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Maraton Warszawski – Course Map and Elevation Profile

42.195 km certified · a loop, crossing to the east bank of the Vistula early and back

The Race at a Glance
Distance42.195 km
Route elevation92 m up · 92 m down
Highest point115 m · 41.8 km
Lowest point78 m · 16.8 km
Steepest climb+3.6 % · 17.4 km
Steepest descent−3.3 % · 1.8 km
Net elevation change0 m
Course typeLoop
Course record men2:08:17 · John Kibet · 2011
Course record womenno verified figure

92 metres up and 92 down across 1 climbs worth the name. No single one decides the race; the sum of them does.

Course

Warschau in numbers

Distance
42.195km
Ascent
92m
Descent
92m
Low / high
78 / 115m
Flat-equivalent
+0.48 %
Steepest 50 m
+3.6 %

Pace Planner

1:58:006:00:00
Same effort, flat4:56 /km
Slowest5:27 at km 18

bergauf flach bergabWaagerecht: Distanz. Streifen unter dem Profil: mittlere Steigung je 500 m. Gestrichelte Linien sind Orientierungspunkte.

Position
0.00 km
Elevation
115 m
Gradient
+0.1 %
Pace here
4:55 /km
Elapsed
0:00
Remaining
3:30:00
Landmark

Pacing table

kmPointElevationGradientup / downTarget pacetotaladjusted
1115 m113 m−0.20 %+0 m / −2 m4:554:554:56
2113 m94 m−1.88 %+0 m / −19 m4:469:414:56
394 m81 m−1.31 %+1 m / −14 m4:4914:304:56
481 m84 m+0.32 %+5 m / −1 m5:0319:334:56
584 m82 m−0.24 %+1 m / −3 m4:5624:294:56
682 m85 m+0.34 %+3 m / −0 m5:0229:314:56
785 m84 m−0.11 %+0 m / −1 m4:5634:274:56
884 m84 m+0.01 %+1 m / −0 m4:5739:234:56
984 m83 m−0.09 %+0 m / −1 m4:5644:194:56
1083 m83 m0.00 %+1 m / −1 m4:5749:164:56
1183 m85 m+0.16 %+2 m / −0 m4:5954:154:56
1285 m85 m0.00 %+2 m / −2 m4:5859:134:56
1385 m81 m−0.43 %+0 m / −4 m4:541:04:074:56
1481 m84 m+0.28 %+3 m / −0 m5:011:09:084:56
1584 m82 m−0.19 %+0 m / −2 m4:551:14:034:56
1682 m85 m+0.30 %+3 m / −0 m5:011:19:044:56
1785 m81 m−0.41 %+3 m / −7 m4:571:24:014:56
1881 m99 m+1.81 %+18 m / −0 m5:271:29:284:56
1999 m98 m−0.02 %+1 m / −1 m4:571:34:254:56
2098 m105 m+0.70 %+7 m / −0 m5:081:39:334:56
21105 m107 m+0.17 %+3 m / −1 m5:001:44:334:56
22107 m105 m−0.18 %+0 m / −2 m4:551:49:284:56
23105 m109 m+0.36 %+4 m / −0 m5:021:54:304:56
24109 m107 m−0.17 %+1 m / −2 m4:561:59:264:56
25107 m106 m−0.11 %+1 m / −2 m4:562:04:234:56
26106 m100 m−0.57 %+0 m / −6 m4:532:09:164:56
27100 m108 m+0.80 %+8 m / −0 m5:092:14:254:56
28108 m108 m0.00 %+1 m / −1 m4:572:19:224:56
29108 m109 m+0.05 %+1 m / −0 m4:582:24:204:56
30109 m105 m−0.36 %+0 m / −4 m4:542:29:144:56
31105 m104 m−0.17 %+0 m / −2 m4:552:34:094:56
32104 m101 m−0.24 %+0 m / −2 m4:552:39:044:56
33101 m97 m−0.38 %+1 m / −4 m4:552:43:594:56
3497 m99 m+0.17 %+2 m / −0 m4:592:48:584:56
3599 m99 m−0.01 %+2 m / −2 m4:582:53:564:56
3699 m95 m−0.45 %+0 m / −5 m4:542:58:504:56
3795 m96 m+0.19 %+2 m / −1 m5:003:03:504:56
3896 m97 m+0.04 %+1 m / −1 m4:583:08:474:56
3997 m103 m+0.58 %+6 m / −0 m5:063:13:534:56
40103 m107 m+0.48 %+5 m / −0 m5:043:18:574:56
41107 m113 m+0.51 %+5 m / −0 m5:053:24:024:56
42113 m115 m+0.27 %+3 m / −0 m5:013:29:024:56
42.20115 m115 m−0.10 %+0 m / −0 m4:563:30:004:56

The course, kilometre by kilometre

Start and finish are 20 metres apart: the Maraton Warszawski is a loop.

Highest and lowest point are 37 metres apart, and start and finish are at practically the same height.

The race is held in Warschau, Poland, in September, on tarmac throughout.

Elevation gain and climbs

92 metres up and 92 down across 1 climbs worth the name. No single one decides the race; the sum of them does.

The hardest stretch runs from km 16.9 to 17.7: 19 metres at 2.3 % on average.

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 Warschau and finishes 20 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 Warschau Marathon?
92 metres of ascent and 92 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.
Where is the hardest section?
Between km 16.9 and 17.7, gaining 19 metres at 2.3 % on average. The steepest single ramp is at km 17.4 at 3.6 %, the steepest descent at km 1.8 at −3.3 %.
Is this a good course for a personal best?
Minetti's cost model puts this course at 0.48 % against a flat one. That is effectively nothing: the terrain costs no time.
Is the course a loop?
Yes. Start and finish are 20 metres apart.
Where does this elevation data come from?
Offizielle Streckendatei des Veranstalters (maratonwarszawski.com, 48_Maraton_Warszawski.gpx), abgerufen am 18.08.2026, 1924 Punkte. Elevation: Geländemodell (Terrarium/AWS), 25-m-Abtastung — die Datei führt keine Höhenwerte.

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