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Scenery guide

Desert 5ks

Desert 5k guide built from source-backed scenery tags, with route-map, elevation-profile, date and entry-fee coverage shown where available.

Desert 5k coverage

59Source-backed pages25Mapped routes13Elevation profiles42%Map coverage

Race pages

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Why this page is source-backed

Race-character guide pages publish only when enough race pages have a controlled-vocabulary character tag, verified facts and stored race-character source fact ids. The guide does not infer terrain, scenery, atmosphere or elevation character from a race name alone.

Desert 5ks questions

What desert 5ks are included?

This guide includes 59 5k race pages with source-backed scenery evidence for desert.

Do all desert 5ks have route maps?

No. 25 currently have stored route geometry and 13 have elevation profiles. Race pages without stored geometry show route-review status instead.

Why are some 5k races missing from this guide?

A race appears only when its race-character row is backed by verified source facts and the guide has enough qualifying race pages to avoid a thin page.