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Nice-Cannes Marathon (Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes) 2026: elevation profile, climbs and gradients
Nice-Cannes Marathon (Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes) 2026: 42.195 km with 207 m of climbing, according to the course published by the organiser (who quotes 100 m). The biggest climb runs from km 27.4 to km 28.1: +27 m at +3.6 % on average. The steepest 100 m are at km 27.8 (+6.4 %).
The profile
Marathon from Nice to Cannes on 8 November 2026, with 208 m of descent and a low point at 1 m, a high point at 34 m. Here is where it climbs, how steep, and where the race is decided.
The three numbers to read first
- 4.9 metres climbed per km. Flat course: pacing is about the wind and the crowd, not the hills.
- Where the climbing sits. One climb decides the course: from km 27.4 to km 28.1, 0.74 km at +3.6 % on average (+27 m), with a peak of +6.4 % over 100 m.
- The steepest 100 m. The steepest 100 m are at km 27.8, at +6.4 %: nothing you cannot run.
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The sections that matter
Sections longer than 200 m at 2 % or more, or with at least 10 m of elevation change. Everything else is flat or false flat. Max = the steepest 100 m of the section.
| Where | What | Length | Altitude | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| km 22.7 → 23.33 → 13 m | climb | 550 m | 3 → 13 m | +1.9 % | +2.7 % |
| km 23.9 → 24.111 → 6 m | descent | 200 m | 11 → 6 m | -2.6 % | -3.0 % |
| km 25.7 → 26.05 → 15 m | climb | 260 m | 5 → 15 m | +3.7 % | +4.6 % |
| km 27.4 → 28.17 → 34 m | climb | 740 m | 7 → 34 m | +3.6 % | +6.4 % |
| km 28.6 → 29.329 → 8 m | descent | 650 m | 29 → 8 m | -3.3 % | -4.6 % |
| km 31.0 → 31.35 → 13 m | climb | 310 m | 5 → 13 m | +2.5 % | +3.0 % |
| km 32.7 → 32.911 → 5 m | descent | 230 m | 11 → 5 m | -2.3 % | -2.6 % |
| km 35.6 → 36.14 → 16 m | climb | 430 m | 4 → 16 m | +2.8 % | +3.6 % |
| km 38.4 → 38.715 → 4 m | descent | 330 m | 15 → 4 m | -3.2 % | -4.0 % |
The steepest stretches
-4.6 % · at km 29.0steepest descent over 100 m
-4.2 % · at km 29.0steepest descent over 250 m
-3.7 % · at km 28.8steepest descent over 500 m
-2.4 % · at km 28.6steepest descent over 1000 m
Where the numbers come from
The course is the map the organiser embeds on its website (an Openrunner route, with its altitude every 100 m), read without an account. Altigraph shows the computed profile and links to the original page; the track itself is not redistributed.
The organiser quotes 100 m of climbing; Altigraph computes 207 m from the published track, after smoothing the altitude over 50 m (107 % more here). Adding up every rise of the same track without any smoothing gives 227 m. When the computed figure is higher, the organiser's number usually comes from a stronger smoothing, a different altitude source or an earlier version of the course. Both describe the same route; use the sections below rather than the total. The organiser's figure.
Method: the track is resampled every 10 m, altitude is smoothed over 50 m either side, the local gradient is measured over 100 m, then the course is cut into climbs (over 1.5 %), descents (under -1.5 %) and flat parts. The thresholds are the same as on the home page.
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Questions about this course
How much climbing does Nice-Cannes Marathon 2026 have?
207 m of climbing and 208 m of descent, computed on the official course after smoothing the altitude over 50 m (the raw sum of every rise is 227 m). The organiser quotes 100 m.
Where is the hardest climb of Nice-Cannes Marathon?
From km 27.4 to km 28.1: 0.74 km at +3.6 % on average, +27 m, peaking at +6.4 % over 100 m. The steepest 100 m of the course are at km 27.8.
Is Nice-Cannes Marathon a flat course?
4.9 m of climbing per km (flat course: pacing is about the wind and the crowd, not the hills).
When and where is Nice-Cannes Marathon 2026?
On 8 November 2026, from Nice to Cannes.
Where can I find the GPX or Strava route of Nice-Cannes Marathon?
The profile on this page comes from the Openrunner map embedded on the organiser's website, linked at the bottom of the page. Altigraph opens it without an account and turns it into a kilometre-by-kilometre pace plan.
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Profile computed on 9 October 2026 from the organiser's course. A course can change until race day: the organiser's page is the reference.