Haspa Marathon Hamburg – Course Map and Elevation Profile
| Distance | 42.195 km |
|---|---|
| Route elevation | 134 m up · 134 m down |
| Highest point | 39 m · 5.0 km |
| Lowest point | 3 m · 11.8 km |
| Steepest climb | +2.9 % · 13.9 km |
| Steepest descent | −4.4 % · 10.1 km |
| Net elevation change | 0 m |
| Course type | Loop |
| Course record men | 2:03:46 · Amos Kipruto · 2025 |
| Course record women | no verified figure |
134 metres up and 134 down across 3 climbs worth the name. No single one decides the race; the sum of them does.
Course
Hamburg in numbers
- Distance
- 42.195km
- Ascent
- 134m
- Descent
- 134m
- Low / high
- 3 / 39m
- Flat-equivalent
- +0.70 %
- Steepest 50 m
- +2.9 %
Pace Planner
bergauf flach bergabWaagerecht: Distanz. Streifen unter dem Profil: mittlere Steigung je 500 m. Gestrichelte Linien sind Orientierungspunkte.
- Position
- 0.00 km
- Elevation
- 16 m
- Gradient
- +0.9 %
- Pace here
- 5:04 /km
- Elapsed
- 0:00
- Remaining
- 3:30:00
- Landmark
- —
Pacing table
| km | Point | Elevation | Gradient | up / down | Target pace | total | adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 m → 21 m | +0.55 % | +6 m / −0 m | 5:04 | 5:04 | 4:55 | |
| 2 | 21 m → 13 m | −0.79 % | +0 m / −8 m | 4:51 | 9:55 | 4:55 | |
| 3 | 13 m → 29 m | +1.60 % | +16 m / −0 m | 5:22 | 15:17 | 4:55 | |
| 4 | 29 m → 30 m | +0.13 % | +4 m / −2 m | 5:00 | 20:17 | 4:55 | |
| 5 | 30 m → 39 m | +0.85 % | +9 m / −0 m | 5:09 | 25:26 | 4:55 | |
| 6 | 39 m → 30 m | −0.92 % | +0 m / −9 m | 4:50 | 30:16 | 4:55 | |
| 7 | 30 m → 33 m | +0.29 % | +6 m / −3 m | 5:03 | 35:19 | 4:55 | |
| 8 | 33 m → 35 m | +0.27 % | +6 m / −3 m | 5:03 | 40:22 | 4:55 | |
| 9 | 35 m → 32 m | −0.31 % | +0 m / −4 m | 4:54 | 45:16 | 4:55 | |
| 10 | 32 m → 15 m | −1.73 % | +0 m / −17 m | 4:45 | 50:02 | 4:55 | |
| 11 | 15 m → 11 m | −0.43 % | +6 m / −10 m | 4:59 | 55:00 | 4:55 | |
| 12 | 11 m → 4 m | −0.65 % | +1 m / −8 m | 4:53 | 59:53 | 4:55 | |
| 13 | 4 m → 4 m | +0.01 % | +1 m / −1 m | 4:57 | 1:04:49 | 4:55 | |
| 14 | 4 m → 12 m | +0.73 % | +7 m / −0 m | 5:07 | 1:09:57 | 4:55 | |
| 15 | 12 m → 5 m | −0.70 % | +4 m / −11 m | 4:55 | 1:14:52 | 4:55 | |
| 16 | 5 m → 5 m | +0.05 % | +1 m / −0 m | 4:56 | 1:19:49 | 4:55 | |
| 17 | 5 m → 4 m | −0.06 % | +3 m / −3 m | 4:58 | 1:24:47 | 4:55 | |
| 18 | 4 m → 6 m | +0.16 % | +2 m / −0 m | 4:58 | 1:29:45 | 4:55 | |
| 19 | 6 m → 5 m | −0.13 % | +1 m / −2 m | 4:55 | 1:34:40 | 4:55 | |
| 20 | 5 m → 4 m | −0.04 % | +0 m / −1 m | 4:55 | 1:39:35 | 4:55 | |
| 21 | 4 m → 5 m | +0.07 % | +1 m / −0 m | 4:57 | 1:44:32 | 4:55 | |
| 22 | Halbmarathon | 5 m → 17 m | +1.17 % | +12 m / −0 m | 5:15 | 1:49:47 | 4:55 |
| 23 | 17 m → 7 m | −0.93 % | +1 m / −10 m | 4:51 | 1:54:38 | 4:55 | |
| 24 | 7 m → 8 m | +0.05 % | +3 m / −2 m | 4:58 | 1:59:36 | 4:55 | |
| 25 | 8 m → 15 m | +0.69 % | +7 m / −0 m | 5:07 | 2:04:43 | 4:55 | |
| 26 | 15 m → 19 m | +0.40 % | +5 m / −1 m | 5:03 | 2:09:45 | 4:55 | |
| 27 | 19 m → 12 m | −0.66 % | +1 m / −8 m | 4:52 | 2:14:38 | 4:55 | |
| 28 | 12 m → 11 m | −0.10 % | +2 m / −3 m | 4:57 | 2:19:35 | 4:55 | |
| 29 | 11 m → 7 m | −0.45 % | +0 m / −5 m | 4:53 | 2:24:27 | 4:55 | |
| 30 | 7 m → 8 m | +0.16 % | +2 m / −0 m | 4:58 | 2:29:25 | 4:55 | |
| 31 | 8 m → 11 m | +0.22 % | +4 m / −2 m | 5:00 | 2:34:26 | 4:55 | |
| 32 | 11 m → 9 m | −0.18 % | +1 m / −3 m | 4:55 | 2:39:21 | 4:55 | |
| 33 | 9 m → 6 m | −0.29 % | +0 m / −3 m | 4:54 | 2:44:15 | 4:55 | |
| 34 | 6 m → 7 m | +0.10 % | +1 m / −0 m | 4:57 | 2:49:12 | 4:55 | |
| 35 | 7 m → 6 m | −0.13 % | +0 m / −1 m | 4:55 | 2:54:06 | 4:55 | |
| 36 | 6 m → 6 m | +0.05 % | +1 m / −1 m | 4:57 | 2:59:03 | 4:55 | |
| 37 | 6 m → 5 m | −0.06 % | +1 m / −1 m | 4:55 | 3:03:58 | 4:55 | |
| 38 | 5 m → 9 m | +0.37 % | +5 m / −1 m | 5:02 | 3:09:01 | 4:55 | |
| 39 | 9 m → 5 m | −0.38 % | +1 m / −4 m | 4:54 | 3:13:54 | 4:55 | |
| 40 | 5 m → 7 m | +0.12 % | +2 m / −1 m | 4:58 | 3:18:52 | 4:55 | |
| 41 | 7 m → 9 m | +0.24 % | +4 m / −1 m | 5:01 | 3:23:53 | 4:55 | |
| 42 | 9 m → 18 m | +0.89 % | +10 m / −1 m | 5:11 | 3:29:04 | 4:55 | |
| 42.20 | 18 m → 16 m | −1.18 % | +0 m / −2 m | 4:49 | 3:30:00 | 4:55 |
The course, kilometre by kilometre
Start and finish are 0 metres apart: the Haspa Marathon Hamburg is a loop.
Highest and lowest point are 36 metres apart, and start and finish are at practically the same height.
The race is held in Hamburg, Germany, in April, on tarmac throughout.
Elevation gain and climbs
134 metres up and 134 down across 3 climbs worth the name. No single one decides the race; the sum of them does.
The hardest stretch runs from km 2.1 to 3.2: 18 metres at 1.7 % on average. It comes early enough to take on fresh legs.
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 Hamburg and finishes 0 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 come from the course file itself, median-filtered and smoothed with Savitzky-Golay.
No timestamps, our smoothed elevations rather than the source’s, landmarks as waypoints.
Common questions
- How hilly is the Hamburg Marathon?
- 134 metres of ascent and 134 of descent over 42.195 km. 79 % 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 2.1 and 3.2, gaining 18 metres at 1.7 % on average. The steepest single ramp is at km 13.9 at 2.9 %, the steepest descent at km 10.1 at −4.4 %.
- Is this a good course for a personal best?
- Minetti's cost model puts this course at 0.70 % against a flat one. On a three-and-a-half-hour target that is roughly 1 minutes.
- Is the course a loop?
- Yes. Start and finish are 0 metres apart.
- Where does this elevation data come from?
- GPX-Streckendatei des Veranstalters (HMH26), 689 Punkte, auf 42195 m normiert (Rohlinie 42,64 km). Elevation: Höhenwerte der GPX-Spur, Medianfilter 310 m, Savitzky-Golay 510 m.
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