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Mapped route ranking

Lowest ascent 5 mile route maps

5 mapped 5 mile race pages ranked by ascent. Only races with stored route geometry and the required route metric qualify.

Which mapped route leads?

The Spring Lake Five Mile Run currently leads this mapped-route ranking on ascent (18 m).

5Qualifying routes5Elevation profiles100%Profile share18 mTop metric

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How lowest ascent 5 mile route maps qualify

A race appears in a route-map collection only when raceindex.org has stored route geometry. Elevation, ascent and GAP values appear only when the route has enough elevation-bearing evidence for a publishable profile; unsupported signals are omitted.

Lowest ascent 5 mile route map questions

What qualifies for lowest ascent 5 mile route maps?

A 5 mile race must have stored route geometry and a publishable ascent value to appear in this ranking.

Why are some mapped 5 mile races missing from this ranking?

Mapped races can be missing an elevation-derived metric when their stored route lacks enough elevation-bearing evidence. Unsupported route metrics are omitted rather than inferred.

Which 5 mile race leads this mapped-route ranking?

The Spring Lake Five Mile Run leads this route-map ranking with ascent 18 m.