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