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