11 OCTMAP
Mohawk Mountain Race (Cornwall)
Connecticut
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 180 pts / steependurance.com
- Countryside
- Mountain
- Forest
- Trail
- Ascent
- 425 m
- m/km
- 85.0 m/km
424 mDescent
Mapped route ranking
Most descent 5k route maps
97 mapped 5k race pages ranked by descent. Only races with stored route geometry and the required route metric qualify.
Which mapped route leads?
Mohawk Mountain Race (Cornwall) currently leads this mapped-route ranking on descent (424 m).
97Qualifying routes97Elevation profiles100%Profile share424 mTop metric
Ranked mapped pages
Featured 5k route maps
13 MARMAP
Catalina Island Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 460 pts / www.catalinaislandmarathon.com
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Island
- Mountain
- Ascent
- 254 m
- m/km
- 50.7 m/km
254 mDescent
11 JULMAP
Sljemenski Maraton (Zagreb)
Croatia
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 299 pts / sljeme.run
- Mountain
- Forest
- Wilderness
- Destination
- Ascent
- 245 m
- m/km
- 49.0 m/km
248 mDescent
17 JULMAP
Zagori Mountain Running (ZMR)
Greece
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 219 pts / www.zagorirace.gr
- Countryside
- Mountain
- Canyon
- Forest
- Ascent
- 220 m
- m/km
- 44.0 m/km
222 mDescent
06 JUNMAP
Lakeland Trails Coniston Marathon, Half, Mini-10k & 5k
North West
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 231 pts / www.lakelandtrails.org
- Countryside
- Mountain
- Lakeside
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 162 m
- m/km
- 32.4 m/km
162 mDescent
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
149 mDescent
18 APRMAP
Vienna City Marathon
Austria
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 248 pts / www.vienna-marathon.com
- City
- Riverside
- Historic
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 141 m
- m/km
- 28.2 m/km
132 mDescent
04 OCTMAP
Sandia Mountain Shadows Trail Run
New Mexico
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 388 pts / runsignup.com
- Mountain
- Parkland
- Desert
- Canyon
- Ascent
- 103 m
- m/km
- 20.6 m/km
114 mDescent
06 JUNMAP
Plitvički maraton (Plitvice Marathon)
Croatia
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 146 pts / np-plitvicka-jezera.hr
- Countryside
- Lakeside
- Historic
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 103 m
- m/km
- 20.6 m/km
103 mDescent
25 APRMAP
Spring Dash (Coeur d'Alene)
Idaho
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 267 pts / www.uwnorthidaho.org
- City
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 106 m
- m/km
- 21.3 m/km
103 mDescent
13 JUNMAP
St Albans Half Marathon
East Of England
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 137 pts / www.stalbanshalfmarathon.com
- Parkland
- Lakeside
- Historic
- Countryside
- Ascent
- 84 m
- m/km
- 16.8 m/km
89 mDescent
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
86 mDescent
15 MAYMAP
Grand-Prix von Bern
Switzerland
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 270 pts / gpbern.ch
- City
- Historic
- Desert
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 80 m
- m/km
- 17.1 m/km
78 mDescent
24 APRMAP
OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus)
Ohio
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 107 pts / capitalcityhalfmarathon.com
- City
- Waterfront
- Riverside
- Big City
- Ascent
- 74 m
- m/km
- 14.9 m/km
73 mDescent
03 OCTMAP
The Race Half Marathon & 5K (Atlanta)
Georgia
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 64 pts / www.theraceuc.com
- City
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Road
- Ascent
- 72 m
- m/km
- 14.3 m/km
72 mDescent
5KMAP
Double Decker Spring Run (Oxford, MS)
Mississippi
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 136 pts / doubledeckerspringrun.raceroster.com
- Historic
- City
- Waterfront
- Desert
- Ascent
- 72 m
- m/km
- 14.3 m/km
71 mDescent
29 MAYMAP
Run Madtown Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Wisconsin
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 162 pts / runmadtown.com
- City
- Historic
- Lakeside
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 70 m
- m/km
- 14.1 m/km
70 mDescent
12 JULMAP
Norfolk Festival of Running (King's Lynn)
East Of England
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Cost
- Character
GPS trace: 129 pts / www.zigzagrunning.co.uk
- Parkland
- Countryside
- Lakeside
- Forest
- Ascent
- 69 m
- m/km
- 13.8 m/km
70 mDescent£29Entry
11 APRMAP
Greene & Schultz Hoosier Half Marathon, 5 & 10K
Indiana
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 202 pts / runsignup.com
- Parkland
- Forest
- Countryside
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 69 m
- m/km
- 13.7 m/km
69 mDescent
27 JUNMAP
Running with the Devil (Las Vegas)
Nevada
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 104 pts / www.calicoracing.com
- Countryside
- Mountain
- Forest
- Desert
- Ascent
- 68 m
- m/km
- 13.5 m/km
68 mDescent
10 OCTMAP
SPAR Budapest Marathon
Hungary
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 125 pts / marathon.runinbudapest.com
- City
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 70 m
- m/km
- 14.1 m/km
68 mDescent
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
67 mDescent
08 AUGMAP
Midwest Financial Group Madison Mini Marathon
Wisconsin
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 148 pts / www.madisonminimarathon.com
- City
- Coastal
- Lakeside
- Historic
- Ascent
- 63 m
- m/km
- 12.6 m/km
64 mDescent
05 DECMAP
Course de l'Escalade (Genève)
Switzerland
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 696 pts / escalade.ch
- City
- Historic
- Desert
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 59 m
- m/km
- 12.3 m/km
64 mDescent
21 MARMAP
Run the Rainbow for Children's
Mississippi
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 96 pts / umc.edu
- City
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Desert
- Ascent
- 63 m
- m/km
- 12.5 m/km
63 mDescent
18 OCTMAP
Middlebury Maple Run
Vermont
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 142 pts / www.middleburymaplerun.com
- Countryside
- Mountain
- Parkland
- Forest
- Ascent
- 63 m
- m/km
- 12.5 m/km
63 mDescent
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
62 mDescent
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
61 mDescent
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
61 mDescent
30 APRMAP
Flying Pig Marathon
Ohio
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 128 pts / flyingpigmarathon.com
- City
- Historic
- Vineyard
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 59 m
- m/km
- 11.9 m/km
59 mDescent
26 APRMAP
Rochester Regional Health Flower City Half Marathon
New York
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 92 pts / www.flowercitychallenge.com
- City
- Riverside
- Parkland
- Historic
- Ascent
- 58 m
- m/km
- 11.5 m/km
58 mDescent
25 SEPMAP
TCS Lidingöloppet
Sweden
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 520 pts / www.lidingoloppet.se
- Parkland
- Forest
- Countryside
- Desert
- Ascent
- 61 m
- m/km
- 12.1 m/km
57 mDescent
14 NOVMAP
Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon
Georgia
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 134 pts / www.battlefieldmarathon.com
- Parkland
- Countryside
- Historic
- Forest
- Ascent
- 51 m
- m/km
- 10.2 m/km
51 mDescent
16 OCTMAP
Lake Tahoe Marathon
Nevada
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 159 pts / www.laketahoemarathon.com
- Coastal
- Lakeside
- Mountain
- Forest
- Ascent
- 49 m
- m/km
- 9.7 m/km
51 mDescent
02 MAYMAP
Lake Monona 20K & 5K (Monona)
Wisconsin
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 204 pts / runsignup.com
- Parkland
- Coastal
- Lakeside
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 50 m
- m/km
- 10.1 m/km
50 mDescent
28 FEBMAP
Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon
Texas
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 168 pts / www.elpasomarathon.org
- City
- Historic
- Countryside
- Desert
- Ascent
- 50 m
- m/km
- 10.0 m/km
50 mDescent
16 AUGMAP
Two Tunnels Railway Races
South West
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Cost
- Character
GPS trace: 87 pts / www.relishrunningraces.com
- Parkland
- Countryside
- Riverside
- City
- Ascent
- 51 m
- m/km
- 10.2 m/km
49 mDescent£26Entry
18 APRMAP
Spokane River Run
Washington
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 131 pts / runsignup.com
- Parkland
- Riverside
- City
- Countryside
- Ascent
- 49 m
- m/km
- 9.7 m/km
49 mDescent
05 DECMAP
Fayetteville Half Marathon
Arkansas
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 212 pts / www.fayettevillehalfmarathon.com
- Mountain
- Historic
- Waterfront
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 47 m
- m/km
- 9.3 m/km
47 mDescent
29 AUGMAP
PeaceHealth Appletree Marathon
Washington
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 417 pts / whyracingevents.com
- City
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Ascent
- 45 m
- m/km
- 9.0 m/km
45 mDescent
08 NOVMAP
Phoenix 10k & Half Marathon
Arizona
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 94 pts / phoenix10k.com
- City
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Desert
- Ascent
- 45 m
- m/km
- 9.1 m/km
45 mDescent
07 NOVMAP
BTC Vulcan Run 10K (Birmingham)
Alabama
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 415 pts / www.birminghamtrackclub.com
- City
- Mountain
- Forest
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 44 m
- m/km
- 8.8 m/km
44 mDescent
25 MAYMAP
Going the Distance for Brain Injury Memorial Day Run (Kansas City)
Missouri
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 97 pts / biarun.org
- Hilly
- Parkland
- City
- Historic
- Ascent
- 45 m
- m/km
- 9.0 m/km
43 mDescent
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
42 mDescent
27 SEPMAP
Omaha Marathon
Nebraska
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 210 pts / omahamarathon.com
- Flat
- City
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 42 m
- m/km
- 8.3 m/km
42 mDescent
5KMAP
Cisco Brewers Portsmouth 5K
New Hampshire
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 89 pts / runsignup.com
- Flat
- Parkland
- Waterfront
- City
- Ascent
- 42 m
- m/km
- 8.4 m/km
42 mDescent
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
41 mDescent
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
41 mDescent
More most descent 5k route maps
Direct links after the featured cards, limited to mapped 5k race pages with a publishable descent value.
- 49La Course 5K (Providence)Descent 41 m | Providence, rhode-island | elevation profile
- 50Gravel Worlds Run Series (Lincoln)Descent 37 m | Lincoln, nebraska | elevation profile
- 51Wisconsin Lakeside Half Marathon & 5K (Monona)Descent 36 m | Monona, wisconsin | elevation profile
- 52Windermere Marathon (Spokane)Descent 35 m | Spokane, washington | elevation profile
- 53Naptown Half Marathon & 10K/5KDescent 34 m | Annapolis, maryland | elevation profile
- 54Montana Marathon (Billings)Descent 34 m | Billings, montana | elevation profile
- 55Garmin New Forest MarathonDescent 33 m | Brockenhurst, south-east | elevation profile
- 56University of Utah Health Salt Lake City MarathonDescent 32 m | Salt Lake City, utah | elevation profile
- 57Cedar Rapids MarathonDescent 32 m | Cedar Rapids, iowa | elevation profile
- 58Vardaman Sweet Potato 5K RunDescent 32 m | Vardaman, mississippi | elevation profile
- 59Bend Marathon and HalfDescent 32 m | Bend, oregon | elevation profile
- 60Grand Forks 10 (GF10)Descent 31 m | Grand Forks, north-dakota | elevation profile
- 61Brain Freezer 5K (Burlington)Descent 30 m | Burlington, vermont | elevation profile
- 62Great Smoky Mountains Half MarathonDescent 30 m | Townsend, tennessee | elevation profile
- 63Cajun Country RunDescent 30 m | Lafayette, louisiana | elevation profile
- 64The Original Las Vegas MarathonDescent 29 m | Henderson, nevada | elevation profile
- 65Newport Rhode Races (Newport Spring Marathon & Half)Descent 28 m | Newport, rhode-island | elevation profile
- 66Helsinki City MarathonDescent 27 m | Helsinki, finland | elevation profile
- 67NN Night Run OstravaDescent 27 m | Ostrava, czechia | elevation profile
- 68Courses de Strasbourg EurométropoleDescent 26 m | Strasbourg, france | elevation profile
- 69Mercy Health Glass City MarathonDescent 26 m | Toledo, ohio | elevation profile
- 70Maine Coast MarathonDescent 26 m | Wells, maine | elevation profile
- 71Sioux Falls MarathonDescent 26 m | Sioux Falls, south-dakota | elevation profile
- 72Berlin MarathonDescent 26 m | Berlin, germany | elevation profile
- 73LundaloppetDescent 26 m | Lund, sweden | elevation profile
- 74Cleveland MarathonDescent 25 m | Cleveland, ohio | elevation profile
- 75Maui Oceanfront MarathonDescent 24 m | Kihei, hawaii | elevation profile
- 76Stormin' Norman RunDescent 23 m | Norman, oklahoma | elevation profile
- 77The Fury Run (Stormin' Norman Run), NormanDescent 23 m | Norman, oklahoma | elevation profile
- 78Trondheim MaratonDescent 23 m | Trondheim, norway | elevation profile
- 79Helvetia Half MarathonDescent 23 m | Hillsboro, oregon | elevation profile
- 80City of Colleges Half MarathonDescent 22 m | Conway, arkansas | elevation profile
- 81Debrecen MaratonDescent 22 m | Debrecen, hungary | elevation profile
- 82Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), CarmelDescent 21 m | Carmel, indiana | elevation profile
- 83Marshall University MarathonDescent 21 m | Huntington, west-virginia | elevation profile
- 84Paavo Nurmi MarathonDescent 21 m | Turku, finland | elevation profile
- 85Energa Gdańsk MaratonDescent 21 m | Gdańsk, poland | elevation profile
- 86Lift Bridge Road RacesDescent 21 m | Stillwater, minnesota | elevation profile
- 87Idaho Falls MarathonDescent 19 m | Idaho Falls, idaho | elevation profile
- 88Tirol läuft (Innsbruck)Descent 18 m | Innsbruck, austria | elevation profile
- 89Novant Health Wilmington MarathonDescent 17 m | Wilmington, north-carolina | elevation profile
- 90Buffalo Stampede Half Marathon (Kearney)Descent 15 m | Kearney, nebraska | elevation profile
- 91The Woodlands MarathonDescent 15 m | The Woodlands, texas | elevation profile
- 92OTC Butte to Butte (Eugene)Descent 14 m | Eugene, oregon | elevation profile
- 93Southampton MarathonDescent 12 m | Southampton, south-east | elevation profile
- 94TBK Bank Quad Cities MarathonDescent 8 m | Davenport, iowa | elevation profile
- 95Martian Invasion of RacesDescent 7 m | Dearborn, michigan | elevation profile
- 96Mississippi River MarathonDescent 4 m | Greenville, mississippi | elevation profile
- 97Kia Fjällmaraton (Fjällmaratonveckan), ÅrefjällenDescent 1 m | Årefjällen, sweden | elevation profile
How most descent 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.
Most descent 5k route map questions
What qualifies for most descent 5k route maps?
A 5k race must have stored route geometry and a publishable descent 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?
Mohawk Mountain Race (Cornwall) leads this route-map ranking with descent 424 m.