Zurich Marató Barcelona – Course Map and Elevation Profile
| Distance | 42.195 km |
|---|---|
| Route elevation | 158 m up · 175 m down |
| Highest point | 50 m · 14.8 km |
| Lowest point | 8 m · 30.8 km |
| Steepest climb | +6.0 % · 14.7 km |
| Steepest descent | −7.4 % · 17.3 km |
| Net elevation change | −17 m |
| Course type | Loop |
| Course record men | 2:04:13 · Tesfaye Deriba · 16 March 2025 |
| Course record women | no verified figure |
158 metres up and 175 down across 3 climbs worth the name. No single one decides the race; the sum of them does.
Course
Barcelona in numbers
- Distance
- 42.195km
- Ascent
- 158m
- Descent
- 175m
- Low / high
- 8 / 50m
- Flat-equivalent
- +0.74 %
- Steepest 50 m
- +6.0 %
Pace Planner
bergauf flach bergabWaagerecht: Distanz. Streifen unter dem Profil: mittlere Steigung je 500 m. Gestrichelte Linien sind Orientierungspunkte.
- Position
- 0.00 km
- Elevation
- 35 m
- Gradient
- +4.0 %
- Pace here
- 4:59 /km
- Elapsed
- 0:00
- Remaining
- 3:30:00
- Landmark
- —
Pacing table
| km | Point | Elevation | Gradient | up / down | Target pace | total | adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 m → 31 m | −0.38 % | +5 m / −9 m | 4:59 | 4:59 | 4:55 | |
| 2 | 31 m → 33 m | +0.25 % | +9 m / −6 m | 5:05 | 10:04 | 4:55 | |
| 3 | 33 m → 34 m | +0.10 % | +1 m / −0 m | 4:57 | 15:01 | 4:55 | |
| 4 | 34 m → 44 m | +1.01 % | +11 m / −1 m | 5:13 | 20:14 | 4:55 | |
| 5 | 44 m → 41 m | −0.31 % | +0 m / −4 m | 4:53 | 25:08 | 4:55 | |
| 6 | 41 m → 47 m | +0.55 % | +6 m / −0 m | 5:05 | 30:12 | 4:55 | |
| 7 | 47 m → 44 m | −0.26 % | +1 m / −3 m | 4:54 | 35:06 | 4:55 | |
| 8 | 44 m → 35 m | −0.94 % | +1 m / −10 m | 4:50 | 39:57 | 4:55 | |
| 9 | 35 m → 35 m | 0.00 % | +0 m / −0 m | 4:55 | 44:51 | 4:55 | |
| 10 | 35 m → 27 m | −0.75 % | +0 m / −8 m | 4:51 | 49:42 | 4:55 | |
| 11 | 27 m → 31 m | +0.33 % | +6 m / −2 m | 5:03 | 54:45 | 4:55 | |
| 12 | 31 m → 38 m | +0.74 % | +8 m / −0 m | 5:07 | 59:52 | 4:55 | |
| 13 | 38 m → 35 m | −0.32 % | +1 m / −4 m | 4:54 | 1:04:46 | 4:55 | |
| 14 | 35 m → 35 m | 0.00 % | +0 m / −0 m | 4:55 | 1:09:41 | 4:55 | |
| 15 | 35 m → 49 m | +1.40 % | +16 m / −2 m | 5:21 | 1:15:02 | 4:55 | |
| 16 | 49 m → 49 m | 0.00 % | +0 m / −0 m | 4:55 | 1:19:57 | 4:55 | |
| 17 | 49 m → 47 m | −0.17 % | +0 m / −2 m | 4:54 | 1:24:51 | 4:55 | |
| 18 | 47 m → 33 m | −1.37 % | +3 m / −17 m | 4:50 | 1:29:41 | 4:55 | |
| 19 | 33 m → 36 m | +0.24 % | +2 m / −0 m | 4:59 | 1:34:40 | 4:55 | |
| 20 | 36 m → 34 m | −0.20 % | +2 m / −4 m | 4:55 | 1:39:36 | 4:55 | |
| 21 | 34 m → 32 m | −0.14 % | +5 m / −7 m | 4:59 | 1:44:35 | 4:55 | |
| 22 | 32 m → 28 m | −0.41 % | +7 m / −11 m | 4:59 | 1:49:34 | 4:55 | |
| 23 | 28 m → 21 m | −0.73 % | +5 m / −12 m | 4:56 | 1:54:30 | 4:55 | |
| 24 | 21 m → 13 m | −0.80 % | +0 m / −8 m | 4:51 | 1:59:21 | 4:55 | |
| 25 | 13 m → 15 m | +0.21 % | +2 m / −0 m | 4:58 | 2:04:19 | 4:55 | |
| 26 | 15 m → 19 m | +0.36 % | +11 m / −7 m | 5:08 | 2:09:27 | 4:55 | |
| 27 | 19 m → 13 m | −0.61 % | +2 m / −8 m | 4:53 | 2:14:20 | 4:55 | |
| 28 | 13 m → 10 m | −0.21 % | +1 m / −3 m | 4:54 | 2:19:15 | 4:55 | |
| 29 | 10 m → 12 m | +0.19 % | +3 m / −1 m | 4:59 | 2:24:13 | 4:55 | |
| 30 | 12 m → 12 m | −0.04 % | +1 m / −2 m | 4:56 | 2:29:09 | 4:55 | |
| 31 | 12 m → 15 m | +0.32 % | +7 m / −4 m | 5:05 | 2:34:14 | 4:55 | |
| 32 | 15 m → 18 m | +0.24 % | +3 m / −1 m | 4:59 | 2:39:13 | 4:55 | |
| 33 | 18 m → 17 m | −0.06 % | +0 m / −1 m | 4:55 | 2:44:08 | 4:55 | |
| 34 | 17 m → 10 m | −0.66 % | +0 m / −7 m | 4:51 | 2:48:59 | 4:55 | |
| 35 | 10 m → 11 m | +0.10 % | +3 m / −2 m | 4:58 | 2:53:57 | 4:55 | |
| 36 | 11 m → 11 m | −0.01 % | +0 m / −0 m | 4:55 | 2:58:52 | 4:55 | |
| 37 | 11 m → 10 m | −0.09 % | +2 m / −3 m | 4:56 | 3:03:48 | 4:55 | |
| 38 | 10 m → 11 m | +0.11 % | +4 m / −3 m | 4:59 | 3:08:47 | 4:55 | |
| 39 | 11 m → 12 m | +0.03 % | +1 m / −1 m | 4:56 | 3:13:44 | 4:55 | |
| 40 | 12 m → 20 m | +0.82 % | +10 m / −2 m | 5:11 | 3:18:54 | 4:55 | |
| 41 | 20 m → 27 m | +0.70 % | +10 m / −3 m | 5:09 | 3:24:03 | 4:55 | |
| 42 | 27 m → 24 m | −0.26 % | +9 m / −11 m | 5:03 | 3:29:06 | 4:55 | |
| 42.20 | 24 m → 17 m | −3.59 % | +0 m / −7 m | 4:35 | 3:30:00 | 4:55 |
The course, kilometre by kilometre
Start and finish are 1022 metres apart: the Zurich Marató Barcelona is a loop.
The finish sits 17 metres below the start — spread over 42 km you will not feel it, but it shows up in the arithmetic.
The race is held in Barcelona, Spain, in March, on tarmac throughout.
Elevation gain and climbs
158 metres up and 175 down across 3 climbs worth the name. No single one decides the race; the sum of them does.
The hardest stretch runs from km 14.4 to 14.8: 15 metres at 4.4 % on average.
Against a 3:30 target the terrain costs about 2 minutes 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 Barcelona and finishes 1022 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 here do not come from the course file but from a terrain model: the ones in the original were unusable.
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 Barcelona Marathon?
- 158 metres of ascent and 175 of descent over 42.195 km. 73 % of the course sits between −1 and +1 per cent, and 6 % steeper than three. That makes it a rolling course.
- Where is the hardest section?
- Between km 14.4 and 14.8, gaining 15 metres at 4.4 % on average. The steepest single ramp is at km 14.7 at 6.0 %, the steepest descent at km 17.3 at −7.4 %.
- Is this a good course for a personal best?
- Minetti's cost model puts this course at 0.74 % against a flat one. On a three-and-a-half-hour target that is roughly 2 minutes.
- Is the course a loop?
- Yes. Start and finish are 1022 metres apart.
- Where does this elevation data come from?
- Streckendatei „Zurich Marató Barcelona“, Export aus Strava, übergeben am 18.08.2026, 645 Punkte. Elevation: Höhenwerte derselben Datei — Korrelation mit dem Geländemodell 0,96.
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