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Most climbing per km 10ks

The most climbing per km 10ks, ranked from trusted raw-elevation route profiles across 111 qualifying races.

Ranking current as of

Which race ranks first — and why is it Mohawk Mountain Race (Cornwall)?

Mohawk Mountain Race (Cornwall) leads this ranking on climbing per km (85.0 m/km).

Compare Mohawk Mountain Race (Cornwall) vs Endurancelife Peak District (Castleton)

#RaceClimbing per kmAscentDescentNet elevationMax absolute gradeAs of
1Mohawk Mountain Race (Cornwall) 10K - connecticut85.0 m/km850 m849 m1 m40.0%
2Endurancelife Peak District (Castleton) 10K - east-midlands51.0 m/km510 m511 m-0 m31.1%
3Zagori Mountain Running (ZMR) 10K - greece44.7 m/km447 m435 m12 m36.4%
4Dalmacija Ultra Trail 10K - croatia42.1 m/km428 m428 m0 m48.6%
5Tatra SkyMarathon (Zakopane) 10K - poland41.4 m/km414 m414 m1 m42.3%
6Catalina Island Marathon 10K - california39.8 m/km398 m398 m0 m39.0%
7Lakeland Trails Coniston Marathon, Half, Mini-10k & 5k - north-west31.8 m/km318 m317 m0 m24.6%
8Wild Duluth Races 10K - minnesota30.4 m/km304 m355 m-51 m31.6%
9Sandia Mountain Shadows Trail Run 10K - new-mexico28.9 m/km289 m288 m1 m22.1%
10Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon 10K - virginia27.6 m/km276 m278 m-2 m23.0%
11The Maverick Peak District Trail (Bakewell) 10K - east-midlands25.6 m/km256 m256 m0 m26.0%
12Telekom Vivicittá (Budapest) 10K - hungary24.8 m/km248 m249 m-0 m24.8%
13Beachy Head Marathon 10K - south-east24.4 m/km244 m242 m1 m18.7%
14Two Tunnels Railway Races 10K - south-west24.4 m/km244 m241 m2 m18.1%
15Trondheim Skogsmaraton 10K - norway22.1 m/km232 m232 m-0 m19.4%
166 sjöar (Uppsala) 10K - sweden21.5 m/km222 m231 m-9 m26.1%
17Portland Coastal Marathon 10K - south-west20.7 m/km207 m208 m-0 m22.0%
18Tollymore Extreme (Tollymore Trail Marathon), Newcastle 10K - northern-ireland18.9 m/km189 m187 m2 m16.1%
19TCS Lidingöloppet 10K - sweden16.2 m/km162 m159 m3 m12.4%
20TARC Stone Cat Trail Festival 10K - massachusetts15.5 m/km155 m155 m0 m17.5%
21The Skippo Trail Race 10K - missouri15.5 m/km155 m155 m0 m19.9%
22Statesman Cap10K (Austin) 10K - texas15.2 m/km152 m159 m-7 m22.6%
23Spokane River Run 10K - washington15.2 m/km152 m152 m0 m17.2%
24SPAR Budapest Marathon 10K - hungary15.2 m/km152 m152 m-0 m18.7%
25Konza 25K & 10K (Manhattan) - kansas14.8 m/km148 m145 m4 m15.5%
26Spring Dash (Coeur d'Alene) 10K - idaho14.8 m/km148 m147 m1 m14.6%
27Norfolk Festival of Running (King's Lynn) 10K - east-of-england13.9 m/km139 m139 m-1 m9.8%
28Double Decker Spring Run (Oxford, MS) 10K - mississippi13.8 m/km138 m138 m-0 m11.1%
29Acadia Half Marathon & 10K - maine13.5 m/km135 m139 m-4 m16.0%
30Greene & Schultz Hoosier Half Marathon, 5 & 10K - indiana13.4 m/km134 m134 m0 m16.3%
31Juneteenth Half Marathon & 10K (Washington DC) - dc13.4 m/km134 m198 m-64 m15.7%
32DNB Oslo Marathon 10K - norway12.8 m/km128 m130 m-2 m13.3%
33Haulin' Aspen Trail Race 10K - oregon12.4 m/km130 m155 m-25 m10.9%
34LIDL São Silvestre de Lisboa 10K - portugal11.9 m/km119 m119 m0 m13.6%
35Run the Rainbow for Children's 10K - mississippi11.7 m/km117 m117 m0 m8.3%
36Middlebury Maple Run 10K - vermont11.6 m/km116 m116 m-0 m11.3%
37Isle of Skye Half Marathon 10K - scotland11.2 m/km112 m144 m-31 m9.9%
38Ultra Trail Vipava Valley (UTVV), Ajdovščina 10K - slovenia11.0 m/km110 m110 m1 m14.5%
39Run Madtown Half Marathon, 10K & 5K - wisconsin10.1 m/km101 m100 m1 m10.8%
40OTC Butte to Butte (Eugene) 10K - oregon9.9 m/km99 m133 m-34 m11.8%
41OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) 10K - ohio9.8 m/km104 m102 m1 m20.2%
42St Albans Half Marathon 10K - east-of-england9.7 m/km97 m97 m0 m6.9%
43Montpellier Run Festival 10K - france9.4 m/km94 m82 m12 m9.9%
44Phoenix 10k & Half Marathon - arizona9.3 m/km93 m93 m0 m7.3%
45RAD Half Marathon & 10K (Asheville) - north-carolina9.2 m/km92 m163 m-72 m10.3%
46Gravel Worlds Run Series (Lincoln) 10K - nebraska9.0 m/km90 m90 m0 m6.7%
47Endurancelife Suffolk (Dunwich) 10K - east-of-england9.0 m/km88 m89 m-1 m9.1%
48Clonakilty Waterfront Marathon 10K - ireland8.9 m/km89 m94 m-4 m12.3%
49Courses de Strasbourg Eurométropole 10K - france8.9 m/km89 m83 m6 m12.9%
50Cedar Rapids Marathon 10K - iowa8.5 m/km85 m86 m-0 m13.8%
51Rimi Riga Marathon 10K - latvia8.5 m/km85 m84 m1 m19.7%
52BTC Vulcan Run 10K (Birmingham) - alabama8.4 m/km84 m84 m-0 m20.5%
53Lift Bridge Road Races 10K - minnesota8.4 m/km84 m55 m29 m12.9%
54Flying Pig Marathon 10K - ohio8.2 m/km82 m83 m-1 m10.4%
55Fayetteville Half Marathon 10K - arkansas8.2 m/km82 m82 m0 m10.6%
56Generali Genève Marathon 10K - switzerland8.1 m/km81 m129 m-48 m11.6%
57Garstang 10K - north-west8.0 m/km80 m81 m-1 m5.8%
58Altru Family YMCA Firecracker 5K & 10K Fun Run/Walk - north-dakota7.9 m/km79 m79 m-0 m8.8%
59Athens Marathon. The Authentic 10K - greece7.9 m/km79 m83 m-4 m4.4%
60Thames Meander Marathon (London) 10K - london7.8 m/km78 m77 m0 m6.5%
61La Jolla Half Marathon, 10K & 5K - california7.6 m/km76 m197 m-121 m12.4%
62Lundaloppet 10K - sweden7.2 m/km72 m69 m3 m7.5%
63Southampton Marathon 10K - south-east7.0 m/km70 m56 m14 m13.8%
64Bend Marathon and Half 10K - oregon6.8 m/km68 m68 m0 m10.2%
65Zurich Rock 'n' Roll Running Series Madrid 10K - spain6.6 m/km66 m93 m-26 m7.7%
66Bay of Fundy International Marathon 10K - maine6.4 m/km64 m91 m-27 m9.1%
67Run Leicester 10K - east-midlands6.3 m/km63 m63 m-0 m5.6%
68Naptown Half Marathon & 10K/5K - maryland6.3 m/km63 m63 m-0 m9.3%
69Windermere Marathon (Spokane) 10K - washington6.2 m/km62 m62 m0 m5.0%
70Cajun Country Run 10K - louisiana6.1 m/km61 m61 m-0 m10.7%
71Chester Marathon 10K - north-west6.0 m/km60 m50 m11 m6.2%
72Regeneron Great Limerick Run 10K - ireland5.7 m/km55 m58 m-3 m5.4%
73Etape Bornholm 10K - denmark5.6 m/km56 m62 m-6 m9.9%
74Marathon Vert Rennes 10K - france5.6 m/km56 m55 m1 m7.2%
75The Original Las Vegas Marathon 10K - nevada5.5 m/km55 m56 m-0 m3.3%
76Garmin Olathe Marathon in the Land of Oz 10K - kansas5.5 m/km55 m55 m0 m5.0%
77Mein Freiburg Marathon 10K - germany5.4 m/km54 m52 m2 m6.4%
78Greifenseelauf Uster 10K - switzerland5.2 m/km52 m34 m18 m9.6%
79Parkway Subaru Battleship Half Marathon & GFL 10K|5K (Wilmington) - north-carolina5.2 m/km52 m52 m0 m7.6%
80NN Night Run Ostrava 10K - czechia5.1 m/km51 m54 m-3 m4.9%
81Trondheim Maraton 10K - norway5.1 m/km51 m51 m1 m9.0%
82Helvetia Half Marathon 10K - oregon5.1 m/km51 m49 m2 m5.4%
83Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K (Richmond) - virginia4.9 m/km49 m43 m6 m5.9%
84Naisten Kymppi (Helsinki) 10K - finland4.8 m/km48 m47 m1 m6.4%
85Reims Champagne Run 10K - france4.7 m/km47 m49 m-2 m4.5%
86Cleveland Marathon 10K - ohio4.6 m/km46 m46 m0 m8.1%
87Debrecen Maraton 10K - hungary4.4 m/km46 m46 m0 m5.5%
88Madison Marathon (Madison, Wisconsin) 10K - wisconsin4.3 m/km43 m38 m4 m6.2%
89The Doncaster City 10K - yorkshire4.2 m/km42 m41 m0 m5.0%
90Paavo Nurmi Marathon 10K - finland4.2 m/km42 m42 m-1 m5.7%
91Toulouse Métropole Run Experience 10K - france4.0 m/km40 m50 m-10 m12.6%
92Garmin New Forest Marathon 10K - south-east4.0 m/km40 m41 m-2 m6.3%
93Wilmslow Half Marathon 10K - north-west4.0 m/km40 m43 m-3 m3.4%
94Bear Trail Half Marathon & 10K - delaware3.6 m/km36 m37 m-0 m4.9%
95Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K - indiana3.6 m/km36 m36 m-0 m5.5%
96Tirol läuft (Innsbruck) 10K - austria3.3 m/km33 m35 m-2 m5.6%
97City of Colleges Half Marathon 10K - arkansas3.2 m/km32 m33 m-0 m2.8%
98Martian Invasion of Races 10K - michigan3.1 m/km31 m31 m0 m5.3%
99TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon 10K - iowa2.9 m/km29 m28 m1 m6.4%
100Nagyerdei Terep Maraton (Debrecen) 10K - hungary2.8 m/km29 m31 m-3 m3.8%
4
Dalmacija Ultra Trail 10Kcroatia
Climbing per km
42.1 m/km
Ascent
428 m
Descent
428 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
48.6%

As of

6
Catalina Island Marathon 10Kcalifornia
Climbing per km
39.8 m/km
Ascent
398 m
Descent
398 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
39.0%

As of

8
Wild Duluth Races 10Kminnesota
Climbing per km
30.4 m/km
Ascent
304 m
Descent
355 m
Net elevation
-51 m
Max absolute grade
31.6%

As of

13
Beachy Head Marathon 10Ksouth-east
Climbing per km
24.4 m/km
Ascent
244 m
Descent
242 m
Net elevation
1 m
Max absolute grade
18.7%

As of

15
Trondheim Skogsmaraton 10Knorway
Climbing per km
22.1 m/km
Ascent
232 m
Descent
232 m
Net elevation
-0 m
Max absolute grade
19.4%

As of

16
6 sjöar (Uppsala) 10Ksweden
Climbing per km
21.5 m/km
Ascent
222 m
Descent
231 m
Net elevation
-9 m
Max absolute grade
26.1%

As of

19
TCS Lidingöloppet 10Ksweden
Climbing per km
16.2 m/km
Ascent
162 m
Descent
159 m
Net elevation
3 m
Max absolute grade
12.4%

As of

21
The Skippo Trail Race 10Kmissouri
Climbing per km
15.5 m/km
Ascent
155 m
Descent
155 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
19.9%

As of

23
Spokane River Run 10Kwashington
Climbing per km
15.2 m/km
Ascent
152 m
Descent
152 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
17.2%

As of

24
SPAR Budapest Marathon 10Khungary
Climbing per km
15.2 m/km
Ascent
152 m
Descent
152 m
Net elevation
-0 m
Max absolute grade
18.7%

As of

25
Konza 25K & 10K (Manhattan)kansas
Climbing per km
14.8 m/km
Ascent
148 m
Descent
145 m
Net elevation
4 m
Max absolute grade
15.5%

As of

29
Acadia Half Marathon & 10Kmaine
Climbing per km
13.5 m/km
Ascent
135 m
Descent
139 m
Net elevation
-4 m
Max absolute grade
16.0%

As of

32
DNB Oslo Marathon 10Knorway
Climbing per km
12.8 m/km
Ascent
128 m
Descent
130 m
Net elevation
-2 m
Max absolute grade
13.3%

As of

33
Haulin' Aspen Trail Race 10Koregon
Climbing per km
12.4 m/km
Ascent
130 m
Descent
155 m
Net elevation
-25 m
Max absolute grade
10.9%

As of

36
Middlebury Maple Run 10Kvermont
Climbing per km
11.6 m/km
Ascent
116 m
Descent
116 m
Net elevation
-0 m
Max absolute grade
11.3%

As of

42
St Albans Half Marathon 10Keast-of-england
Climbing per km
9.7 m/km
Ascent
97 m
Descent
97 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
6.9%

As of

50
Cedar Rapids Marathon 10Kiowa
Climbing per km
8.5 m/km
Ascent
85 m
Descent
86 m
Net elevation
-0 m
Max absolute grade
13.8%

As of

51
Rimi Riga Marathon 10Klatvia
Climbing per km
8.5 m/km
Ascent
85 m
Descent
84 m
Net elevation
1 m
Max absolute grade
19.7%

As of

53
Lift Bridge Road Races 10Kminnesota
Climbing per km
8.4 m/km
Ascent
84 m
Descent
55 m
Net elevation
29 m
Max absolute grade
12.9%

As of

54
Flying Pig Marathon 10Kohio
Climbing per km
8.2 m/km
Ascent
82 m
Descent
83 m
Net elevation
-1 m
Max absolute grade
10.4%

As of

57
Garstang 10Knorth-west
Climbing per km
8.0 m/km
Ascent
80 m
Descent
81 m
Net elevation
-1 m
Max absolute grade
5.8%

As of

62
Lundaloppet 10Ksweden
Climbing per km
7.2 m/km
Ascent
72 m
Descent
69 m
Net elevation
3 m
Max absolute grade
7.5%

As of

63
Southampton Marathon 10Ksouth-east
Climbing per km
7.0 m/km
Ascent
70 m
Descent
56 m
Net elevation
14 m
Max absolute grade
13.8%

As of

64
Bend Marathon and Half 10Koregon
Climbing per km
6.8 m/km
Ascent
68 m
Descent
68 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
10.2%

As of

67
Run Leicester 10Keast-midlands
Climbing per km
6.3 m/km
Ascent
63 m
Descent
63 m
Net elevation
-0 m
Max absolute grade
5.6%

As of

70
Cajun Country Run 10Klouisiana
Climbing per km
6.1 m/km
Ascent
61 m
Descent
61 m
Net elevation
-0 m
Max absolute grade
10.7%

As of

71
Chester Marathon 10Knorth-west
Climbing per km
6.0 m/km
Ascent
60 m
Descent
50 m
Net elevation
11 m
Max absolute grade
6.2%

As of

73
Etape Bornholm 10Kdenmark
Climbing per km
5.6 m/km
Ascent
56 m
Descent
62 m
Net elevation
-6 m
Max absolute grade
9.9%

As of

74
Marathon Vert Rennes 10Kfrance
Climbing per km
5.6 m/km
Ascent
56 m
Descent
55 m
Net elevation
1 m
Max absolute grade
7.2%

As of

77
Mein Freiburg Marathon 10Kgermany
Climbing per km
5.4 m/km
Ascent
54 m
Descent
52 m
Net elevation
2 m
Max absolute grade
6.4%

As of

78
Greifenseelauf Uster 10Kswitzerland
Climbing per km
5.2 m/km
Ascent
52 m
Descent
34 m
Net elevation
18 m
Max absolute grade
9.6%

As of

80
NN Night Run Ostrava 10Kczechia
Climbing per km
5.1 m/km
Ascent
51 m
Descent
54 m
Net elevation
-3 m
Max absolute grade
4.9%

As of

81
Trondheim Maraton 10Knorway
Climbing per km
5.1 m/km
Ascent
51 m
Descent
51 m
Net elevation
1 m
Max absolute grade
9.0%

As of

82
Helvetia Half Marathon 10Koregon
Climbing per km
5.1 m/km
Ascent
51 m
Descent
49 m
Net elevation
2 m
Max absolute grade
5.4%

As of

85
Reims Champagne Run 10Kfrance
Climbing per km
4.7 m/km
Ascent
47 m
Descent
49 m
Net elevation
-2 m
Max absolute grade
4.5%

As of

86
Cleveland Marathon 10Kohio
Climbing per km
4.6 m/km
Ascent
46 m
Descent
46 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
8.1%

As of

87
Debrecen Maraton 10Khungary
Climbing per km
4.4 m/km
Ascent
46 m
Descent
46 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
5.5%

As of

89
The Doncaster City 10Kyorkshire
Climbing per km
4.2 m/km
Ascent
42 m
Descent
41 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
5.0%

As of

90
Paavo Nurmi Marathon 10Kfinland
Climbing per km
4.2 m/km
Ascent
42 m
Descent
42 m
Net elevation
-1 m
Max absolute grade
5.7%

As of

93
Wilmslow Half Marathon 10Knorth-west
Climbing per km
4.0 m/km
Ascent
40 m
Descent
43 m
Net elevation
-3 m
Max absolute grade
3.4%

As of

Showing the top 100 of 111 qualifying races; use the distance catalogue for the full searchable list. Scores are out of 100 when present; route, elevation and cost figures are shown in their natural units.

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What is the most climbing per km 10ks?

Mohawk Mountain Race (Cornwall) 10K ranks first by climbing per km, from 111 qualifying races compared under our published methodology.