25 JULMAP
St. Croix Crossing Half Marathon
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 125 pts / www.runstillwater.com
- Riverside
- City
- Historic
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 2 m
- m/km
- 0.5 m/km
2 mAscent
Mapped route ranking
Lowest ascent 5k route maps
97 mapped 5k race pages ranked by ascent. Only races with stored route geometry and the required route metric qualify.
Which mapped route leads?
St. Croix Crossing Half Marathon currently leads this mapped-route ranking on ascent (2 m).
97Qualifying routes97Elevation profiles100%Profile share2 mTop metric
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Featured 5k route maps
5KMAP
Mississippi River Marathon
Mississippi
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 273 pts / msrivermarathon.raceroster.com
- Countryside
- Lakeside
- Riverside
- City
- Ascent
- 4 m
- m/km
- 0.8 m/km
4 mAscent
11 APRMAP
Martian Invasion of Races
Michigan
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 75 pts / www.martianraces.com
- Parkland
- City
- Riverside
- Festival
- Ascent
- 7 m
- m/km
- 1.5 m/km
7 mAscent
27 SEPMAP
TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon
Iowa
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 486 pts / www.qcmarathon.org
- City
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Island
- Ascent
- 8 m
- m/km
- 1.6 m/km
8 mAscent
20 SEPMAP
Montana Marathon (Billings)
Montana
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 67 pts / www.406raceseries.com
- Waterfront
- Parkland
- Countryside
- Mountain
- Ascent
- 8 m
- m/km
- 1.6 m/km
8 mAscent
04 JULMAP
OTC Butte to Butte (Eugene)
Oregon
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 110 pts / buttetobutte.com
- Flat
- City
- Parkland
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 14 m
- m/km
- 2.8 m/km
14 mAscent
27 FEBMAP
The Woodlands Marathon
Texas
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 98 pts / www.thewoodlandsmarathon.com
- Parkland
- Forest
- City
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 15 m
- m/km
- 2.9 m/km
15 mAscent
20 JUNMAP
Tirol läuft (Innsbruck)
Austria
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 125 pts / xn--tirol-luft-w5a.com
- City
- Waterfront
- Riverside
- Historic
- Ascent
- 16 m
- m/km
- 3.1 m/km
16 mAscent
13 SEPMAP
Buffalo Stampede Half Marathon (Kearney)
Nebraska
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 214 pts / kearneyymca.org
- Riverside
- Historic
- City
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 16 m
- m/km
- 3.1 m/km
16 mAscent
27 FEBMAP
Novant Health Wilmington Marathon
North Carolina
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 44 pts / wilmingtonncmarathon.com
- Coastal
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- City
- Ascent
- 17 m
- m/km
- 3.4 m/km
17 mAscent
25 JULMAP
Idaho Falls Marathon
Idaho
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 56 pts / www.idahofallsmarathon.com
- Waterfront
- Countryside
- Riverside
- City
- Ascent
- 19 m
- m/km
- 3.8 m/km
19 mAscent
01 NOVMAP
Marshall University Marathon
West Virginia
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 116 pts / www.marshalluniversitymarathon.com
- City
- Countryside
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 20 m
- m/km
- 3.8 m/km
20 mAscent
14 AUGMAP
Paavo Nurmi Marathon
Finland
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 56 pts / juoksuaika.fi
- City
- Coastal
- Historic
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 20 m
- m/km
- 4.1 m/km
20 mAscent
24 APRMAP
Energa Gdańsk Maraton
Poland
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 67 pts / gdanskmaraton.com
- City
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 21 m
- m/km
- 4.2 m/km
21 mAscent
17 OCTMAP
Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel
Indiana
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 143 pts / www.womensrunningfestival.com
- City
- Parkland
- Community
- Festival
- Ascent
- 21 m
- m/km
- 4.3 m/km
21 mAscent
29 MARMAP
Debrecen Maraton
Hungary
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 226 pts / debrecenmaraton.hu
- City
- Forest
- Parkland
- Historic
- Ascent
- 21 m
- m/km
- 4.3 m/km
21 mAscent
24 OCTMAP
City of Colleges Half Marathon
Arkansas
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 256 pts / www.cityofcollegeshalf.com
- Pancake Flat
- City
- Countryside
- Historic
- Ascent
- 22 m
- m/km
- 4.4 m/km
22 mAscent
25 APRMAP
Mercy Health Glass City Marathon
Ohio
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 106 pts / glasscitymarathon.org
- City
- Parkland
- Riverside
- Road
- Ascent
- 23 m
- m/km
- 4.6 m/km
23 mAscent
17 JANMAP
Maui Oceanfront Marathon
Hawaii
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 110 pts / www.mauioceanfrontmarathon.com
- Coastal
- Mountain
- Island
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 23 m
- m/km
- 4.6 m/km
23 mAscent
29 MARMAP
Stormin' Norman Run
Oklahoma
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 317 pts / www.storminnormanrun.com
- Flat
- City
- Historic
- Road
- Ascent
- 23 m
- m/km
- 4.6 m/km
23 mAscent
29 MARMAP
The Fury Run (Stormin' Norman Run), Norman
Oklahoma
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 317 pts / www.thefuryrun.com
- Flat
- Historic
- City
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 23 m
- m/km
- 4.6 m/km
23 mAscent
06 SEPMAP
Trondheim Maraton
Norway
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 86 pts / www.trondheimmaraton.no
- Riverside
- City
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Ascent
- 24 m
- m/km
- 4.7 m/km
24 mAscent
16 MAYMAP
Cleveland Marathon
Ohio
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 116 pts / www.clevelandmarathon.com
- City
- Waterfront
- Lakeside
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 24 m
- m/km
- 4.8 m/km
24 mAscent
5KMAP
NN Night Run Ostrava
Czechia
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 168 pts / night-run.cz
- City
- Riverside
- Parkland
- Historic
- Ascent
- 24 m
- m/km
- 4.8 m/km
24 mAscent
13 JUNMAP
Helvetia Half Marathon
Oregon
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 123 pts / runwithpaula.com
- Countryside
- Historic
- Parkland
- Community
- Ascent
- 24 m
- m/km
- 4.8 m/km
24 mAscent
20 SEPMAP
Sioux Falls Marathon
South Dakota
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 130 pts / www.siouxfallsmarathon.com
- Countryside
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- City
- Ascent
- 24 m
- m/km
- 4.8 m/km
24 mAscent
02 MAYMAP
Southampton Marathon
South East
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 124 pts / www.southamptonmarathon.co.uk
- City
- Coastal
- Historic
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 26 m
- m/km
- 5.2 m/km
26 mAscent
01 MAYMAP
Maine Coast Marathon
Maine
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 92 pts / www.mainecoastmarathon.com
- Coastal
- Desert
- Waterfront
- Countryside
- Ascent
- 26 m
- m/km
- 5.2 m/km
26 mAscent
18 APRMAP
Newport Rhode Races (Newport Spring Marathon & Half)
Rhode Island
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 150 pts / rhoderaces.com
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- City
- Island
- Ascent
- 28 m
- m/km
- 5.7 m/km
28 mAscent
11 OCTMAP
The Original Las Vegas Marathon
Nevada
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 124 pts / theoriginallasvegasmarathon.org
- Waterfront
- Countryside
- Desert
- Mountain
- Ascent
- 28 m
- m/km
- 5.7 m/km
28 mAscent
09 MAYMAP
Lundaloppet
Sweden
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 350 pts / lundaloppet.se
- Gently Rolling
- City
- Parkland
- Historic
- Ascent
- 29 m
- m/km
- 5.8 m/km
29 mAscent
03 MAYMAP
Milton Keynes Marathon
South East
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 251 pts / www.mkmarathon.com
- Parkland
- Lakeside
- Riverside
- City
- Ascent
- 29 m
- m/km
- 5.8 m/km
29 mAscent
19 DECMAP
Cajun Country Run
Louisiana
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 82 pts / cajuncountry.run
- Parkland
- Countryside
- Waterfront
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 29 m
- m/km
- 5.9 m/km
29 mAscent
12 SEPMAP
Brain Freezer 5K (Burlington)
Vermont
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 141 pts / runsignup.com
- Flat
- Lakeside
- Parkland
- City
- Ascent
- 30 m
- m/km
- 6.0 m/km
30 mAscent
24 APRMAP
University of Utah Health Salt Lake City Marathon
Utah
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 152 pts / www.saltlakecitymarathon.com
- City
- Mountain
- Lakeside
- Historic
- Ascent
- 30 m
- m/km
- 6.1 m/km
30 mAscent
5KMAP
Berlin Marathon
Germany
Race date needs a fresh check
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 54 pts / www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com
- City
- Historic
- Riverside
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 31 m
- m/km
- 6.1 m/km
31 mAscent
25 APRMAP
Cedar Rapids Marathon
Iowa
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 366 pts / cedarrapidsmarathon.com
- City
- Waterfront
- Riverside
- Historic
- Ascent
- 31 m
- m/km
- 6.2 m/km
31 mAscent
13 SEPMAP
Garmin New Forest Marathon
South East
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Cost
- Character
GPS trace: 95 pts / www.newforestmarathon.co.uk
- Countryside
- Forest
- Parkland
- Moorland
- Ascent
- 31 m
- m/km
- 6.3 m/km
31 mAscent£26Entry
5KMAP
Bend Marathon and Half
Oregon
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 346 pts / www.bend-marathon.com
- Mountain
- City
- Desert
- Lakeside
- Ascent
- 32 m
- m/km
- 6.4 m/km
32 mAscent
01 NOVMAP
Vardaman Sweet Potato 5K Run
Mississippi
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 62 pts / vardamansweetpotatofestival.com
- Gently Rolling
- Countryside
- City
- Road
- Ascent
- 32 m
- m/km
- 6.4 m/km
32 mAscent
28 AUGMAP
Grand Forks 10 (GF10)
North Dakota
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 212 pts / gfrunning.com
- City
- Waterfront
- Coastal
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 33 m
- m/km
- 6.5 m/km
33 mAscent
5KMAP
Courses de Strasbourg Eurométropole
France
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 85 pts / www.coursesdestrasbourg.eu
- City
- Coastal
- Riverside
- Historic
- Ascent
- 33 m
- m/km
- 6.7 m/km
33 mAscent
07 MAYMAP
Helsinki City Marathon
Finland
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 128 pts / helsinkicityrun.fi
- City
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 34 m
- m/km
- 6.7 m/km
34 mAscent
19 DECMAP
Naptown Half Marathon & 10K/5K
Maryland
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 160 pts / www.naptownrun.com
- City
- Historic
- Waterfront
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 35 m
- m/km
- 6.9 m/km
35 mAscent
07 NOVMAP
Athens Marathon. The Authentic
Greece
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 79 pts / www.athensauthenticmarathon.gr
- City
- Historic
- Coastal
- Countryside
- Ascent
- 35 m
- m/km
- 7.1 m/km
35 mAscent
17 MAYMAP
Windermere Marathon (Spokane)
Washington
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 201 pts / nsplit.com
- City
- Riverside
- Parkland
- Trail
- Ascent
- 36 m
- m/km
- 7.1 m/km
36 mAscent
26 SEPMAP
Wisconsin Lakeside Half Marathon & 5K (Monona)
Wisconsin
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 225 pts / runmadcity.com
- Gently Rolling
- Coastal
- Lakeside
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 36 m
- m/km
- 7.2 m/km
36 mAscent
23 AUGMAP
Gravel Worlds Run Series (Lincoln)
Nebraska
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 204 pts / www.gravelworlds.com
- Countryside
- City
- Road
- Trail
- Ascent
- 37 m
- m/km
- 7.3 m/km
37 mAscent
More lowest ascent 5k route maps
Direct links after the featured cards, limited to mapped 5k race pages with a publishable ascent value.
- 49Generali Genève MarathonAscent 37 m | Geneva, switzerland | elevation profile
- 50Montpellier Run FestivalAscent 40 m | Montpellier, france | elevation profile
- 51Lift Bridge Road RacesAscent 40 m | Stillwater, minnesota | elevation profile
- 52La Course 5K (Providence)Ascent 41 m | Providence, rhode-island | elevation profile
- 53Great Smoky Mountains Half MarathonAscent 41 m | Townsend, tennessee | elevation profile
- 54Omaha MarathonAscent 42 m | Omaha, nebraska | elevation profile
- 55Cisco Brewers Portsmouth 5KAscent 42 m | Portsmouth, new-hampshire | elevation profile
- 56Red Rock Canyon Marathon (Las Vegas)Ascent 42 m | Las Vegas, nevada | elevation profile
- 57BTC Vulcan Run 10K (Birmingham)Ascent 44 m | Homewood, alabama | elevation profile
- 58PeaceHealth Appletree MarathonAscent 45 m | Vancouver, washington | elevation profile
- 59Going the Distance for Brain Injury Memorial Day Run (Kansas City)Ascent 45 m | Kansas City, missouri | elevation profile
- 60Phoenix 10k & Half MarathonAscent 45 m | Phoenix, arizona | elevation profile
- 61Fayetteville Half MarathonAscent 47 m | Fayetteville, arkansas | elevation profile
- 62La Jolla Half Marathon, 10K & 5KAscent 47 m | La Jolla, San Diego, california | elevation profile
- 63Spokane River RunAscent 49 m | Nine Mile Falls, washington | elevation profile
- 64Lake Tahoe MarathonAscent 49 m | Incline Village, nevada | elevation profile
- 65Michelob Ultra El Paso MarathonAscent 50 m | El Paso, texas | elevation profile
- 66Lake Monona 20K & 5K (Monona)Ascent 50 m | Monona, wisconsin | elevation profile
- 67Chickamauga Battlefield MarathonAscent 51 m | Fort Oglethorpe, georgia | elevation profile
- 68Two Tunnels Railway RacesAscent 51 m | Bath, south-west | elevation profile
- 69Διεθνής Ημιμαραθώνιος Κρήτης (Crete Half Marathon), ArkalochoriAscent 52 m | Arkalochori, greece | elevation profile
- 70Rochester Regional Health Flower City Half MarathonAscent 58 m | Rochester, new-york | elevation profile
- 71Soča Outdoor FestivalAscent 58 m | Tolmin, slovenia | elevation profile
- 72Course de l'Escalade (Genève)Ascent 59 m | Geneva, switzerland | elevation profile
- 73Flying Pig MarathonAscent 59 m | Cincinnati, ohio | elevation profile
- 74TCS LidingöloppetAscent 61 m | Lidingö, sweden | elevation profile
- 75Middlebury Maple RunAscent 63 m | Middlebury, vermont | elevation profile
- 76Run the Rainbow for Children'sAscent 63 m | Jackson, mississippi | elevation profile
- 77Midwest Financial Group Madison Mini MarathonAscent 63 m | Madison, wisconsin | elevation profile
- 78Running with the Devil (Las Vegas)Ascent 68 m | Las Vegas, nevada | elevation profile
- 79Greene & Schultz Hoosier Half Marathon, 5 & 10KAscent 69 m | Bloomington, indiana | elevation profile
- 80Norfolk Festival of Running (King's Lynn)Ascent 69 m | King's Lynn, east-of-england | elevation profile
- 81Run Madtown Half Marathon, 10K & 5KAscent 70 m | Madison, wisconsin | elevation profile
- 82SPAR Budapest MarathonAscent 70 m | Budapest, hungary | elevation profile
- 83The Race Half Marathon & 5K (Atlanta)Ascent 72 m | East Point, georgia | elevation profile
- 84Double Decker Spring Run (Oxford, MS)Ascent 72 m | Oxford, mississippi | elevation profile
- 85OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus)Ascent 74 m | Columbus, ohio | elevation profile
- 86Grand-Prix von BernAscent 80 m | Bern, switzerland | elevation profile
- 87St Albans Half MarathonAscent 84 m | St Albans, east-of-england | elevation profile
- 88Plitvički maraton (Plitvice Marathon)Ascent 103 m | Plitvička Jezera, croatia | elevation profile
- 89Sandia Mountain Shadows Trail RunAscent 103 m | Albuquerque, new-mexico | elevation profile
- 90Spring Dash (Coeur d'Alene)Ascent 106 m | Coeur d'Alene, idaho | elevation profile
- 91Vienna City MarathonAscent 141 m | Vienna, austria | elevation profile
- 92Lakeland Trails Coniston Marathon, Half, Mini-10k & 5kAscent 162 m | Coniston, north-west | elevation profile
- 93Zagori Mountain Running (ZMR)Ascent 220 m | Tsepelovo, Zagori, Ioannina, greece | elevation profile
- 94Sljemenski Maraton (Zagreb)Ascent 245 m | Sljeme, Medvednica, Zagreb, croatia | elevation profile
- 95Catalina Island MarathonAscent 254 m | Avalon, california | elevation profile
- 96Mohawk Mountain Race (Cornwall)Ascent 425 m | Cornwall, connecticut | elevation profile
- 97Kia Fjällmaraton (Fjällmaratonveckan), ÅrefjällenAscent 1,005 m | Årefjällen, sweden | elevation profile
How lowest ascent 5k 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 5k route map questions
What qualifies for lowest ascent 5k route maps?
A 5k race must have stored route geometry and a publishable ascent value to appear in this ranking.
Why are some mapped 5k 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 5k race leads this mapped-route ranking?
St. Croix Crossing Half Marathon leads this route-map ranking with ascent 2 m.