Köln Marathon – Course Map and Elevation Profile
| Distance | 42.195 km |
|---|---|
| Route elevation | 79 m up · 71 m down |
| Highest point | 61 m · 41.6 km |
| Lowest point | 41 m · 0.7 km |
| Steepest climb | +2.2 % · 1.3 km |
| Steepest descent | −3.3 % · 0.0 km |
| Net elevation change | +8 m |
| Course type | Loop |
| Course record men | 2:07:37 · Alfred Kering · 2012 |
| Course record women | no verified figure |
79 metres up and 71 down across 0 climbs worth the name. No single one decides the race; the sum of them does.
Course
Köln in numbers
- Distance
- 42.195km
- Ascent
- 79m
- Descent
- 71m
- Low / high
- 41 / 61m
- Flat-equivalent
- +0.47 %
- Steepest 50 m
- +2.2 %
Pace Planner
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- Position
- 0.00 km
- Elevation
- 53 m
- Gradient
- −3.3 %
- Pace here
- 4:54 /km
- Elapsed
- 0:00
- Remaining
- 3:30:00
- Landmark
- —
Pacing table
| km | Point | Elevation | Gradient | up / down | Target pace | total | adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53 m → 44 m | −0.89 % | +3 m / −11 m | 4:54 | 4:54 | 4:57 | |
| 2 | 44 m → 47 m | +0.32 % | +8 m / −4 m | 5:07 | 10:01 | 4:57 | |
| 3 | 47 m → 50 m | +0.25 % | +3 m / −1 m | 5:01 | 15:02 | 4:57 | |
| 4 | 50 m → 45 m | −0.42 % | +0 m / −5 m | 4:55 | 19:57 | 4:57 | |
| 5 | 45 m → 48 m | +0.23 % | +2 m / −0 m | 5:00 | 24:57 | 4:57 | |
| 6 | 48 m → 46 m | −0.15 % | +1 m / −2 m | 4:56 | 29:53 | 4:57 | |
| 7 | 46 m → 50 m | +0.37 % | +4 m / −0 m | 5:03 | 34:56 | 4:57 | |
| 8 | 50 m → 49 m | −0.12 % | +0 m / −1 m | 4:56 | 39:52 | 4:57 | |
| 9 | 49 m → 51 m | +0.20 % | +2 m / −0 m | 5:00 | 44:52 | 4:57 | |
| 10 | 51 m → 52 m | +0.12 % | +2 m / −1 m | 5:00 | 49:52 | 4:57 | |
| 11 | 52 m → 49 m | −0.27 % | +1 m / −4 m | 4:56 | 54:48 | 4:57 | |
| 12 | 49 m → 55 m | +0.62 % | +6 m / −0 m | 5:07 | 59:55 | 4:57 | |
| 13 | 55 m → 51 m | −0.41 % | +0 m / −4 m | 4:54 | 1:04:49 | 4:57 | |
| 14 | 51 m → 58 m | +0.62 % | +7 m / −0 m | 5:07 | 1:09:56 | 4:57 | |
| 15 | 58 m → 57 m | −0.03 % | +1 m / −1 m | 4:57 | 1:14:53 | 4:57 | |
| 16 | 57 m → 57 m | 0.00 % | +1 m / −1 m | 4:58 | 1:19:51 | 4:57 | |
| 17 | 57 m → 53 m | −0.41 % | +0 m / −4 m | 4:54 | 1:24:45 | 4:57 | |
| 18 | 53 m → 56 m | +0.24 % | +3 m / −1 m | 5:01 | 1:29:46 | 4:57 | |
| 19 | 56 m → 57 m | +0.13 % | +2 m / −0 m | 4:59 | 1:34:45 | 4:57 | |
| 20 | 57 m → 55 m | −0.23 % | +0 m / −2 m | 4:55 | 1:39:40 | 4:57 | |
| 21 | 55 m → 54 m | −0.05 % | +1 m / −1 m | 4:57 | 1:44:37 | 4:57 | |
| 22 | Halbmarathon | 54 m → 54 m | 0.00 % | +1 m / −1 m | 4:57 | 1:49:35 | 4:57 |
| 23 | 54 m → 52 m | −0.20 % | +0 m / −2 m | 4:56 | 1:54:30 | 4:57 | |
| 24 | 52 m → 54 m | +0.22 % | +2 m / −0 m | 5:00 | 1:59:31 | 4:57 | |
| 25 | 54 m → 57 m | +0.25 % | +4 m / −1 m | 5:02 | 2:04:33 | 4:57 | |
| 26 | 57 m → 54 m | −0.30 % | +0 m / −3 m | 4:55 | 2:09:27 | 4:57 | |
| 27 | 54 m → 54 m | +0.06 % | +1 m / −0 m | 4:58 | 2:14:25 | 4:57 | |
| 28 | 54 m → 54 m | −0.02 % | +1 m / −1 m | 4:57 | 2:19:22 | 4:57 | |
| 29 | 54 m → 53 m | −0.16 % | +0 m / −2 m | 4:56 | 2:24:18 | 4:57 | |
| 30 | 53 m → 55 m | +0.22 % | +3 m / −0 m | 5:01 | 2:29:19 | 4:57 | |
| 31 | 55 m → 51 m | −0.33 % | +0 m / −3 m | 4:55 | 2:34:14 | 4:57 | |
| 32 | 51 m → 47 m | −0.41 % | +0 m / −4 m | 4:54 | 2:39:08 | 4:57 | |
| 33 | 47 m → 48 m | +0.05 % | +1 m / −0 m | 4:58 | 2:44:05 | 4:57 | |
| 34 | 48 m → 51 m | +0.34 % | +4 m / −0 m | 5:02 | 2:49:08 | 4:57 | |
| 35 | 51 m → 48 m | −0.29 % | +0 m / −3 m | 4:55 | 2:54:03 | 4:57 | |
| 36 | 48 m → 47 m | −0.09 % | +0 m / −1 m | 4:56 | 2:58:59 | 4:57 | |
| 37 | 47 m → 52 m | +0.47 % | +5 m / −0 m | 5:04 | 3:04:03 | 4:57 | |
| 38 | 52 m → 56 m | +0.34 % | +3 m / −0 m | 5:02 | 3:09:05 | 4:57 | |
| 39 | 56 m → 54 m | −0.13 % | +0 m / −2 m | 4:56 | 3:14:01 | 4:57 | |
| 40 | 54 m → 57 m | +0.25 % | +3 m / −0 m | 5:01 | 3:19:02 | 4:57 | |
| 41 | 57 m → 60 m | +0.29 % | +3 m / −0 m | 5:01 | 3:24:03 | 4:57 | |
| 42 | 60 m → 61 m | +0.16 % | +2 m / −0 m | 4:59 | 3:29:02 | 4:57 | |
| 42.20 | 61 m → 61 m | −0.26 % | +0 m / −1 m | 4:55 | 3:30:00 | 4:57 |
The course, kilometre by kilometre
Start and finish are 1426 metres apart: the Köln Marathon is a loop.
Highest and lowest point are 20 metres apart, and start and finish are at practically the same height.
The race is held in Köln, Germany, in October, on tarmac throughout.
Elevation gain and climbs
79 metres up and 71 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 Köln and finishes 1426 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 Köln Marathon?
- 79 metres of ascent and 71 of descent over 42.195 km. 97 % 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 0.47 % against a flat one. That is effectively nothing: the terrain costs no time.
- Is the course a loop?
- Yes. Start and finish are 1426 metres apart.
- Where does this elevation data come from?
- GPX-Streckendatei, 801 Punkte, auf 42195 m normiert (Rohlinie 42,12 km). Aus einer KML umgewandelt; der interne Name der Datei nennt 2023, der Dateiname 2024 — welche Ausgabe die Linie zeigt, ist nicht zweifelsfrei. Elevation: Terrarium-Kacheln z13 (AWS Open Data), alle 25 m abgetastet, Medianfilter 510 m, Savitzky-Golay 1510 m — die Streckendatei enthält durchgehend Höhe 0.
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