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