003 m64.1%
2Mohawk Mountain Race (Cornwall) 5K - connecticut85.0 m/km425 m424 m1 m40.0%
3Catalina Island Marathon 5K - california50.7 m/km254 m254 m0 m39.0%
4Sljemenski Maraton (Zagreb) 5K - croatia49.0 m/km245 m248 m-2 m38.6%
5Zagori Mountain Running (ZMR) 5K - greece44.0 m/km220 m222 m-2 m70.9%
6Lakeland Trails Coniston Marathon, Half, Mini-10k & 5k - north-west32.4 m/km162 m162 m-1 m19.1%
7Vienna City Marathon 5K - austria28.2 m/km141 m132 m9 m37.8%
8Spring Dash (Coeur d'Alene) 5K - idaho21.3 m/km106 m103 m4 m22.5%
9Sandia Mountain Shadows Trail Run 5K - new-mexico20.6 m/km103 m114 m-11 m15.7%
10Plitvički maraton (Plitvice Marathon) 5K - croatia20.6 m/km103 m103 m0 m6.9%
11Grand-Prix von Bern 5K - switzerland17.1 m/km80 m78 m2 m17.8%
12St Albans Half Marathon 5K - east-of-england16.8 m/km84 m89 m-5 m8.9%
13OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) 5K - ohio14.9 m/km74 m73 m2 m20.3%
14The Race Half Marathon & 5K (Atlanta) - georgia14.3 m/km72 m72 m-0 m6.3%
15Double Decker Spring Run (Oxford, MS) 5K - mississippi14.3 m/km72 m71 m0 m10.1%
16Run Madtown Half Marathon, 10K & 5K - wisconsin14.1 m/km70 m70 m-0 m10.5%
17SPAR Budapest Marathon 5K - hungary14.1 m/km70 m68 m2 m12.3%
18Norfolk Festival of Running (King's Lynn) 5K - east-of-england13.8 m/km69 m70 m-1 m9.8%
19Greene & Schultz Hoosier Half Marathon, 5 & 10K 5K - indiana13.7 m/km69 m69 m0 m15.8%
20Running with the Devil (Las Vegas) 5K - nevada13.5 m/km68 m68 m0 m4.9%
21Midwest Financial Group Madison Mini Marathon 5K - wisconsin12.6 m/km63 m64 m-0 m11.4%
22Middlebury Maple Run 5K - vermont12.5 m/km63 m63 m-0 m10.8%
23Run the Rainbow for Children's 5K - mississippi12.5 m/km63 m63 m-0 m7.4%
24Course de l'Escalade (Genève) 5K - switzerland12.3 m/km59 m64 m-4 m10.9%
25TCS Lidingöloppet 5K - sweden12.1 m/km61 m57 m4 m9.9%
26Flying Pig Marathon 5K - ohio11.9 m/km59 m59 m1 m9.3%
27Rochester Regional Health Flower City Half Marathon 5K - new-york11.5 m/km58 m58 m-0 m15.0%
28Soča Outdoor Festival 5K - slovenia11.2 m/km58 m67 m-9 m11.3%
29Διεθνής Ημιμαραθώνιος Κρήτης (Crete Half Marathon), Arkalochori 5K - greece10.4 m/km52 m61 m-9 m10.0%
30Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon 5K - georgia10.2 m/km51 m51 m-1 m6.3%
31Two Tunnels Railway Races 5K - south-west10.2 m/km51 m49 m2 m8.6%
32Lake Monona 20K & 5K (Monona) - wisconsin10.1 m/km50 m50 m0 m7.8%
33Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon 5K - texas10.0 m/km50 m50 m0 m16.2%
34Lake Tahoe Marathon 5K - nevada9.7 m/km49 m51 m-2 m6.8%
35Spokane River Run 5K - washington9.7 m/km49 m49 m0 m16.3%
36La Jolla Half Marathon, 10K & 5K - california9.4 m/km47 m149 m-102 m12.6%
37Fayetteville Half Marathon 5K - arkansas9.3 m/km47 m47 m0 m10.4%
38Phoenix 10k & Half Marathon 5K - arizona9.1 m/km45 m45 m0 m7.3%
39Going the Distance for Brain Injury Memorial Day Run (Kansas City) 5K - missouri9.0 m/km45 m43 m2 m4.8%
40PeaceHealth Appletree Marathon 5K - washington9.0 m/km45 m45 m0 m7.1%
41BTC Vulcan Run 10K (Birmingham) 5K - alabama8.8 m/km44 m44 m-0 m11.8%
42Red Rock Canyon Marathon (Las Vegas) 5K - nevada8.5 m/km42 m42 m-0 m5.9%
43Cisco Brewers Portsmouth 5K - new-hampshire8.4 m/km42 m42 m-0 m7.3%
44Omaha Marathon 5K - nebraska8.3 m/km42 m42 m-1 m8.9%
45Great Smoky Mountains Half Marathon 5K - tennessee8.2 m/km41 m30 m11 m6.8%
46La Course 5K (Providence) - rhode-island8.2 m/km41 m41 m0 m6.0%
47Lift Bridge Road Races 5K - minnesota8.1 m/km40 m21 m20 m13.1%
48Montpellier Run Festival 5K - france7.9 m/km40 m41 m-2 m8.6%
49Generali Genève Marathon 5K - switzerland7.4 m/km37 m86 m-49 m11.6%
50Gravel Worlds Run Series (Lincoln) 5K - nebraska7.3 m/km37 m37 m0 m6.9%
51Wisconsin Lakeside Half Marathon & 5K (Monona) - wisconsin7.2 m/km36 m36 m-0 m7.5%
52Athens Marathon. The Authentic 5K - greece7.1 m/km35 m41 m-6 m4.4%
53Windermere Marathon (Spokane) 5K - washington7.1 m/km36 m35 m0 m4.8%
54Naptown Half Marathon & 10K/5K - maryland6.9 m/km35 m34 m0 m9.7%
55Courses de Strasbourg Eurométropole 5K - france6.7 m/km33 m26 m7 m8.7%
56Helsinki City Marathon 5K - finland6.7 m/km34 m27 m6 m6.4%
57Grand Forks 10 (GF10) 5K - north-dakota6.5 m/km33 m31 m2 m8.8%
58Bend Marathon and Half 5K - oregon6.4 m/km32 m32 m0 m7.4%
59Vardaman Sweet Potato 5K Run - mississippi6.4 m/km32 m32 m0 m3.8%
60Garmin New Forest Marathon 5K - south-east6.3 m/km31 m33 m-1 m6.1%
61Cedar Rapids Marathon 5K - iowa6.2 m/km31 m32 m-0 m13.8%
62University of Utah Health Salt Lake City Marathon 5K - utah6.1 m/km30 m32 m-2 m6.3%
63Berlin Marathon 5K - germany6.1 m/km31 m26 m5 m7.1%
64Brain Freezer 5K (Burlington) - vermont6.0 m/km30 m30 m-0 m5.4%
65Cajun Country Run 5K - louisiana5.9 m/km29 m30 m-0 m4.2%
66Lundaloppet 5K - sweden5.8 m/km29 m26 m3 m5.5%
67Milton Keynes Marathon 5K - south-east5.8 m/km29 m61 m-32 m7.0%
68The Original Las Vegas Marathon 5K - nevada5.7 m/km28 m29 m-0 m3.1%
69Newport Rhode Races (Newport Spring Marathon & Half) 5K - rhode-island5.7 m/km28 m28 m-0 m9.6%
70Southampton Marathon 5K - south-east5.2 m/km26 m12 m14 m4.3%
71Maine Coast Marathon 5K - maine5.2 m/km26 m26 m-1 m8.0%
72Sioux Falls Marathon 5K - south-dakota4.8 m/km24 m26 m-2 m4.1%
73Cleveland Marathon 5K - ohio4.8 m/km24 m25 m0 m8.0%
74NN Night Run Ostrava 5K - czechia4.8 m/km24 m27 m-3 m4.9%
75Helvetia Half Marathon 5K - oregon4.8 m/km24 m23 m2 m3.7%
76Trondheim Maraton 5K - norway4.7 m/km24 m23 m1 m4.8%
77Stormin' Norman Run 5K - oklahoma4.6 m/km23 m23 m-0 m6.3%
78The Fury Run (Stormin' Norman Run), Norman 5K - oklahoma4.6 m/km23 m23 m-0 m6.3%
79Maui Oceanfront Marathon 5K - hawaii4.6 m/km23 m24 m-0 m4.2%
80Mercy Health Glass City Marathon 5K - ohio4.6 m/km23 m26 m-3 m7.0%
81City of Colleges Half Marathon 5K - arkansas4.4 m/km22 m22 m0 m2.9%
82Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 5K - indiana4.3 m/km21 m21 m-0 m3.5%
83Debrecen Maraton 5K - hungary4.3 m/km21 m22 m0 m3.5%
84Energa Gdańsk Maraton 5K - poland4.2 m/km21 m21 m1 m8.0%
85Paavo Nurmi Marathon 5K - finland4.1 m/km20 m21 m-1 m5.7%
86Marshall University Marathon 5K - west-virginia3.8 m/km20 m21 m-1 m6.1%
87Idaho Falls Marathon 5K - idaho3.8 m/km19 m19 m0 m6.0%
88Novant Health Wilmington Marathon 5K - north-carolina3.4 m/km17 m17 m0 m3.2%
89Tirol läuft (Innsbruck) 5K - austria3.1 m/km16 m18 m-2 m5.5%
90Buffalo Stampede Half Marathon (Kearney) 5K - nebraska3.1 m/km16 m15 m-0 m4.2%
91The Woodlands Marathon 5K - texas2.9 m/km15 m15 m-0 m4.6%
92OTC Butte to Butte (Eugene) 5K - oregon2.8 m/km14 m14 m-0 m2.7%
93TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon 5K - iowa1.6 m/km8 m8 m0 m2.1%
94Montana Marathon (Billings) 5K - montana1.6 m/km8 m34 m-26 m3.4%
95Martian Invasion of Races 5K - michigan1.5 m/km7 m7 m0 m1.7%
96Mississippi River Marathon 5K - mississippi0.8 m/km4 m4 m0 m2.4%
97St. Croix Crossing Half Marathon 5K - minnesota0.5 m/km2 m62 m-60 m5.5%
3
Catalina Island Marathon 5Kcalifornia
Climbing per km
50.7 m/km
Ascent
254 m
Descent
254 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
39.0%

As of

7
Vienna City Marathon 5Kaustria
Climbing per km
28.2 m/km
Ascent
141 m
Descent
132 m
Net elevation
9 m
Max absolute grade
37.8%

As of

11
Grand-Prix von Bern 5Kswitzerland
Climbing per km
17.1 m/km
Ascent
80 m
Descent
78 m
Net elevation
2 m
Max absolute grade
17.8%

As of

12
St Albans Half Marathon 5Keast-of-england
Climbing per km
16.8 m/km
Ascent
84 m
Descent
89 m
Net elevation
-5 m
Max absolute grade
8.9%

As of

17
SPAR Budapest Marathon 5Khungary
Climbing per km
14.1 m/km
Ascent
70 m
Descent
68 m
Net elevation
2 m
Max absolute grade
12.3%

As of

22
Middlebury Maple Run 5Kvermont
Climbing per km
12.5 m/km
Ascent
63 m
Descent
63 m
Net elevation
-0 m
Max absolute grade
10.8%

As of

25
TCS Lidingöloppet 5Ksweden
Climbing per km
12.1 m/km
Ascent
61 m
Descent
57 m
Net elevation
4 m
Max absolute grade
9.9%

As of

26
Flying Pig Marathon 5Kohio
Climbing per km
11.9 m/km
Ascent
59 m
Descent
59 m
Net elevation
1 m
Max absolute grade
9.3%

As of

28
Soča Outdoor Festival 5Kslovenia
Climbing per km
11.2 m/km
Ascent
58 m
Descent
67 m
Net elevation
-9 m
Max absolute grade
11.3%

As of

34
Lake Tahoe Marathon 5Knevada
Climbing per km
9.7 m/km
Ascent
49 m
Descent
51 m
Net elevation
-2 m
Max absolute grade
6.8%

As of

35
Spokane River Run 5Kwashington
Climbing per km
9.7 m/km
Ascent
49 m
Descent
49 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
16.3%

As of

43
Cisco Brewers Portsmouth 5Knew-hampshire
Climbing per km
8.4 m/km
Ascent
42 m
Descent
42 m
Net elevation
-0 m
Max absolute grade
7.3%

As of

44
Omaha Marathon 5Knebraska
Climbing per km
8.3 m/km
Ascent
42 m
Descent
42 m
Net elevation
-1 m
Max absolute grade
8.9%

As of

46
La Course 5K (Providence)rhode-island
Climbing per km
8.2 m/km
Ascent
41 m
Descent
41 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
6.0%

As of

47
Lift Bridge Road Races 5Kminnesota
Climbing per km
8.1 m/km
Ascent
40 m
Descent
21 m
Net elevation
20 m
Max absolute grade
13.1%

As of

49
Generali Genève Marathon 5Kswitzerland
Climbing per km
7.4 m/km
Ascent
37 m
Descent
86 m
Net elevation
-49 m
Max absolute grade
11.6%

As of

56
Helsinki City Marathon 5Kfinland
Climbing per km
6.7 m/km
Ascent
34 m
Descent
27 m
Net elevation
6 m
Max absolute grade
6.4%

As of

57
Grand Forks 10 (GF10) 5Knorth-dakota
Climbing per km
6.5 m/km
Ascent
33 m
Descent
31 m
Net elevation
2 m
Max absolute grade
8.8%

As of

58
Bend Marathon and Half 5Koregon
Climbing per km
6.4 m/km
Ascent
32 m
Descent
32 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
7.4%

As of

61
Cedar Rapids Marathon 5Kiowa
Climbing per km
6.2 m/km
Ascent
31 m
Descent
32 m
Net elevation
-0 m
Max absolute grade
13.8%

As of

63
Berlin Marathon 5Kgermany
Climbing per km
6.1 m/km
Ascent
31 m
Descent
26 m
Net elevation
5 m
Max absolute grade
7.1%

As of

65
Cajun Country Run 5Klouisiana
Climbing per km
5.9 m/km
Ascent
29 m
Descent
30 m
Net elevation
-0 m
Max absolute grade
4.2%

As of

66
Lundaloppet 5Ksweden
Climbing per km
5.8 m/km
Ascent
29 m
Descent
26 m
Net elevation
3 m
Max absolute grade
5.5%

As of

67
Milton Keynes Marathon 5Ksouth-east
Climbing per km
5.8 m/km
Ascent
29 m
Descent
61 m
Net elevation
-32 m
Max absolute grade
7.0%

As of

70
Southampton Marathon 5Ksouth-east
Climbing per km
5.2 m/km
Ascent
26 m
Descent
12 m
Net elevation
14 m
Max absolute grade
4.3%

As of

71
Maine Coast Marathon 5Kmaine
Climbing per km
5.2 m/km
Ascent
26 m
Descent
26 m
Net elevation
-1 m
Max absolute grade
8.0%

As of

72
Sioux Falls Marathon 5Ksouth-dakota
Climbing per km
4.8 m/km
Ascent
24 m
Descent
26 m
Net elevation
-2 m
Max absolute grade
4.1%

As of

73
Cleveland Marathon 5Kohio
Climbing per km
4.8 m/km
Ascent
24 m
Descent
25 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
8.0%

As of

74
NN Night Run Ostrava 5Kczechia
Climbing per km
4.8 m/km
Ascent
24 m
Descent
27 m
Net elevation
-3 m
Max absolute grade
4.9%

As of

75
Helvetia Half Marathon 5Koregon
Climbing per km
4.8 m/km
Ascent
24 m
Descent
23 m
Net elevation
2 m
Max absolute grade
3.7%

As of

76
Trondheim Maraton 5Knorway
Climbing per km
4.7 m/km
Ascent
24 m
Descent
23 m
Net elevation
1 m
Max absolute grade
4.8%

As of

77
Stormin' Norman Run 5Koklahoma
Climbing per km
4.6 m/km
Ascent
23 m
Descent
23 m
Net elevation
-0 m
Max absolute grade
6.3%

As of

83
Debrecen Maraton 5Khungary
Climbing per km
4.3 m/km
Ascent
21 m
Descent
22 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
3.5%

As of

84
Energa Gdańsk Maraton 5Kpoland
Climbing per km
4.2 m/km
Ascent
21 m
Descent
21 m
Net elevation
1 m
Max absolute grade
8.0%

As of

85
Paavo Nurmi Marathon 5Kfinland
Climbing per km
4.1 m/km
Ascent
20 m
Descent
21 m
Net elevation
-1 m
Max absolute grade
5.7%

As of

87
Idaho Falls Marathon 5Kidaho
Climbing per km
3.8 m/km
Ascent
19 m
Descent
19 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
6.0%

As of

89
Tirol läuft (Innsbruck) 5Kaustria
Climbing per km
3.1 m/km
Ascent
16 m
Descent
18 m
Net elevation
-2 m
Max absolute grade
5.5%

As of

91
The Woodlands Marathon 5Ktexas
Climbing per km
2.9 m/km
Ascent
15 m
Descent
15 m
Net elevation
-0 m
Max absolute grade
4.6%

As of

97 qualifying races in this ranking; use the distance catalogue to search the full distance list. Scores are out of 100 when present; route, elevation and cost figures are shown in their natural units.

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Races are ranked by Climbing per km. Score metrics use methodology scoring-methodology-v1.0. Elevation rankings use only trusted raw-elevation course profiles. A ranking is only published when at least five races qualify, so the table is never padded with thin data.

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What is the most climbing per km 5ks?

Kia Fjällmaraton (Fjällmaratonveckan), Årefjällen 5K ranks first by climbing per km, from 97 qualifying races compared under our published methodology.