adidas Stockholm Marathon – Course Map and Elevation Profile
| Distance | 42.195 km |
|---|---|
| Route elevation | 181 m up · 181 m down |
| Highest point | 34 m · 26.5 km |
| Lowest point | 2 m · 19.5 km |
| Steepest climb | +3.8 % · 26.3 km |
| Steepest descent | −4.9 % · 28.5 km |
| Net elevation change | −0 m |
| Course type | Loop |
| Course record men | 2:10:10 · Nigussie Sahlesilassie · 2019 |
| Course record women | no verified figure |
181 metres up and 181 down: 5 climbs, several of them long enough to break a rhythm.
Course
Stockholm in numbers
- Distance
- 42.195km
- Ascent
- 181m
- Descent
- 181m
- Low / high
- 2 / 34m
- Flat-equivalent
- +0.96 %
- Steepest 50 m
- +3.8 %
Pace Planner
bergauf flach bergabWaagerecht: Distanz. Streifen unter dem Profil: mittlere Steigung je 500 m. Gestrichelte Linien sind Orientierungspunkte.
- Position
- 0.00 km
- Elevation
- 21 m
- Gradient
- +0.3 %
- 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 | 21 m → 23 m | +0.21 % | +2 m / −0 m | 4:57 | 4:57 | 4:54 | |
| 2 | 23 m → 10 m | −1.37 % | +0 m / −14 m | 4:46 | 9:44 | 4:54 | |
| 3 | 10 m → 9 m | −0.10 % | +3 m / −4 m | 4:57 | 14:40 | 4:54 | |
| 4 | 9 m → 4 m | −0.50 % | +1 m / −6 m | 4:52 | 19:32 | 4:54 | |
| 5 | 4 m → 2 m | −0.14 % | +3 m / −4 m | 4:56 | 24:29 | 4:54 | |
| 6 | 2 m → 4 m | +0.15 % | +2 m / −1 m | 4:57 | 29:26 | 4:54 | |
| 7 | 4 m → 3 m | −0.11 % | +4 m / −5 m | 4:58 | 34:23 | 4:54 | |
| 8 | 3 m → 3 m | 0.00 % | +0 m / −0 m | 4:54 | 39:18 | 4:54 | |
| 9 | 3 m → 15 m | +1.20 % | +12 m / −0 m | 5:14 | 44:32 | 4:54 | |
| 10 | 15 m → 18 m | +0.33 % | +4 m / −1 m | 5:00 | 49:32 | 4:54 | |
| 11 | 18 m → 13 m | −0.48 % | +3 m / −8 m | 4:55 | 54:27 | 4:54 | |
| 12 | 13 m → 15 m | +0.16 % | +6 m / −4 m | 5:01 | 59:28 | 4:54 | |
| 13 | 15 m → 5 m | −1.00 % | +2 m / −12 m | 4:50 | 1:04:18 | 4:54 | |
| 14 | 5 m → 11 m | +0.59 % | +6 m / −0 m | 5:04 | 1:09:22 | 4:54 | |
| 15 | 11 m → 14 m | +0.31 % | +11 m / −7 m | 5:07 | 1:14:29 | 4:54 | |
| 16 | 14 m → 6 m | −0.76 % | +2 m / −10 m | 4:52 | 1:19:21 | 4:54 | |
| 17 | 6 m → 6 m | −0.04 % | +5 m / −6 m | 4:59 | 1:24:20 | 4:54 | |
| 18 | 6 m → 5 m | −0.12 % | +2 m / −3 m | 4:55 | 1:29:16 | 4:54 | |
| 19 | 5 m → 2 m | −0.21 % | +0 m / −2 m | 4:53 | 1:34:09 | 4:54 | |
| 20 | 2 m → 3 m | +0.04 % | +1 m / −0 m | 4:55 | 1:39:04 | 4:54 | |
| 21 | 3 m → 7 m | +0.46 % | +6 m / −2 m | 5:04 | 1:44:07 | 4:54 | |
| 22 | 7 m → 26 m | +1.85 % | +19 m / −0 m | 5:25 | 1:49:32 | 4:54 | |
| 23 | 26 m → 22 m | −0.42 % | +0 m / −5 m | 4:52 | 1:54:24 | 4:54 | |
| 24 | 22 m → 23 m | +0.14 % | +4 m / −3 m | 4:59 | 1:59:24 | 4:54 | |
| 25 | 23 m → 24 m | +0.12 % | +4 m / −3 m | 4:59 | 2:04:23 | 4:54 | |
| 26 | 24 m → 22 m | −0.27 % | +2 m / −5 m | 4:55 | 2:09:18 | 4:54 | |
| 27 | 22 m → 21 m | −0.09 % | +13 m / −14 m | 5:08 | 2:14:25 | 4:54 | |
| 28 | 21 m → 29 m | +0.84 % | +14 m / −6 m | 5:15 | 2:19:40 | 4:54 | |
| 29 | 29 m → 5 m | −2.38 % | +0 m / −24 m | 4:41 | 2:24:21 | 4:54 | |
| 30 | 5 m → 3 m | −0.24 % | +0 m / −2 m | 4:53 | 2:29:13 | 4:54 | |
| 31 | 3 m → 6 m | +0.27 % | +3 m / −0 m | 4:59 | 2:34:12 | 4:54 | |
| 32 | 6 m → 12 m | +0.65 % | +8 m / −2 m | 5:07 | 2:39:19 | 4:54 | |
| 33 | 12 m → 17 m | +0.51 % | +5 m / −0 m | 5:03 | 2:44:21 | 4:54 | |
| 34 | 17 m → 6 m | −1.10 % | +0 m / −11 m | 4:48 | 2:49:09 | 4:54 | |
| 35 | 6 m → 3 m | −0.29 % | +1 m / −4 m | 4:53 | 2:54:03 | 4:54 | |
| 36 | 3 m → 2 m | −0.12 % | +3 m / −4 m | 4:56 | 2:58:59 | 4:54 | |
| 37 | 2 m → 4 m | +0.18 % | +3 m / −1 m | 4:58 | 3:03:57 | 4:54 | |
| 38 | 4 m → 3 m | −0.13 % | +4 m / −5 m | 4:57 | 3:08:54 | 4:54 | |
| 39 | 3 m → 3 m | 0.00 % | +0 m / −0 m | 4:54 | 3:13:49 | 4:54 | |
| 40 | 3 m → 15 m | +1.21 % | +12 m / −0 m | 5:14 | 3:19:03 | 4:54 | |
| 41 | 15 m → 18 m | +0.37 % | +5 m / −1 m | 5:01 | 3:24:04 | 4:54 | |
| 42 | 18 m → 21 m | +0.25 % | +3 m / −1 m | 4:59 | 3:29:03 | 4:54 | |
| 42.20 | 21 m → 21 m | +0.05 % | +0 m / −0 m | 4:54 | 3:30:00 | 4:54 |
The course, kilometre by kilometre
Start and finish are 184 metres apart: the adidas Stockholm Marathon is a loop.
Highest and lowest point are 32 metres apart, and start and finish are at practically the same height.
The race is held in Stockholm, Sweden, in May, on tarmac throughout.
Elevation gain and climbs
181 metres up and 181 down: 5 climbs, several of them long enough to break a rhythm.
The hardest stretch runs from km 20.8 to 21.9: 23 metres at 2.2 % 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 Stockholm and finishes 184 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 Stockholm Marathon?
- 181 metres of ascent and 181 of descent over 42.195 km. 68 % of the course sits between −1 and +1 per cent, and 5 % steeper than three. That makes it a hilly course.
- Where is the hardest section?
- Between km 20.8 and 21.9, gaining 23 metres at 2.2 % on average. The steepest single ramp is at km 26.3 at 3.8 %, the steepest descent at km 28.5 at −4.9 %.
- Is this a good course for a personal best?
- Minetti's cost model puts this course at 0.96 % 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 184 metres apart.
- Where does this elevation data come from?
- Offizielle Streckendatei des Veranstalters (stockholmmarathon.se, SM26h.gpx aus SM26h.gpx_.zip), abgerufen am 18.08.2026, 3715 Punkte. Elevation: Höhenwerte derselben Datei — Korrelation mit dem Geländemodell 0,79, also gemessen und keine Dekoration.
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