GAP factor 2.1% slower than flat · net elevation -82 m
Decision summary
Lower than 29% of comparable mapped races
6:30:00 total cut-off
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
Quick answers
RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Columbia Gorge Marathon, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.
The Columbia Gorge Marathon route has 696 m of ascent, 778 m of descent and an estimated 2.1% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Columbia Gorge Marathon route starts at Hood River Event Site, Hood River, Oregon and finishes at Hood River Event Site festival grounds, riverside. Underfoot, expect 100% paved. It passes Columbia River, Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, Hood River Event Site, Mosier and Mark O. Hatfield East Trailhead.
Gear check bags provided to every runner; drop at the start, collect at the finish. Personal earbuds/headphones permitted on the trail; runners must remove them when crossing roads for safety. 12. Dog Leg Half marathon where dogs run with human partners and both receive chip timing and finisher medals.
The stored route produces 696 m of ascent, while a source states 573 m. GPS sampling and elevation models can produce different totals, so both are labelled rather than combined.
Its normalised GAP factor is 2.1% slower than a flat course, with about 696 m of total ascent.
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