- Total ascent
- 1,005 m
- Climb density
- 201.0 m/km
- Descent
- 1 m
- Net elevation
- 1,003 m
- Max absolute grade
- 64.1%
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The hilliest 5ks, ranked from trusted raw-elevation route profiles across 97 qualifying races.
Ranking current as ofKia Fjällmaraton (Fjällmaratonveckan), Årefjällen leads this ranking on total ascent (1,005 m).
Compare Kia Fjällmaraton (Fjällmaratonveckan), Årefjällen vs Mohawk Mountain Race (Cornwall)
| # | Race | Total ascent | Climb density | Descent | Net elevation | Max absolute grade | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kia Fjällmaraton (Fjällmaratonveckan), Årefjällen 5K - sweden | 1,005 m | 201.0 m/km | 1 m | 1,003 m | 64.1% | |
| 2 | Mohawk Mountain Race (Cornwall) 5K - connecticut | 425 m | 85.0 m/km | 424 m | 1 m | 40.0% | |
| 3 | Catalina Island Marathon 5K - california | 254 m | 50.7 m/km | 254 m | 0 m | 39.0% | |
| 4 | Sljemenski Maraton (Zagreb) 5K - croatia | 245 m | 49.0 m/km | 248 m | -2 m | 38.6% | |
| 5 | Zagori Mountain Running (ZMR) 5K - greece | 220 m | 44.0 m/km | 222 m | -2 m | 70.9% | |
| 6 | Lakeland Trails Coniston Marathon, Half, Mini-10k & 5k - north-west | 162 m | 32.4 m/km | 162 m | -1 m | 19.1% | |
| 7 | Vienna City Marathon 5K - austria | 141 m | 28.2 m/km | 132 m | 9 m | 37.8% | |
| 8 | Spring Dash (Coeur d'Alene) 5K - idaho | 106 m | 21.3 m/km | 103 m | 4 m | 22.5% | |
| 9 | Sandia Mountain Shadows Trail Run 5K - new-mexico | 103 m | 20.6 m/km | 114 m | -11 m | 15.7% | |
| 10 | Plitvički maraton (Plitvice Marathon) 5K - croatia | 103 m | 20.6 m/km | 103 m | 0 m | 6.9% | |
| 11 | St Albans Half Marathon 5K - east-of-england | 84 m | 16.8 m/km | 89 m | -5 m | 8.9% | |
| 12 | Grand-Prix von Bern 5K - switzerland | 80 m | 17.1 m/km | 78 m | 2 m | 17.8% | |
| 13 | OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) 5K - ohio | 74 m | 14.9 m/km | 73 m | 2 m | 20.3% | |
| 14 | Double Decker Spring Run (Oxford, MS) 5K - mississippi | 72 m | 14.3 m/km | 71 m | 0 m | 10.1% | |
| 15 | The Race Half Marathon & 5K (Atlanta) - georgia | 72 m | 14.3 m/km | 72 m | -0 m | 6.3% | |
| 16 | SPAR Budapest Marathon 5K - hungary | 70 m | 14.1 m/km | 68 m | 2 m | 12.3% | |
| 17 | Run Madtown Half Marathon, 10K & 5K - wisconsin | 70 m | 14.1 m/km | 70 m | -0 m | 10.5% | |
| 18 | Norfolk Festival of Running (King's Lynn) 5K - east-of-england | 69 m | 13.8 m/km | 70 m | -1 m | 9.8% | |
| 19 | Greene & Schultz Hoosier Half Marathon, 5 & 10K 5K - indiana | 69 m | 13.7 m/km | 69 m | 0 m | 15.8% | |
| 20 | Running with the Devil (Las Vegas) 5K - nevada | 68 m | 13.5 m/km | 68 m | 0 m | 4.9% | |
| 21 | Midwest Financial Group Madison Mini Marathon 5K - wisconsin | 63 m | 12.6 m/km | 64 m | -0 m | 11.4% | |
| 22 | Run the Rainbow for Children's 5K - mississippi | 63 m | 12.5 m/km | 63 m | -0 m | 7.4% | |
| 23 | Middlebury Maple Run 5K - vermont | 63 m | 12.5 m/km | 63 m | -0 m | 10.8% | |
| 24 | TCS Lidingöloppet 5K - sweden | 61 m | 12.1 m/km | 57 m | 4 m | 9.9% | |
| 25 | Flying Pig Marathon 5K - ohio | 59 m | 11.9 m/km | 59 m | 1 m | 9.3% | |
| 26 | Course de l'Escalade (Genève) 5K - switzerland | 59 m | 12.3 m/km | 64 m | -4 m | 10.9% | |
| 27 | Soča Outdoor Festival 5K - slovenia | 58 m | 11.2 m/km | 67 m | -9 m | 11.3% | |
| 28 | Rochester Regional Health Flower City Half Marathon 5K - new-york | 58 m | 11.5 m/km | 58 m | -0 m | 15.0% | |
| 29 | Διεθνής Ημιμαραθώνιος Κρήτης (Crete Half Marathon), Arkalochori 5K - greece | 52 m | 10.4 m/km | 61 m | -9 m | 10.0% | |
| 30 | Two Tunnels Railway Races 5K - south-west | 51 m | 10.2 m/km | 49 m | 2 m | 8.6% | |
| 31 | Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon 5K - georgia | 51 m | 10.2 m/km | 51 m | -1 m | 6.3% | |
| 32 | Lake Monona 20K & 5K (Monona) - wisconsin | 50 m | 10.1 m/km | 50 m | 0 m | 7.8% | |
| 33 | Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon 5K - texas | 50 m | 10.0 m/km | 50 m | 0 m | 16.2% | |
| 34 | Lake Tahoe Marathon 5K - nevada | 49 m | 9.7 m/km | 51 m | -2 m | 6.8% | |
| 35 | Spokane River Run 5K - washington | 49 m | 9.7 m/km | 49 m | 0 m | 16.3% | |
| 36 | La Jolla Half Marathon, 10K & 5K - california | 47 m | 9.4 m/km | 149 m | -102 m | 12.6% | |
| 37 | Fayetteville Half Marathon 5K - arkansas | 47 m | 9.3 m/km | 47 m | 0 m | 10.4% | |
| 38 | Phoenix 10k & Half Marathon 5K - arizona | 45 m | 9.1 m/km | 45 m | 0 m | 7.3% | |
| 39 | Going the Distance for Brain Injury Memorial Day Run (Kansas City) 5K - missouri | 45 m | 9.0 m/km | 43 m | 2 m | 4.8% | |
| 40 | PeaceHealth Appletree Marathon 5K - washington | 45 m | 9.0 m/km | 45 m | 0 m | 7.1% | |
| 41 | BTC Vulcan Run 10K (Birmingham) 5K - alabama | 44 m | 8.8 m/km | 44 m | -0 m | 11.8% | |
| 42 | Red Rock Canyon Marathon (Las Vegas) 5K - nevada | 42 m | 8.5 m/km | 42 m | -0 m | 5.9% | |
| 43 | Cisco Brewers Portsmouth 5K - new-hampshire | 42 m | 8.4 m/km | 42 m | -0 m | 7.3% | |
| 44 | Omaha Marathon 5K - nebraska | 42 m | 8.3 m/km | 42 m | -1 m | 8.9% | |
| 45 | Great Smoky Mountains Half Marathon 5K - tennessee | 41 m | 8.2 m/km | 30 m | 11 m | 6.8% | |
| 46 | La Course 5K (Providence) - rhode-island | 41 m | 8.2 m/km | 41 m | 0 m | 6.0% | |
| 47 | Lift Bridge Road Races 5K - minnesota | 40 m | 8.1 m/km | 21 m | 20 m | 13.1% | |
| 48 | Montpellier Run Festival 5K - france | 40 m | 7.9 m/km | 41 m | -2 m | 8.6% | |
| 49 | Generali Genève Marathon 5K - switzerland | 37 m | 7.4 m/km | 86 m | -49 m | 11.6% | |
| 50 | Gravel Worlds Run Series (Lincoln) 5K - nebraska | 37 m | 7.3 m/km | 37 m | 0 m | 6.9% | |
| 51 | Wisconsin Lakeside Half Marathon & 5K (Monona) - wisconsin | 36 m | 7.2 m/km | 36 m | -0 m | 7.5% | |
| 52 | Windermere Marathon (Spokane) 5K - washington | 36 m | 7.1 m/km | 35 m | 0 m | 4.8% | |
| 53 | Athens Marathon. The Authentic 5K - greece | 35 m | 7.1 m/km | 41 m | -6 m | 4.4% | |
| 54 | Naptown Half Marathon & 10K/5K - maryland | 35 m | 6.9 m/km | 34 m | 0 m | 9.7% | |
| 55 | Helsinki City Marathon 5K - finland | 34 m | 6.7 m/km | 27 m | 6 m | 6.4% | |
| 56 | Courses de Strasbourg Eurométropole 5K - france | 33 m | 6.7 m/km | 26 m | 7 m | 8.7% | |
| 57 | Grand Forks 10 (GF10) 5K - north-dakota | 33 m | 6.5 m/km | 31 m | 2 m | 8.8% | |
| 58 | Vardaman Sweet Potato 5K Run - mississippi | 32 m | 6.4 m/km | 32 m | 0 m | 3.8% | |
| 59 | Bend Marathon and Half 5K - oregon | 32 m | 6.4 m/km | 32 m | 0 m | 7.4% | |
| 60 | Garmin New Forest Marathon 5K - south-east | 31 m | 6.3 m/km | 33 m | -1 m | 6.1% | |
| 61 | Cedar Rapids Marathon 5K - iowa | 31 m | 6.2 m/km | 32 m | -0 m | 13.8% | |
| 62 | Berlin Marathon 5K - germany | 31 m | 6.1 m/km | 26 m | 5 m | 7.1% | |
| 63 | University of Utah Health Salt Lake City Marathon 5K - utah | 30 m | 6.1 m/km | 32 m | -2 m | 6.3% | |
| 64 | Brain Freezer 5K (Burlington) - vermont | 30 m | 6.0 m/km | 30 m | -0 m | 5.4% | |
| 65 | Cajun Country Run 5K - louisiana | 29 m | 5.9 m/km | 30 m | -0 m | 4.2% | |
| 66 | Milton Keynes Marathon 5K - south-east | 29 m | 5.8 m/km | 61 m | -32 m | 7.0% | |
| 67 | Lundaloppet 5K - sweden | 29 m | 5.8 m/km | 26 m | 3 m | 5.5% | |
| 68 | The Original Las Vegas Marathon 5K - nevada | 28 m | 5.7 m/km | 29 m | -0 m | 3.1% | |
| 69 | Newport Rhode Races (Newport Spring Marathon & Half) 5K - rhode-island | 28 m | 5.7 m/km | 28 m | -0 m | 9.6% | |
| 70 | Maine Coast Marathon 5K - maine | 26 m | 5.2 m/km | 26 m | -1 m | 8.0% | |
| 71 | Southampton Marathon 5K - south-east | 26 m | 5.2 m/km | 12 m | 14 m | 4.3% | |
| 72 | Sioux Falls Marathon 5K - south-dakota | 24 m | 4.8 m/km | 26 m | -2 m | 4.1% | |
| 73 | Helvetia Half Marathon 5K - oregon | 24 m | 4.8 m/km | 23 m | 2 m | 3.7% | |
| 74 | NN Night Run Ostrava 5K - czechia | 24 m | 4.8 m/km | 27 m | -3 m | 4.9% | |
| 75 | Cleveland Marathon 5K - ohio | 24 m | 4.8 m/km | 25 m | 0 m | 8.0% | |
| 76 | Trondheim Maraton 5K - norway | 24 m | 4.7 m/km | 23 m | 1 m | 4.8% | |
| 77 | Stormin' Norman Run 5K - oklahoma | 23 m | 4.6 m/km | 23 m | -0 m | 6.3% | |
| 78 | The Fury Run (Stormin' Norman Run), Norman 5K - oklahoma | 23 m | 4.6 m/km | 23 m | -0 m | 6.3% | |
| 79 | Maui Oceanfront Marathon 5K - hawaii | 23 m | 4.6 m/km | 24 m | -0 m | 4.2% | |
| 80 | Mercy Health Glass City Marathon 5K - ohio | 23 m | 4.6 m/km | 26 m | -3 m | 7.0% | |
| 81 | City of Colleges Half Marathon 5K - arkansas | 22 m | 4.4 m/km | 22 m | 0 m | 2.9% | |
| 82 | Debrecen Maraton 5K - hungary | 21 m | 4.3 m/km | 22 m | 0 m | 3.5% | |
| 83 | Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 5K - indiana | 21 m | 4.3 m/km | 21 m | -0 m | 3.5% | |
| 84 | Energa Gdańsk Maraton 5K - poland | 21 m | 4.2 m/km | 21 m | 1 m | 8.0% | |
| 85 | Paavo Nurmi Marathon 5K - finland | 20 m | 4.1 m/km | 21 m | -1 m | 5.7% | |
| 86 | Marshall University Marathon 5K - west-virginia | 20 m | 3.8 m/km | 21 m | -1 m | 6.1% | |
| 87 | Idaho Falls Marathon 5K - idaho | 19 m | 3.8 m/km | 19 m | 0 m | 6.0% | |
| 88 | Novant Health Wilmington Marathon 5K - north-carolina | 17 m | 3.4 m/km | 17 m | 0 m | 3.2% | |
| 89 | Buffalo Stampede Half Marathon (Kearney) 5K - nebraska | 16 m | 3.1 m/km | 15 m | -0 m | 4.2% | |
| 90 | Tirol läuft (Innsbruck) 5K - austria | 16 m | 3.1 m/km | 18 m | -2 m | 5.5% | |
| 91 | The Woodlands Marathon 5K - texas | 15 m | 2.9 m/km | 15 m | -0 m | 4.6% | |
| 92 | OTC Butte to Butte (Eugene) 5K - oregon | 14 m | 2.8 m/km | 14 m | -0 m | 2.7% | |
| 93 | Montana Marathon (Billings) 5K - montana | 8 m | 1.6 m/km | 34 m | -26 m | 3.4% | |
| 94 | TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon 5K - iowa | 8 m | 1.6 m/km | 8 m | 0 m | 2.1% | |
| 95 | Martian Invasion of Races 5K - michigan | 7 m | 1.5 m/km | 7 m | 0 m | 1.7% | |
| 96 | Mississippi River Marathon 5K - mississippi | 4 m | 0.8 m/km | 4 m | 0 m | 2.4% | |
| 97 | St. Croix Crossing Half Marathon 5K - minnesota | 2 m | 0.5 m/km | 62 m | -60 m | 5.5% |
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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.
Races are ranked by Total ascent. 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.
Kia Fjällmaraton (Fjällmaratonveckan), Årefjällen 5K ranks first by total ascent, from 97 qualifying races compared under our published methodology.