Vienna City Marathon or adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival Marathon — which comes out ahead?

Vienna City Marathon has the stronger available profile on flat grade share and conditions.

Route comparison snapshot

Vienna City Marathon

Mapped route
Held
Elevation profile
Held
course flatness
0.3%
flat grade share
93.3% Favoured
lower ascent
118 m
climbing density
2.8 m/km
net elevation
11 m
maximum grade
6.6%

adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival Marathon

Mapped route
Held
Elevation profile
Held
course flatness
Unavailable
flat grade share
17.1%
lower ascent
2,366 m
climbing density
54.5 m/km
net elevation
-371 m
maximum grade
59.1%
Head-to-head comparison
MetricVienna City Marathonadidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival Marathon
Flat grade share93.3%17.1%
GAP factor (% slower than flat)0.3%Unavailable
Uphill share3.1%35.8%
Steep-up share0.0%27.8%
Downhill share3.7%47.2%
Total ascent (m)118 m2,366 m
Climbing density (m/km)2.8 m/km54.5 m/km
Longest climb length (m)900 m3,050 m
Longest climb gain (m)9 m641 m
Longest climb average grade1.1%21.0%
Total descent (m)108 m2,738 m
Net elevation (m)11 m-371 m
Max absolute grade6.6%59.1%
Start elevation (m)166 m947 m
Finish elevation (m)176 m575 m
Scenic score48/100100/100
Conditions86/10082/100

Only metrics available for at least one side are shown. A ✓ marks the better value for each metric (higher-is-better aware). Scores are out of 100 when available. Ascent, climbing density, max absolute grade and median finish describe course or field context and are not marked as better or worse.

Race facts that change the decision

Race facts comparison
FactVienna City Marathonadidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival Marathon
Schedule

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2027-04-18 (legacy event-level date).

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2027-05-05 (legacy event-level date).

LocationVienna, AustriaInnsbruck, Austria
Actual distance42.2 km43.4 km
raceindex.org mapped route heldHeldHeld
raceindex.org elevation profile heldHeldHeld
Course typeLoopPoint To Point
SurfaceUnavailableAlpine singletrail with flowing sections and technically demanding climbs and descents.
Elevation characterFlatMountainous
TerrainRoadTrail
SceneryCity, Riverside, Historic, ParklandMountain, Forest, Countryside, City, Historic, Lakeside
AtmosphereBig City, Destination, CompetitiveFestival, Destination, Wilderness
TechnicalityNon TechnicalTechnical
Total ascent118 m2,366 m
Climbing density2.8 m/km54.5 m/km
Total descent108 m2,738 m
Net elevation11 m-371 m
Max absolute grade6.6%59.1%
Flat grade share93.3%17.1%
GAP factor0.3%Unavailable
Cutoff6:00:00Unavailable
Entry modelOpenOpen

Schedule

Vienna City Marathon

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2027-04-18 (legacy event-level date).

adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival Marathon

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2027-05-05 (legacy event-level date).

Location

Vienna City Marathon
Vienna, Austria
adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival Marathon
Innsbruck, Austria

Actual distance

Vienna City Marathon
42.2 km
adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival Marathon
43.4 km

raceindex.org mapped route held

Vienna City Marathon
Held
adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival Marathon
Held

raceindex.org elevation profile held

Vienna City Marathon
Held
adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival Marathon
Held

Course type

Vienna City Marathon
Loop
adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival Marathon
Point To Point

Surface

Vienna City Marathon
Unavailable
adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival Marathon
Alpine singletrail with flowing sections and technically demanding climbs and descents.

Elevation character

Vienna City Marathon
Flat
adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival Marathon
Mountainous

Terrain

Vienna City Marathon
Road
adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival Marathon
Trail

Scenery

Vienna City Marathon
City, Riverside, Historic, Parkland
adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival Marathon
Mountain, Forest, Countryside, City, Historic, Lakeside

Atmosphere

Vienna City Marathon
Big City, Destination, Competitive
adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival Marathon
Festival, Destination, Wilderness

Technicality

Vienna City Marathon
Non Technical
adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival Marathon
Technical

Total ascent

Vienna City Marathon
118 m
adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival Marathon
2,366 m

Climbing density

Vienna City Marathon
2.8 m/km
adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival Marathon
54.5 m/km

Total descent

Vienna City Marathon
108 m
adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival Marathon
2,738 m

Net elevation

Vienna City Marathon
11 m
adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival Marathon
-371 m

Max absolute grade

Vienna City Marathon
6.6%
adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival Marathon
59.1%

Flat grade share

Vienna City Marathon
93.3%
adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival Marathon
17.1%

GAP factor

Vienna City Marathon
0.3%
adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival Marathon
Unavailable

Cutoff

Vienna City Marathon
6:00:00
adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival Marathon
Unavailable

Entry model

Vienna City Marathon
Open
adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival Marathon
Open

Facts are shown only when they exist in the sourced race record; Not held means no sourced value is held for that race.

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