NN Marathon Rotterdam – Course Map and Elevation Profile
| Distance | 42.195 km |
|---|---|
| Route elevation | 64 m up · 61 m down |
| Highest point | 11 m · 28.4 km |
| Lowest point | -4 m · 35.5 km |
| Steepest climb | +1.6 % · 27.4 km |
| Steepest descent | −1.6 % · 0.0 km |
| Net elevation change | +4 m |
| Course type | Loop |
| Course record men | 2:03:36 · Bashir Abdi · 24 October 2021 |
| Course record women | no verified figure |
64 metres up and 61 down across 0 climbs worth the name. No single one decides the race; the sum of them does.
Course
Rotterdam in numbers
- Distance
- 42.195km
- Ascent
- 64m
- Descent
- 61m
- Low / high
- -4 / 11m
- Flat-equivalent
- +0.37 %
- Steepest 50 m
- +1.6 %
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
- −1.6 %
- Pace here
- 5:00 /km
- Elapsed
- 0:00
- Remaining
- 3:30:00
- Landmark
- —
Pacing table
| km | Point | Elevation | Gradient | up / down | Target pace | total | adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 m → 2 m | −0.17 % | +3 m / −5 m | 5:00 | 5:00 | 4:57 | |
| 2 | 2 m → 6 m | +0.32 % | +4 m / −1 m | 5:03 | 10:03 | 4:57 | |
| 3 | 6 m → 4 m | −0.21 % | +0 m / −2 m | 4:56 | 14:59 | 4:57 | |
| 4 | 4 m → 4 m | +0.01 % | +0 m / −0 m | 4:58 | 19:56 | 4:57 | |
| 5 | 4 m → 4 m | +0.05 % | +1 m / −0 m | 4:58 | 24:55 | 4:57 | |
| 6 | 4 m → 2 m | −0.23 % | +0 m / −2 m | 4:56 | 29:50 | 4:57 | |
| 7 | 2 m → -1 m | −0.28 % | +0 m / −3 m | 4:55 | 34:46 | 4:57 | |
| 8 | -1 m → 2 m | +0.28 % | +3 m / −0 m | 5:01 | 39:47 | 4:57 | |
| 9 | 2 m → -1 m | −0.28 % | +0 m / −3 m | 4:55 | 44:42 | 4:57 | |
| 10 | -1 m → 0 m | +0.06 % | +1 m / −0 m | 4:58 | 49:41 | 4:57 | |
| 11 | 0 m → 0 m | +0.03 % | +1 m / −0 m | 4:58 | 54:38 | 4:57 | |
| 12 | 0 m → -1 m | −0.12 % | +0 m / −1 m | 4:56 | 59:35 | 4:57 | |
| 13 | -1 m → 1 m | +0.18 % | +2 m / −0 m | 5:00 | 1:04:35 | 4:57 | |
| 14 | 1 m → -1 m | −0.17 % | +0 m / −2 m | 4:56 | 1:09:31 | 4:57 | |
| 15 | -1 m → -2 m | −0.05 % | +0 m / −1 m | 4:57 | 1:14:27 | 4:57 | |
| 16 | -2 m → 0 m | +0.19 % | +2 m / −0 m | 5:00 | 1:19:28 | 4:57 | |
| 17 | 0 m → 1 m | +0.05 % | +1 m / −0 m | 4:58 | 1:24:26 | 4:57 | |
| 18 | 1 m → 0 m | −0.05 % | +0 m / −1 m | 4:57 | 1:29:23 | 4:57 | |
| 19 | 0 m → 1 m | +0.11 % | +2 m / −1 m | 4:59 | 1:34:22 | 4:57 | |
| 20 | 1 m → 0 m | −0.10 % | +0 m / −1 m | 4:57 | 1:39:19 | 4:57 | |
| 21 | 0 m → 2 m | +0.13 % | +2 m / −0 m | 4:59 | 1:44:18 | 4:57 | |
| 22 | 2 m → 3 m | +0.12 % | +1 m / −0 m | 4:59 | 1:49:17 | 4:57 | |
| 23 | 3 m → 5 m | +0.26 % | +4 m / −1 m | 5:02 | 1:54:19 | 4:57 | |
| 24 | 5 m → 4 m | −0.15 % | +1 m / −2 m | 4:57 | 1:59:16 | 4:57 | |
| 25 | 4 m → 4 m | +0.01 % | +1 m / −1 m | 4:58 | 2:04:14 | 4:57 | |
| 26 | 4 m → 7 m | +0.27 % | +3 m / −0 m | 5:01 | 2:09:15 | 4:57 | |
| 27 | 7 m → -1 m | −0.79 % | +0 m / −8 m | 4:53 | 2:14:08 | 4:57 | |
| 28 | -1 m → 10 m | +1.08 % | +11 m / −0 m | 5:15 | 2:19:23 | 4:57 | |
| 29 | 10 m → 9 m | −0.10 % | +2 m / −3 m | 4:58 | 2:24:21 | 4:57 | |
| 30 | 9 m → 3 m | −0.55 % | +0 m / −6 m | 4:54 | 2:29:15 | 4:57 | |
| 31 | 3 m → 3 m | −0.02 % | +1 m / −1 m | 4:58 | 2:34:13 | 4:57 | |
| 32 | 3 m → 4 m | +0.07 % | +1 m / −0 m | 4:58 | 2:39:11 | 4:57 | |
| 33 | 4 m → 2 m | −0.13 % | +1 m / −2 m | 4:57 | 2:44:08 | 4:57 | |
| 34 | 2 m → -3 m | −0.55 % | +0 m / −6 m | 4:54 | 2:49:02 | 4:57 | |
| 35 | -3 m → -3 m | +0.02 % | +1 m / −1 m | 4:58 | 2:54:00 | 4:57 | |
| 36 | -3 m → -2 m | +0.10 % | +2 m / −1 m | 5:00 | 2:58:59 | 4:57 | |
| 37 | -2 m → 2 m | +0.37 % | +4 m / −0 m | 5:03 | 3:04:02 | 4:57 | |
| 38 | 2 m → 0 m | −0.19 % | +0 m / −2 m | 4:56 | 3:08:58 | 4:57 | |
| 39 | 0 m → 3 m | +0.30 % | +3 m / −0 m | 5:02 | 3:14:00 | 4:57 | |
| 40 | 3 m → 2 m | −0.10 % | +0 m / −1 m | 4:57 | 3:18:57 | 4:57 | |
| 41 | 2 m → 7 m | +0.49 % | +5 m / −0 m | 5:05 | 3:24:02 | 4:57 | |
| 42 | 7 m → 9 m | +0.18 % | +2 m / −0 m | 5:00 | 3:29:03 | 4:57 | |
| 42.20 | 9 m → 8 m | −0.41 % | +0 m / −1 m | 4:55 | 3:30:00 | 4:57 |
The course, kilometre by kilometre
Start and finish are 858 metres apart: the NN Marathon Rotterdam 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 Rotterdam, Netherlands, in April, on tarmac throughout.
Elevation gain and climbs
64 metres up and 61 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 Rotterdam and finishes 858 metres from where it started.
Download the GPX file
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.
No timestamps, our smoothed elevations rather than the source’s, landmarks as waypoints.
Common questions
- How hilly is the Rotterdam Marathon?
- 64 metres of ascent and 61 of descent over 42.195 km. 96 % 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 0.37 % against a flat one. That is effectively nothing: the terrain costs no time.
- Is the course a loop?
- Yes. Start and finish are 858 metres apart.
- Where does this elevation data come from?
- Offizielle Streckendatei des Veranstalters (nnmarathonrotterdam.nl, NN-Marathon-Rotterdam-2026-Marathon-DEF.gpx), abgerufen am 18.08.2026, 261 Punkte alle 161 m. Elevation: Geländemodell (Terrarium/AWS), 25-m-Abtastung — die Datei führt durchgehend Höhe 0.
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