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Hilliest 10ks

The hilliest 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 total ascent (850 m).

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

#RaceTotal ascentClimb densityDescentNet elevationMax absolute gradeAs of
1Mohawk Mountain Race (Cornwall) 10K - connecticut850 m85.0 m/km849 m1 m40.0%
2Endurancelife Peak District (Castleton) 10K - east-midlands510 m51.0 m/km511 m-0 m31.1%
3Zagori Mountain Running (ZMR) 10K - greece447 m44.7 m/km435 m12 m36.4%
4Dalmacija Ultra Trail 10K - croatia428 m42.1 m/km428 m0 m48.6%
5Tatra SkyMarathon (Zakopane) 10K - poland414 m41.4 m/km414 m1 m42.3%
6Catalina Island Marathon 10K - california398 m39.8 m/km398 m0 m39.0%
7Lakeland Trails Coniston Marathon, Half, Mini-10k & 5k - north-west318 m31.8 m/km317 m0 m24.6%
8Wild Duluth Races 10K - minnesota304 m30.4 m/km355 m-51 m31.6%
9Sandia Mountain Shadows Trail Run 10K - new-mexico289 m28.9 m/km288 m1 m22.1%
10Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon 10K - virginia276 m27.6 m/km278 m-2 m23.0%
11The Maverick Peak District Trail (Bakewell) 10K - east-midlands256 m25.6 m/km256 m0 m26.0%
12Telekom Vivicittá (Budapest) 10K - hungary248 m24.8 m/km249 m-0 m24.8%
13Two Tunnels Railway Races 10K - south-west244 m24.4 m/km241 m2 m18.1%
14Beachy Head Marathon 10K - south-east244 m24.4 m/km242 m1 m18.7%
15Trondheim Skogsmaraton 10K - norway232 m22.1 m/km232 m-0 m19.4%
166 sjöar (Uppsala) 10K - sweden222 m21.5 m/km231 m-9 m26.1%
17Portland Coastal Marathon 10K - south-west207 m20.7 m/km208 m-0 m22.0%
18Tollymore Extreme (Tollymore Trail Marathon), Newcastle 10K - northern-ireland189 m18.9 m/km187 m2 m16.1%
19TCS Lidingöloppet 10K - sweden162 m16.2 m/km159 m3 m12.4%
20The Skippo Trail Race 10K - missouri155 m15.5 m/km155 m0 m19.9%
21TARC Stone Cat Trail Festival 10K - massachusetts155 m15.5 m/km155 m0 m17.5%
22Statesman Cap10K (Austin) 10K - texas152 m15.2 m/km159 m-7 m22.6%
23Spokane River Run 10K - washington152 m15.2 m/km152 m0 m17.2%
24SPAR Budapest Marathon 10K - hungary152 m15.2 m/km152 m-0 m18.7%
25Konza 25K & 10K (Manhattan) - kansas148 m14.8 m/km145 m4 m15.5%
26Spring Dash (Coeur d'Alene) 10K - idaho148 m14.8 m/km147 m1 m14.6%
27Norfolk Festival of Running (King's Lynn) 10K - east-of-england139 m13.9 m/km139 m-1 m9.8%
28Double Decker Spring Run (Oxford, MS) 10K - mississippi138 m13.8 m/km138 m-0 m11.1%
29Acadia Half Marathon & 10K - maine135 m13.5 m/km139 m-4 m16.0%
30Juneteenth Half Marathon & 10K (Washington DC) - dc134 m13.4 m/km198 m-64 m15.7%
31Greene & Schultz Hoosier Half Marathon, 5 & 10K - indiana134 m13.4 m/km134 m0 m16.3%
32Haulin' Aspen Trail Race 10K - oregon130 m12.4 m/km155 m-25 m10.9%
33DNB Oslo Marathon 10K - norway128 m12.8 m/km130 m-2 m13.3%
34LIDL São Silvestre de Lisboa 10K - portugal119 m11.9 m/km119 m0 m13.6%
35Run the Rainbow for Children's 10K - mississippi117 m11.7 m/km117 m0 m8.3%
36Middlebury Maple Run 10K - vermont116 m11.6 m/km116 m-0 m11.3%
37Isle of Skye Half Marathon 10K - scotland112 m11.2 m/km144 m-31 m9.9%
38Ultra Trail Vipava Valley (UTVV), Ajdovščina 10K - slovenia110 m11.0 m/km110 m1 m14.5%
39OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) 10K - ohio104 m9.8 m/km102 m1 m20.2%
40Run Madtown Half Marathon, 10K & 5K - wisconsin101 m10.1 m/km100 m1 m10.8%
41OTC Butte to Butte (Eugene) 10K - oregon99 m9.9 m/km133 m-34 m11.8%
42St Albans Half Marathon 10K - east-of-england97 m9.7 m/km97 m0 m6.9%
43Montpellier Run Festival 10K - france94 m9.4 m/km82 m12 m9.9%
44Phoenix 10k & Half Marathon - arizona93 m9.3 m/km93 m0 m7.3%
45RAD Half Marathon & 10K (Asheville) - north-carolina92 m9.2 m/km163 m-72 m10.3%
46Gravel Worlds Run Series (Lincoln) 10K - nebraska90 m9.0 m/km90 m0 m6.7%
47Courses de Strasbourg Eurométropole 10K - france89 m8.9 m/km83 m6 m12.9%
48Clonakilty Waterfront Marathon 10K - ireland89 m8.9 m/km94 m-4 m12.3%
49Endurancelife Suffolk (Dunwich) 10K - east-of-england88 m9.0 m/km89 m-1 m9.1%
50Cedar Rapids Marathon 10K - iowa85 m8.5 m/km86 m-0 m13.8%
51Rimi Riga Marathon 10K - latvia85 m8.5 m/km84 m1 m19.7%
52BTC Vulcan Run 10K (Birmingham) - alabama84 m8.4 m/km84 m-0 m20.5%
53Lift Bridge Road Races 10K - minnesota84 m8.4 m/km55 m29 m12.9%
54Flying Pig Marathon 10K - ohio82 m8.2 m/km83 m-1 m10.4%
55Fayetteville Half Marathon 10K - arkansas82 m8.2 m/km82 m0 m10.6%
56Generali Genève Marathon 10K - switzerland81 m8.1 m/km129 m-48 m11.6%
57Garstang 10K - north-west80 m8.0 m/km81 m-1 m5.8%
58Altru Family YMCA Firecracker 5K & 10K Fun Run/Walk - north-dakota79 m7.9 m/km79 m-0 m8.8%
59Athens Marathon. The Authentic 10K - greece79 m7.9 m/km83 m-4 m4.4%
60Thames Meander Marathon (London) 10K - london78 m7.8 m/km77 m0 m6.5%
61La Jolla Half Marathon, 10K & 5K - california76 m7.6 m/km197 m-121 m12.4%
62Lundaloppet 10K - sweden72 m7.2 m/km69 m3 m7.5%
63Southampton Marathon 10K - south-east70 m7.0 m/km56 m14 m13.8%
64Bend Marathon and Half 10K - oregon68 m6.8 m/km68 m0 m10.2%
65Zurich Rock 'n' Roll Running Series Madrid 10K - spain66 m6.6 m/km93 m-26 m7.7%
66Bay of Fundy International Marathon 10K - maine64 m6.4 m/km91 m-27 m9.1%
67Run Leicester 10K - east-midlands63 m6.3 m/km63 m-0 m5.6%
68Naptown Half Marathon & 10K/5K - maryland63 m6.3 m/km63 m-0 m9.3%
69Windermere Marathon (Spokane) 10K - washington62 m6.2 m/km62 m0 m5.0%
70Cajun Country Run 10K - louisiana61 m6.1 m/km61 m-0 m10.7%
71Chester Marathon 10K - north-west60 m6.0 m/km50 m11 m6.2%
72Marathon Vert Rennes 10K - france56 m5.6 m/km55 m1 m7.2%
73Etape Bornholm 10K - denmark56 m5.6 m/km62 m-6 m9.9%
74Garmin Olathe Marathon in the Land of Oz 10K - kansas55 m5.5 m/km55 m0 m5.0%
75Regeneron Great Limerick Run 10K - ireland55 m5.7 m/km58 m-3 m5.4%
76The Original Las Vegas Marathon 10K - nevada55 m5.5 m/km56 m-0 m3.3%
77Mein Freiburg Marathon 10K - germany54 m5.4 m/km52 m2 m6.4%
78Parkway Subaru Battleship Half Marathon & GFL 10K|5K (Wilmington) - north-carolina52 m5.2 m/km52 m0 m7.6%
79Greifenseelauf Uster 10K - switzerland52 m5.2 m/km34 m18 m9.6%
80Trondheim Maraton 10K - norway51 m5.1 m/km51 m1 m9.0%
81NN Night Run Ostrava 10K - czechia51 m5.1 m/km54 m-3 m4.9%
82Helvetia Half Marathon 10K - oregon51 m5.1 m/km49 m2 m5.4%
83Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K (Richmond) - virginia49 m4.9 m/km43 m6 m5.9%
84Naisten Kymppi (Helsinki) 10K - finland48 m4.8 m/km47 m1 m6.4%
85Reims Champagne Run 10K - france47 m4.7 m/km49 m-2 m4.5%
86Cleveland Marathon 10K - ohio46 m4.6 m/km46 m0 m8.1%
87Debrecen Maraton 10K - hungary46 m4.4 m/km46 m0 m5.5%
88Madison Marathon (Madison, Wisconsin) 10K - wisconsin43 m4.3 m/km38 m4 m6.2%
89The Doncaster City 10K - yorkshire42 m4.2 m/km41 m0 m5.0%
90Paavo Nurmi Marathon 10K - finland42 m4.2 m/km42 m-1 m5.7%
91Wilmslow Half Marathon 10K - north-west40 m4.0 m/km43 m-3 m3.4%
92Toulouse Métropole Run Experience 10K - france40 m4.0 m/km50 m-10 m12.6%
93Garmin New Forest Marathon 10K - south-east40 m4.0 m/km41 m-2 m6.3%
94Bear Trail Half Marathon & 10K - delaware36 m3.6 m/km37 m-0 m4.9%
95Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K - indiana36 m3.6 m/km36 m-0 m5.5%
96Tirol läuft (Innsbruck) 10K - austria33 m3.3 m/km35 m-2 m5.6%
97City of Colleges Half Marathon 10K - arkansas32 m3.2 m/km33 m-0 m2.8%
98Martian Invasion of Races 10K - michigan31 m3.1 m/km31 m0 m5.3%
99TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon 10K - iowa29 m2.9 m/km28 m1 m6.4%
100Nagyerdei Terep Maraton (Debrecen) 10K - hungary29 m2.8 m/km31 m-3 m3.8%
4
Dalmacija Ultra Trail 10Kcroatia
Total ascent
428 m
Climb density
42.1 m/km
Descent
428 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
48.6%

As of

6
Catalina Island Marathon 10Kcalifornia
Total ascent
398 m
Climb density
39.8 m/km
Descent
398 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
39.0%

As of

8
Wild Duluth Races 10Kminnesota
Total ascent
304 m
Climb density
30.4 m/km
Descent
355 m
Net elevation
-51 m
Max absolute grade
31.6%

As of

13
Two Tunnels Railway Races 10Ksouth-west
Total ascent
244 m
Climb density
24.4 m/km
Descent
241 m
Net elevation
2 m
Max absolute grade
18.1%

As of

14
Beachy Head Marathon 10Ksouth-east
Total ascent
244 m
Climb density
24.4 m/km
Descent
242 m
Net elevation
1 m
Max absolute grade
18.7%

As of

15
Trondheim Skogsmaraton 10Knorway
Total ascent
232 m
Climb density
22.1 m/km
Descent
232 m
Net elevation
-0 m
Max absolute grade
19.4%

As of

16
6 sjöar (Uppsala) 10Ksweden
Total ascent
222 m
Climb density
21.5 m/km
Descent
231 m
Net elevation
-9 m
Max absolute grade
26.1%

As of

17
Portland Coastal Marathon 10Ksouth-west
Total ascent
207 m
Climb density
20.7 m/km
Descent
208 m
Net elevation
-0 m
Max absolute grade
22.0%

As of

19
TCS Lidingöloppet 10Ksweden
Total ascent
162 m
Climb density
16.2 m/km
Descent
159 m
Net elevation
3 m
Max absolute grade
12.4%

As of

20
The Skippo Trail Race 10Kmissouri
Total ascent
155 m
Climb density
15.5 m/km
Descent
155 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
19.9%

As of

23
Spokane River Run 10Kwashington
Total ascent
152 m
Climb density
15.2 m/km
Descent
152 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
17.2%

As of

24
SPAR Budapest Marathon 10Khungary
Total ascent
152 m
Climb density
15.2 m/km
Descent
152 m
Net elevation
-0 m
Max absolute grade
18.7%

As of

25
Konza 25K & 10K (Manhattan)kansas
Total ascent
148 m
Climb density
14.8 m/km
Descent
145 m
Net elevation
4 m
Max absolute grade
15.5%

As of

29
Acadia Half Marathon & 10Kmaine
Total ascent
135 m
Climb density
13.5 m/km
Descent
139 m
Net elevation
-4 m
Max absolute grade
16.0%

As of

32
Haulin' Aspen Trail Race 10Koregon
Total ascent
130 m
Climb density
12.4 m/km
Descent
155 m
Net elevation
-25 m
Max absolute grade
10.9%

As of

33
DNB Oslo Marathon 10Knorway
Total ascent
128 m
Climb density
12.8 m/km
Descent
130 m
Net elevation
-2 m
Max absolute grade
13.3%

As of

36
Middlebury Maple Run 10Kvermont
Total ascent
116 m
Climb density
11.6 m/km
Descent
116 m
Net elevation
-0 m
Max absolute grade
11.3%

As of

42
St Albans Half Marathon 10Keast-of-england
Total ascent
97 m
Climb density
9.7 m/km
Descent
97 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
6.9%

As of

44
Phoenix 10k & Half Marathonarizona
Total ascent
93 m
Climb density
9.3 m/km
Descent
93 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
7.3%

As of

50
Cedar Rapids Marathon 10Kiowa
Total ascent
85 m
Climb density
8.5 m/km
Descent
86 m
Net elevation
-0 m
Max absolute grade
13.8%

As of

51
Rimi Riga Marathon 10Klatvia
Total ascent
85 m
Climb density
8.5 m/km
Descent
84 m
Net elevation
1 m
Max absolute grade
19.7%

As of

53
Lift Bridge Road Races 10Kminnesota
Total ascent
84 m
Climb density
8.4 m/km
Descent
55 m
Net elevation
29 m
Max absolute grade
12.9%

As of

54
Flying Pig Marathon 10Kohio
Total ascent
82 m
Climb density
8.2 m/km
Descent
83 m
Net elevation
-1 m
Max absolute grade
10.4%

As of

56
Generali Genève Marathon 10Kswitzerland
Total ascent
81 m
Climb density
8.1 m/km
Descent
129 m
Net elevation
-48 m
Max absolute grade
11.6%

As of

57
Garstang 10Knorth-west
Total ascent
80 m
Climb density
8.0 m/km
Descent
81 m
Net elevation
-1 m
Max absolute grade
5.8%

As of

62
Lundaloppet 10Ksweden
Total ascent
72 m
Climb density
7.2 m/km
Descent
69 m
Net elevation
3 m
Max absolute grade
7.5%

As of

63
Southampton Marathon 10Ksouth-east
Total ascent
70 m
Climb density
7.0 m/km
Descent
56 m
Net elevation
14 m
Max absolute grade
13.8%

As of

64
Bend Marathon and Half 10Koregon
Total ascent
68 m
Climb density
6.8 m/km
Descent
68 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
10.2%

As of

67
Run Leicester 10Keast-midlands
Total ascent
63 m
Climb density
6.3 m/km
Descent
63 m
Net elevation
-0 m
Max absolute grade
5.6%

As of

70
Cajun Country Run 10Klouisiana
Total ascent
61 m
Climb density
6.1 m/km
Descent
61 m
Net elevation
-0 m
Max absolute grade
10.7%

As of

71
Chester Marathon 10Knorth-west
Total ascent
60 m
Climb density
6.0 m/km
Descent
50 m
Net elevation
11 m
Max absolute grade
6.2%

As of

72
Marathon Vert Rennes 10Kfrance
Total ascent
56 m
Climb density
5.6 m/km
Descent
55 m
Net elevation
1 m
Max absolute grade
7.2%

As of

73
Etape Bornholm 10Kdenmark
Total ascent
56 m
Climb density
5.6 m/km
Descent
62 m
Net elevation
-6 m
Max absolute grade
9.9%

As of

77
Mein Freiburg Marathon 10Kgermany
Total ascent
54 m
Climb density
5.4 m/km
Descent
52 m
Net elevation
2 m
Max absolute grade
6.4%

As of

79
Greifenseelauf Uster 10Kswitzerland
Total ascent
52 m
Climb density
5.2 m/km
Descent
34 m
Net elevation
18 m
Max absolute grade
9.6%

As of

80
Trondheim Maraton 10Knorway
Total ascent
51 m
Climb density
5.1 m/km
Descent
51 m
Net elevation
1 m
Max absolute grade
9.0%

As of

81
NN Night Run Ostrava 10Kczechia
Total ascent
51 m
Climb density
5.1 m/km
Descent
54 m
Net elevation
-3 m
Max absolute grade
4.9%

As of

82
Helvetia Half Marathon 10Koregon
Total ascent
51 m
Climb density
5.1 m/km
Descent
49 m
Net elevation
2 m
Max absolute grade
5.4%

As of

85
Reims Champagne Run 10Kfrance
Total ascent
47 m
Climb density
4.7 m/km
Descent
49 m
Net elevation
-2 m
Max absolute grade
4.5%

As of

86
Cleveland Marathon 10Kohio
Total ascent
46 m
Climb density
4.6 m/km
Descent
46 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
8.1%

As of

87
Debrecen Maraton 10Khungary
Total ascent
46 m
Climb density
4.4 m/km
Descent
46 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
5.5%

As of

89
The Doncaster City 10Kyorkshire
Total ascent
42 m
Climb density
4.2 m/km
Descent
41 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
5.0%

As of

90
Paavo Nurmi Marathon 10Kfinland
Total ascent
42 m
Climb density
4.2 m/km
Descent
42 m
Net elevation
-1 m
Max absolute grade
5.7%

As of

91
Wilmslow Half Marathon 10Knorth-west
Total ascent
40 m
Climb density
4.0 m/km
Descent
43 m
Net elevation
-3 m
Max absolute grade
3.4%

As of

96
Tirol läuft (Innsbruck) 10Kaustria
Total ascent
33 m
Climb density
3.3 m/km
Descent
35 m
Net elevation
-2 m
Max absolute grade
5.6%

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