15 MAYMAP
La Jolla Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
California
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 913 pts / lajollahalfmarathon.com
- Net Downhill
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 47 m
- m/km
- 9.4 m/km
-7.4%GAP
Mapped route ranking
Lowest GAP factor 5k route maps
95 mapped 5k race pages ranked by gap. Only races with stored route geometry and the required route metric qualify.
Which mapped route leads?
La Jolla Half Marathon, 10K & 5K currently leads this mapped-route ranking on gap (-7.4%).
95Qualifying routes95Elevation profiles100%Profile share-7.4%Top metric
Ranked mapped pages
Featured 5k route maps
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
-6.0%GAP
09 MAYMAP
Generali Genève Marathon
Switzerland
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 59 pts / www.generaligenevemarathon.com
- City
- Countryside
- Lakeside
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 37 m
- m/km
- 7.4 m/km
-3.3%GAP
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
-2.6%GAP
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
-2.6%GAP
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
-0.2%GAP
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
-0.1%GAP
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
-0.1%GAP
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
-0.0%GAP
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
0.0%GAP
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
0.1%GAP
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
0.1%GAP
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
0.1%GAP
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
0.1%GAP
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
0.1%GAP
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
0.1%GAP
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
0.1%GAP
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
0.2%GAP
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
0.2%GAP
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
0.2%GAP
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
0.2%GAP
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
0.2%GAP
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
0.2%GAP
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
0.2%GAP
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
0.3%GAP
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
0.3%GAP
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
0.3%GAP£26Entry
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
0.3%GAP
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
0.3%GAP
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
0.3%GAP
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
0.3%GAP
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
0.3%GAP
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
0.3%GAP
04 OCTMAP
Διεθνής Ημιμαραθώνιος Κρήτης (Crete Half Marathon), Arkalochori
Greece
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 94 pts / www.cretehm.com
- Countryside
- Lakeside
- Vineyard
- Community
- Ascent
- 52 m
- m/km
- 10.4 m/km
0.4%GAP
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
0.4%GAP
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
0.4%GAP
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
0.4%GAP
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
0.5%GAP
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
0.5%GAP
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
0.5%GAP
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
0.5%GAP
23 JANMAP
Red Rock Canyon Marathon (Las Vegas)
Nevada
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 106 pts / www.calicoracing.com
- Flat
- Countryside
- Desert
- Canyon
- Ascent
- 42 m
- m/km
- 8.5 m/km
0.5%GAP
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
0.6%GAP
18 APRMAP
Montpellier Run Festival
France
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 93 pts / montpellierrunfestival.fr
- City
- Historic
- Riverside
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 40 m
- m/km
- 7.9 m/km
0.6%GAP
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
0.6%GAP
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
0.6%GAP
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
0.6%GAP
26 JUNMAP
Soča Outdoor Festival
Slovenia
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 251 pts / soca-outdoor.com
- Mountain
- Parkland
- Riverside
- Historic
- Ascent
- 58 m
- m/km
- 11.2 m/km
0.6%GAP
More lowest gap factor 5k route maps
Direct links after the featured cards, limited to mapped 5k race pages with a publishable gap value.
- 49Cedar Rapids MarathonGAP 0.6% | Cedar Rapids, iowa | elevation profile
- 50La Course 5K (Providence)GAP 0.6% | Providence, rhode-island | elevation profile
- 51Lake Tahoe MarathonGAP 0.7% | Incline Village, nevada | elevation profile
- 52Cisco Brewers Portsmouth 5KGAP 0.7% | Portsmouth, new-hampshire | elevation profile
- 53Omaha MarathonGAP 0.7% | Omaha, nebraska | elevation profile
- 54Chickamauga Battlefield MarathonGAP 0.7% | Fort Oglethorpe, georgia | elevation profile
- 55Grand Forks 10 (GF10)GAP 0.8% | Grand Forks, north-dakota | elevation profile
- 56Going the Distance for Brain Injury Memorial Day Run (Kansas City)GAP 0.8% | Kansas City, missouri | elevation profile
- 57Phoenix 10k & Half MarathonGAP 0.8% | Phoenix, arizona | elevation profile
- 58Berlin MarathonGAP 0.8% | Berlin, germany | elevation profile
- 59BTC Vulcan Run 10K (Birmingham)GAP 0.9% | Homewood, alabama | elevation profile
- 60PeaceHealth Appletree MarathonGAP 0.9% | Vancouver, washington | elevation profile
- 61Lake Monona 20K & 5K (Monona)GAP 1.0% | Monona, wisconsin | elevation profile
- 62Two Tunnels Railway RacesGAP 1.0% | Bath, south-west | elevation profile
- 63Helsinki City MarathonGAP 1.1% | Helsinki, finland | elevation profile
- 64Fayetteville Half MarathonGAP 1.1% | Fayetteville, arkansas | elevation profile
- 65Running with the Devil (Las Vegas)GAP 1.1% | Las Vegas, nevada | elevation profile
- 66Run the Rainbow for Children'sGAP 1.2% | Jackson, mississippi | elevation profile
- 67Courses de Strasbourg EurométropoleGAP 1.2% | Strasbourg, france | elevation profile
- 68Michelob Ultra El Paso MarathonGAP 1.2% | El Paso, texas | elevation profile
- 69Course de l'Escalade (Genève)GAP 1.3% | Geneva, switzerland | elevation profile
- 70Flying Pig MarathonGAP 1.4% | Cincinnati, ohio | elevation profile
- 71Midwest Financial Group Madison Mini MarathonGAP 1.4% | Madison, wisconsin | elevation profile
- 72Middlebury Maple RunGAP 1.5% | Middlebury, vermont | elevation profile
- 73Norfolk Festival of Running (King's Lynn)GAP 1.5% | King's Lynn, east-of-england | elevation profile
- 74The Race Half Marathon & 5K (Atlanta)GAP 1.5% | East Point, georgia | elevation profile
- 75Spokane River RunGAP 1.6% | Nine Mile Falls, washington | elevation profile
- 76St Albans Half MarathonGAP 1.7% | St Albans, east-of-england | elevation profile
- 77Southampton MarathonGAP 1.7% | Southampton, south-east | elevation profile
- 78TCS LidingöloppetGAP 1.7% | Lidingö, sweden | elevation profile
- 79Great Smoky Mountains Half MarathonGAP 1.7% | Townsend, tennessee | elevation profile
- 80Run Madtown Half Marathon, 10K & 5KGAP 1.7% | Madison, wisconsin | elevation profile
- 81Rochester Regional Health Flower City Half MarathonGAP 1.8% | Rochester, new-york | elevation profile
- 82Double Decker Spring Run (Oxford, MS)GAP 1.8% | Oxford, mississippi | elevation profile
- 83Greene & Schultz Hoosier Half Marathon, 5 & 10KGAP 2.1% | Bloomington, indiana | elevation profile
- 84Sandia Mountain Shadows Trail RunGAP 2.2% | Albuquerque, new-mexico | elevation profile
- 85SPAR Budapest MarathonGAP 2.2% | Budapest, hungary | elevation profile
- 86Lift Bridge Road RacesGAP 2.6% | Stillwater, minnesota | elevation profile
- 87Grand-Prix von BernGAP 2.6% | Bern, switzerland | elevation profile
- 88Plitvički maraton (Plitvice Marathon)GAP 2.7% | Plitvička Jezera, croatia | elevation profile
- 89OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus)GAP 2.8% | Columbus, ohio | elevation profile
- 90Spring Dash (Coeur d'Alene)GAP 4.1% | Coeur d'Alene, idaho | elevation profile
- 91Lakeland Trails Coniston Marathon, Half, Mini-10k & 5kGAP 6.4% | Coniston, north-west | elevation profile
- 92Vienna City MarathonGAP 8.7% | Vienna, austria | elevation profile
- 93Sljemenski Maraton (Zagreb)GAP 16.7% | Sljeme, Medvednica, Zagreb, croatia | elevation profile
- 94Catalina Island MarathonGAP 20.1% | Avalon, california | elevation profile
- 95Mohawk Mountain Race (Cornwall)GAP 42.6% | Cornwall, connecticut | elevation profile
How lowest gap factor 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 GAP factor 5k route map questions
What qualifies for lowest gap factor 5k route maps?
A 5k race must have stored route geometry and a publishable gap 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?
La Jolla Half Marathon, 10K & 5K leads this route-map ranking with gap -7.4%.