TCS Amsterdam Marathon – Course Map and Elevation Profile
| Distance | 42.195 km |
|---|---|
| Route elevation | 80 m up · 81 m down |
| Highest point | 12 m · 7.0 km |
| Lowest point | -3 m · 16.0 km |
| Steepest climb | +2.4 % · 6.8 km |
| Steepest descent | −1.6 % · 25.9 km |
| Net elevation change | −1 m |
| Course type | Loop |
| Course record men | 2:03:31 · Geoffrey Toroitich · 2025 |
| Course record women | no verified figure |
80 metres up and 81 down across 0 climbs worth the name. No single one decides the race; the sum of them does.
Course
Amsterdam in numbers
- Distance
- 42.195km
- Ascent
- 80m
- Descent
- 81m
- Low / high
- -3 / 12m
- Flat-equivalent
- +0.41 %
- Steepest 50 m
- +2.4 %
Pace Planner
bergauf flach bergabWaagerecht: Distanz. Streifen unter dem Profil: mittlere Steigung je 500 m. Gestrichelte Linien sind Orientierungspunkte.
- Position
- 0.00 km
- Elevation
- 4 m
- Gradient
- +0.1 %
- Pace here
- 4:57 /km
- Elapsed
- 0:00
- Remaining
- 3:30:00
- Landmark
- —
Pacing table
| km | Point | Elevation | Gradient | up / down | Target pace | total | adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 m → 4 m | 0.00 % | +0 m / −0 m | 4:57 | 4:57 | 4:57 | |
| 2 | 4 m → 2 m | −0.21 % | +1 m / −3 m | 4:56 | 9:53 | 4:57 | |
| 3 | 2 m → 3 m | +0.09 % | +2 m / −1 m | 4:59 | 14:52 | 4:57 | |
| 4 | 3 m → 6 m | +0.28 % | +3 m / −0 m | 5:01 | 19:53 | 4:57 | |
| 5 | 6 m → 3 m | −0.33 % | +0 m / −3 m | 4:55 | 24:48 | 4:57 | |
| 6 | 3 m → 6 m | +0.29 % | +3 m / −0 m | 5:01 | 29:50 | 4:57 | |
| 7 | 6 m → 12 m | +0.61 % | +7 m / −1 m | 5:08 | 34:57 | 4:57 | |
| 8 | 12 m → 4 m | −0.77 % | +0 m / −8 m | 4:53 | 39:50 | 4:57 | |
| 9 | 4 m → 5 m | +0.11 % | +3 m / −2 m | 5:00 | 44:50 | 4:57 | |
| 10 | 5 m → 4 m | −0.08 % | +1 m / −1 m | 4:57 | 49:47 | 4:57 | |
| 11 | 4 m → 5 m | +0.03 % | +1 m / −1 m | 4:58 | 54:45 | 4:57 | |
| 12 | 5 m → 3 m | −0.20 % | +1 m / −3 m | 4:56 | 59:41 | 4:57 | |
| 13 | 3 m → 5 m | +0.22 % | +2 m / −0 m | 5:00 | 1:04:42 | 4:57 | |
| 14 | 5 m → 2 m | −0.25 % | +0 m / −3 m | 4:55 | 1:09:37 | 4:57 | |
| 15 | 2 m → 3 m | +0.12 % | +6 m / −4 m | 5:03 | 1:14:40 | 4:57 | |
| 16 | 3 m → -3 m | −0.63 % | +0 m / −6 m | 4:53 | 1:19:33 | 4:57 | |
| 17 | -3 m → 0 m | +0.33 % | +5 m / −2 m | 5:04 | 1:24:38 | 4:57 | |
| 18 | 0 m → 0 m | −0.04 % | +1 m / −2 m | 4:58 | 1:29:35 | 4:57 | |
| 19 | 0 m → -1 m | −0.10 % | +1 m / −2 m | 4:57 | 1:34:32 | 4:57 | |
| 20 | -1 m → -1 m | +0.01 % | +2 m / −2 m | 4:59 | 1:39:31 | 4:57 | |
| 21 | -1 m → 1 m | +0.23 % | +4 m / −1 m | 5:02 | 1:44:33 | 4:57 | |
| 22 | Halbmarathon | 1 m → -1 m | −0.23 % | +1 m / −3 m | 4:56 | 1:49:29 | 4:57 |
| 23 | -1 m → 1 m | +0.17 % | +2 m / −0 m | 5:00 | 1:54:29 | 4:57 | |
| 24 | 1 m → 1 m | +0.01 % | +1 m / −1 m | 4:58 | 1:59:27 | 4:57 | |
| 25 | 1 m → 2 m | +0.13 % | +3 m / −1 m | 5:00 | 2:04:27 | 4:57 | |
| 26 | 2 m → 1 m | −0.14 % | +2 m / −4 m | 4:58 | 2:09:25 | 4:57 | |
| 27 | 1 m → 1 m | −0.03 % | +2 m / −3 m | 4:59 | 2:14:24 | 4:57 | |
| 28 | 1 m → 1 m | +0.07 % | +1 m / −0 m | 4:58 | 2:19:22 | 4:57 | |
| 29 | 1 m → 2 m | +0.03 % | +2 m / −1 m | 4:59 | 2:24:21 | 4:57 | |
| 30 | 2 m → 1 m | −0.04 % | +1 m / −1 m | 4:57 | 2:29:18 | 4:57 | |
| 31 | 1 m → -1 m | −0.24 % | +1 m / −4 m | 4:57 | 2:34:15 | 4:57 | |
| 32 | -1 m → -1 m | −0.02 % | +2 m / −2 m | 4:58 | 2:39:13 | 4:57 | |
| 33 | -1 m → -1 m | +0.08 % | +1 m / −0 m | 4:58 | 2:44:11 | 4:57 | |
| 34 | -1 m → 4 m | +0.48 % | +5 m / −0 m | 5:05 | 2:49:16 | 4:57 | |
| 35 | 4 m → 5 m | +0.07 % | +1 m / −0 m | 4:58 | 2:54:14 | 4:57 | |
| 36 | 5 m → 4 m | −0.12 % | +1 m / −2 m | 4:57 | 2:59:10 | 4:57 | |
| 37 | 4 m → 6 m | +0.28 % | +5 m / −2 m | 5:04 | 3:04:14 | 4:57 | |
| 38 | 6 m → 5 m | −0.18 % | +1 m / −3 m | 4:57 | 3:09:11 | 4:57 | |
| 39 | 5 m → 3 m | −0.16 % | +1 m / −3 m | 4:57 | 3:14:08 | 4:57 | |
| 40 | 3 m → 2 m | −0.07 % | +1 m / −2 m | 4:57 | 3:19:05 | 4:57 | |
| 41 | 2 m → 3 m | +0.10 % | +2 m / −1 m | 4:59 | 3:24:05 | 4:57 | |
| 42 | 3 m → 3 m | −0.02 % | +1 m / −1 m | 4:57 | 3:29:02 | 4:57 | |
| 42.20 | 3 m → 3 m | +0.05 % | +0 m / −0 m | 4:57 | 3:30:00 | 4:57 |
The course, kilometre by kilometre
Start and finish are 605 metres apart: the TCS Amsterdam Marathon is a loop.
Highest and lowest point are 15 metres apart, and start and finish are at practically the same height.
The race is held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in October, on tarmac throughout.
Elevation gain and climbs
80 metres up and 81 down across 0 climbs worth the name. No single one decides the race; the sum of them does.
Against a 3:30 target the terrain costs about 1 minute compared with a flat loop. Adjust for gradient and what remains is what the legs actually paid.
The route on the map
The course runs as a loop through Amsterdam and finishes 605 metres from where it started.
The GPX data of this course
The smoothed profile is stored every 50 metres: 845 points with latitude, longitude, elevation and gradient. The elevations come from the course file itself, median-filtered and smoothed with Savitzky-Golay.
We do not hand this course out as a file: the line comes from a third-party source and is not ours to pass on. Once a course is built from runners’ own recordings, the file appears here.
Common questions
- How hilly is the Amsterdam Marathon?
- 80 metres of ascent and 81 of descent over 42.195 km. 93 % of the course sits between −1 and +1 per cent, and 0 % steeper than three. That makes it a rolling course.
- Is this a good course for a personal best?
- Minetti's cost model puts this course at 0.41 % against a flat one. That is effectively nothing: the terrain costs no time.
- Is the course a loop?
- Yes. Start and finish are 605 metres apart.
- Where does this elevation data come from?
- GPX-Streckendatei von goandrace.com (Garmin-Connect-Export), 1227 Punkte, auf 42195 m normiert (Rohlinie 42,77 km). Elevation: Höhenwerte der GPX-Spur, Medianfilter 310 m, Savitzky-Golay 510 m.
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