Osaka Marathon – Course Map and Elevation Profile
| Distance | 42.195 km |
|---|---|
| Route elevation | 67 m up · 84 m down |
| Highest point | 28 m · 32.9 km |
| Lowest point | 1 m · 19.8 km |
| Steepest climb | +2.8 % · 2.8 km |
| Steepest descent | −4.1 % · 0.6 km |
| Net elevation change | −17 m |
| Course type | Loop |
| Course record men | 2:05:20 · Ibrahim Hassan · 22 February 2026 |
| Course record women | no verified figure |
67 metres up and 84 down across 0 climbs worth the name. No single one decides the race; the sum of them does.
Course
Osaka in numbers
- Distance
- 42.195km
- Ascent
- 67m
- Descent
- 84m
- Low / high
- 1 / 28m
- Flat-equivalent
- +0.22 %
- Steepest 50 m
- +2.8 %
Pace Planner
bergauf flach bergabWaagerecht: Distanz. Streifen unter dem Profil: mittlere Steigung je 500 m. Gestrichelte Linien sind Orientierungspunkte.
- Position
- 0.00 km
- Elevation
- 23 m
- Gradient
- +2.3 %
- Pace here
- 4:52 /km
- Elapsed
- 0:00
- Remaining
- 3:30:00
- Landmark
- —
Pacing table
| km | Point | Elevation | Gradient | up / down | Target pace | total | adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 m → 10 m | −1.38 % | +3 m / −17 m | 4:52 | 4:52 | 4:57 | |
| 2 | 10 m → 6 m | −0.36 % | +0 m / −4 m | 4:55 | 9:48 | 4:57 | |
| 3 | 6 m → 14 m | +0.82 % | +9 m / −1 m | 5:11 | 14:59 | 4:57 | |
| 4 | 14 m → 9 m | −0.51 % | +0 m / −5 m | 4:54 | 19:53 | 4:57 | |
| 5 | 9 m → 11 m | +0.21 % | +3 m / −1 m | 5:01 | 24:55 | 4:57 | |
| 6 | 11 m → 13 m | +0.15 % | +3 m / −1 m | 5:01 | 29:56 | 4:57 | |
| 7 | 13 m → 16 m | +0.29 % | +3 m / −0 m | 5:02 | 34:58 | 4:57 | |
| 8 | 16 m → 13 m | −0.22 % | +1 m / −4 m | 4:57 | 39:55 | 4:57 | |
| 9 | 13 m → 15 m | +0.21 % | +5 m / −3 m | 5:04 | 44:59 | 4:57 | |
| 10 | 15 m → 16 m | +0.02 % | +0 m / −0 m | 4:57 | 49:57 | 4:57 | |
| 11 | 16 m → 15 m | −0.11 % | +0 m / −1 m | 4:57 | 54:53 | 4:57 | |
| 12 | 15 m → 11 m | −0.33 % | +0 m / −3 m | 4:55 | 59:49 | 4:57 | |
| 13 | 11 m → 5 m | −0.61 % | +0 m / −6 m | 4:54 | 1:04:42 | 4:57 | |
| 14 | 5 m → 2 m | −0.27 % | +0 m / −3 m | 4:56 | 1:09:38 | 4:57 | |
| 15 | 2 m → 4 m | +0.20 % | +2 m / −0 m | 5:00 | 1:14:39 | 4:57 | |
| 16 | 4 m → 4 m | −0.07 % | +0 m / −1 m | 4:57 | 1:19:35 | 4:57 | |
| 17 | 4 m → 4 m | 0.00 % | +0 m / −0 m | 4:57 | 1:24:33 | 4:57 | |
| 18 | 4 m → 4 m | +0.04 % | +0 m / −0 m | 4:58 | 1:29:31 | 4:57 | |
| 19 | 4 m → 2 m | −0.18 % | +0 m / −2 m | 4:56 | 1:34:27 | 4:57 | |
| 20 | 2 m → 1 m | −0.13 % | +0 m / −2 m | 4:57 | 1:39:24 | 4:57 | |
| 21 | 1 m → 5 m | +0.37 % | +4 m / −0 m | 5:03 | 1:44:27 | 4:57 | |
| 22 | 5 m → 5 m | +0.06 % | +1 m / −0 m | 4:58 | 1:49:25 | 4:57 | |
| 23 | 5 m → 4 m | −0.16 % | +0 m / −2 m | 4:56 | 1:54:21 | 4:57 | |
| 24 | 4 m → 4 m | −0.02 % | +0 m / −0 m | 4:57 | 1:59:18 | 4:57 | |
| 25 | 4 m → 3 m | −0.05 % | +0 m / −1 m | 4:57 | 2:04:15 | 4:57 | |
| 26 | 3 m → 3 m | +0.04 % | +0 m / −0 m | 4:58 | 2:09:13 | 4:57 | |
| 27 | 3 m → 6 m | +0.27 % | +3 m / −0 m | 5:02 | 2:14:15 | 4:57 | |
| 28 | 6 m → 10 m | +0.41 % | +4 m / −0 m | 5:04 | 2:19:19 | 4:57 | |
| 29 | 10 m → 12 m | +0.14 % | +1 m / −0 m | 4:59 | 2:24:18 | 4:57 | |
| 30 | 12 m → 12 m | −0.01 % | +0 m / −0 m | 4:57 | 2:29:15 | 4:57 | |
| 31 | 12 m → 15 m | +0.36 % | +4 m / −0 m | 5:03 | 2:34:19 | 4:57 | |
| 32 | 15 m → 20 m | +0.50 % | +5 m / −0 m | 5:05 | 2:39:24 | 4:57 | |
| 33 | 20 m → 27 m | +0.71 % | +8 m / −1 m | 5:09 | 2:44:33 | 4:57 | |
| 34 | 27 m → 16 m | −1.16 % | +0 m / −12 m | 4:51 | 2:49:24 | 4:57 | |
| 35 | 16 m → 7 m | −0.87 % | +0 m / −9 m | 4:52 | 2:54:16 | 4:57 | |
| 36 | 7 m → 7 m | −0.03 % | +0 m / −1 m | 4:57 | 2:59:14 | 4:57 | |
| 37 | 7 m → 7 m | +0.01 % | +1 m / −0 m | 4:58 | 3:04:11 | 4:57 | |
| 38 | 7 m → 5 m | −0.22 % | +0 m / −2 m | 4:56 | 3:09:07 | 4:57 | |
| 39 | 5 m → 4 m | −0.08 % | +1 m / −1 m | 4:57 | 3:14:05 | 4:57 | |
| 40 | 4 m → 3 m | −0.03 % | +0 m / −1 m | 4:57 | 3:19:02 | 4:57 | |
| 41 | 3 m → 5 m | +0.18 % | +2 m / −0 m | 5:00 | 3:24:02 | 4:57 | |
| 42 | 5 m → 7 m | +0.19 % | +2 m / −0 m | 5:00 | 3:29:02 | 4:57 | |
| 42.20 | 7 m → 6 m | −0.36 % | +0 m / −1 m | 4:55 | 3:30:00 | 4:57 |
The course, kilometre by kilometre
Start and finish are 850 metres apart: the Osaka Marathon 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 Osaka, Japan, in February, on tarmac throughout.
Elevation gain and climbs
67 metres up and 84 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 effectively nothing — under half a minute. Adjust for gradient and what remains is what the legs actually paid.
The route on the map
The course runs as a loop through Osaka and finishes 850 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 Osaka Marathon?
- 67 metres of ascent and 84 of descent over 42.195 km. 93 % of the course sits between −1 and +1 per cent, and 1 % 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 0.22 % against a flat one. That is effectively nothing: the terrain costs no time.
- Is the course a loop?
- Yes. Start and finish are 850 metres apart.
- Where does this elevation data come from?
- Streckendatei „Osaka Marathon 2025 – 42.195 km“ von goandrace.com (Garmin-Connect-Export), übergeben am 18.08.2026, 322 Punkte. Elevation: Höhenwerte derselben Datei — Korrelation mit dem Geländemodell 0,80.
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