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
70.9%Max grade
Mapped route ranking
Steepest 5k route maps
97 mapped 5k race pages ranked by max grade. Only races with stored route geometry and the required route metric qualify.
Which mapped route leads?
Zagori Mountain Running (ZMR) currently leads this mapped-route ranking on max grade (70.9%).
97Qualifying routes97Elevation profiles100%Profile share70.9%Top metric
Ranked mapped pages
Featured 5k route maps
25 JULMAP
Kia Fjällmaraton (Fjällmaratonveckan), Årefjällen
Sweden
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 219 pts / fjallmaraton.se
- Countryside
- Mountain
- Forest
- Lakeside
- Ascent
- 1,005 m
- m/km
- 201.0 m/km
64.1%Max grade
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
40.0%Max grade
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
39.0%Max grade
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
38.6%Max grade
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
37.8%Max grade
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
22.5%Max grade
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
20.3%Max grade
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
19.1%Max grade
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
17.8%Max grade
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
16.3%Max grade
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
16.2%Max grade
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
15.8%Max grade
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
15.7%Max grade
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
15.0%Max grade
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
13.8%Max grade
27 JUNMAP
Lift Bridge Road Races
Minnesota
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 166 pts / www.runstillwater.com
- Lakeside
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Ascent
- 40 m
- m/km
- 8.1 m/km
13.1%Max grade
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
12.6%Max grade
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
12.3%Max grade
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
11.8%Max grade
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
11.6%Max grade
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
11.4%Max grade
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
11.3%Max grade
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
10.9%Max grade
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
10.8%Max grade
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
10.5%Max grade
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
10.4%Max grade
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
10.1%Max grade
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
10.0%Max grade
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
9.9%Max grade
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
9.8%Max grade£29Entry
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
9.7%Max grade
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
9.6%Max grade
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
9.3%Max grade
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
8.9%Max grade
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
8.9%Max grade
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
8.8%Max grade
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
8.7%Max grade
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
8.6%Max grade£26Entry
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
8.6%Max grade
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
8.0%Max grade
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
8.0%Max grade
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
8.0%Max grade
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
7.8%Max grade
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
7.5%Max grade
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
7.4%Max grade
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
7.4%Max grade
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
7.3%Max grade
More steepest 5k route maps
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- 49Phoenix 10k & Half MarathonMax grade 7.3% | Phoenix, arizona | elevation profile
- 50Berlin MarathonMax grade 7.1% | Berlin, germany | elevation profile
- 51PeaceHealth Appletree MarathonMax grade 7.1% | Vancouver, washington | elevation profile
- 52Milton Keynes MarathonMax grade 7.0% | Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, south-east | elevation profile
- 53Mercy Health Glass City MarathonMax grade 7.0% | Toledo, ohio | elevation profile
- 54Gravel Worlds Run Series (Lincoln)Max grade 6.9% | Lincoln, nebraska | elevation profile
- 55Plitvički maraton (Plitvice Marathon)Max grade 6.9% | Plitvička Jezera, croatia | elevation profile
- 56Great Smoky Mountains Half MarathonMax grade 6.8% | Townsend, tennessee | elevation profile
- 57Lake Tahoe MarathonMax grade 6.8% | Incline Village, nevada | elevation profile
- 58Helsinki City MarathonMax grade 6.4% | Helsinki, finland | elevation profile
- 59Chickamauga Battlefield MarathonMax grade 6.3% | Fort Oglethorpe, georgia | elevation profile
- 60The Race Half Marathon & 5K (Atlanta)Max grade 6.3% | East Point, georgia | elevation profile
- 61University of Utah Health Salt Lake City MarathonMax grade 6.3% | Salt Lake City, utah | elevation profile
- 62Stormin' Norman RunMax grade 6.3% | Norman, oklahoma | elevation profile
- 63The Fury Run (Stormin' Norman Run), NormanMax grade 6.3% | Norman, oklahoma | elevation profile
- 64Garmin New Forest MarathonMax grade 6.1% | Brockenhurst, south-east | elevation profile
- 65Marshall University MarathonMax grade 6.1% | Huntington, west-virginia | elevation profile
- 66Idaho Falls MarathonMax grade 6.0% | Idaho Falls, idaho | elevation profile
- 67La Course 5K (Providence)Max grade 6.0% | Providence, rhode-island | elevation profile
- 68Red Rock Canyon Marathon (Las Vegas)Max grade 5.9% | Las Vegas, nevada | elevation profile
- 69Paavo Nurmi MarathonMax grade 5.7% | Turku, finland | elevation profile
- 70St. Croix Crossing Half MarathonMax grade 5.5% | Stillwater, minnesota | elevation profile
- 71LundaloppetMax grade 5.5% | Lund, sweden | elevation profile
- 72Tirol läuft (Innsbruck)Max grade 5.5% | Innsbruck, austria | elevation profile
- 73Brain Freezer 5K (Burlington)Max grade 5.4% | Burlington, vermont | elevation profile
- 74Running with the Devil (Las Vegas)Max grade 4.9% | Las Vegas, nevada | elevation profile
- 75NN Night Run OstravaMax grade 4.9% | Ostrava, czechia | elevation profile
- 76Windermere Marathon (Spokane)Max grade 4.8% | Spokane, washington | elevation profile
- 77Trondheim MaratonMax grade 4.8% | Trondheim, norway | elevation profile
- 78Going the Distance for Brain Injury Memorial Day Run (Kansas City)Max grade 4.8% | Kansas City, missouri | elevation profile
- 79The Woodlands MarathonMax grade 4.6% | The Woodlands, texas | elevation profile
- 80Athens Marathon. The AuthenticMax grade 4.4% | Athens, greece | elevation profile
- 81Southampton MarathonMax grade 4.3% | Southampton, south-east | elevation profile
- 82Maui Oceanfront MarathonMax grade 4.2% | Kihei, hawaii | elevation profile
- 83Cajun Country RunMax grade 4.2% | Lafayette, louisiana | elevation profile
- 84Buffalo Stampede Half Marathon (Kearney)Max grade 4.2% | Kearney, nebraska | elevation profile
- 85Sioux Falls MarathonMax grade 4.1% | Sioux Falls, south-dakota | elevation profile
- 86Vardaman Sweet Potato 5K RunMax grade 3.8% | Vardaman, mississippi | elevation profile
- 87Helvetia Half MarathonMax grade 3.7% | Hillsboro, oregon | elevation profile
- 88Debrecen MaratonMax grade 3.5% | Debrecen, hungary | elevation profile
- 89Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), CarmelMax grade 3.5% | Carmel, indiana | elevation profile
- 90Montana Marathon (Billings)Max grade 3.4% | Billings, montana | elevation profile
- 91Novant Health Wilmington MarathonMax grade 3.2% | Wilmington, north-carolina | elevation profile
- 92The Original Las Vegas MarathonMax grade 3.1% | Henderson, nevada | elevation profile
- 93City of Colleges Half MarathonMax grade 2.9% | Conway, arkansas | elevation profile
- 94OTC Butte to Butte (Eugene)Max grade 2.7% | Eugene, oregon | elevation profile
- 95Mississippi River MarathonMax grade 2.4% | Greenville, mississippi | elevation profile
- 96TBK Bank Quad Cities MarathonMax grade 2.1% | Davenport, iowa | elevation profile
- 97Martian Invasion of RacesMax grade 1.7% | Dearborn, michigan | elevation profile
How steepest 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.
Steepest 5k route map questions
What qualifies for steepest 5k route maps?
A 5k race must have stored route geometry and a publishable max grade 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?
Zagori Mountain Running (ZMR) leads this route-map ranking with max grade 70.9%.