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Most descent 10ks

The most descent 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 descent (849 m).

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

#RaceTotal descentAscentClimb densityNet elevationMax absolute gradeAs of
1Mohawk Mountain Race (Cornwall) 10K - connecticut849 m850 m85.0 m/km1 m40.0%
2Endurancelife Peak District (Castleton) 10K - east-midlands511 m510 m51.0 m/km-0 m31.1%
3Zagori Mountain Running (ZMR) 10K - greece435 m447 m44.7 m/km12 m36.4%
4Dalmacija Ultra Trail 10K - croatia428 m428 m42.1 m/km0 m48.6%
5Tatra SkyMarathon (Zakopane) 10K - poland414 m414 m41.4 m/km1 m42.3%
6Catalina Island Marathon 10K - california398 m398 m39.8 m/km0 m39.0%
7Wild Duluth Races 10K - minnesota355 m304 m30.4 m/km-51 m31.6%
8Lakeland Trails Coniston Marathon, Half, Mini-10k & 5k - north-west317 m318 m31.8 m/km0 m24.6%
9Sandia Mountain Shadows Trail Run 10K - new-mexico288 m289 m28.9 m/km1 m22.1%
10Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon 10K - virginia278 m276 m27.6 m/km-2 m23.0%
11The Maverick Peak District Trail (Bakewell) 10K - east-midlands256 m256 m25.6 m/km0 m26.0%
12Telekom Vivicittá (Budapest) 10K - hungary249 m248 m24.8 m/km-0 m24.8%
13Beachy Head Marathon 10K - south-east242 m244 m24.4 m/km1 m18.7%
14Two Tunnels Railway Races 10K - south-west241 m244 m24.4 m/km2 m18.1%
15Trondheim Skogsmaraton 10K - norway232 m232 m22.1 m/km-0 m19.4%
166 sjöar (Uppsala) 10K - sweden231 m222 m21.5 m/km-9 m26.1%
17Portland Coastal Marathon 10K - south-west208 m207 m20.7 m/km-0 m22.0%
18Juneteenth Half Marathon & 10K (Washington DC) - dc198 m134 m13.4 m/km-64 m15.7%
19La Jolla Half Marathon, 10K & 5K - california197 m76 m7.6 m/km-121 m12.4%
20Tollymore Extreme (Tollymore Trail Marathon), Newcastle 10K - northern-ireland187 m189 m18.9 m/km2 m16.1%
21RAD Half Marathon & 10K (Asheville) - north-carolina163 m92 m9.2 m/km-72 m10.3%
22Statesman Cap10K (Austin) 10K - texas159 m152 m15.2 m/km-7 m22.6%
23TCS Lidingöloppet 10K - sweden159 m162 m16.2 m/km3 m12.4%
24Haulin' Aspen Trail Race 10K - oregon155 m130 m12.4 m/km-25 m10.9%
25TARC Stone Cat Trail Festival 10K - massachusetts155 m155 m15.5 m/km0 m17.5%
26The Skippo Trail Race 10K - missouri155 m155 m15.5 m/km0 m19.9%
27SPAR Budapest Marathon 10K - hungary152 m152 m15.2 m/km-0 m18.7%
28Spokane River Run 10K - washington152 m152 m15.2 m/km0 m17.2%
29Spring Dash (Coeur d'Alene) 10K - idaho147 m148 m14.8 m/km1 m14.6%
30Konza 25K & 10K (Manhattan) - kansas145 m148 m14.8 m/km4 m15.5%
31Isle of Skye Half Marathon 10K - scotland144 m112 m11.2 m/km-31 m9.9%
32Acadia Half Marathon & 10K - maine139 m135 m13.5 m/km-4 m16.0%
33Norfolk Festival of Running (King's Lynn) 10K - east-of-england139 m139 m13.9 m/km-1 m9.8%
34Double Decker Spring Run (Oxford, MS) 10K - mississippi138 m138 m13.8 m/km-0 m11.1%
35Greene & Schultz Hoosier Half Marathon, 5 & 10K - indiana134 m134 m13.4 m/km0 m16.3%
36OTC Butte to Butte (Eugene) 10K - oregon133 m99 m9.9 m/km-34 m11.8%
37DNB Oslo Marathon 10K - norway130 m128 m12.8 m/km-2 m13.3%
38Generali Genève Marathon 10K - switzerland129 m81 m8.1 m/km-48 m11.6%
39Bozeman Half Marathon & 10K - montana121 m17 m1.7 m/km-104 m4.0%
40LIDL São Silvestre de Lisboa 10K - portugal119 m119 m11.9 m/km0 m13.6%
41Run the Rainbow for Children's 10K - mississippi117 m117 m11.7 m/km0 m8.3%
42Middlebury Maple Run 10K - vermont116 m116 m11.6 m/km-0 m11.3%
43Ultra Trail Vipava Valley (UTVV), Ajdovščina 10K - slovenia110 m110 m11.0 m/km1 m14.5%
44OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) 10K - ohio102 m104 m9.8 m/km1 m20.2%
45Run Madtown Half Marathon, 10K & 5K - wisconsin100 m101 m10.1 m/km1 m10.8%
46St Albans Half Marathon 10K - east-of-england97 m97 m9.7 m/km0 m6.9%
47Clonakilty Waterfront Marathon 10K - ireland94 m89 m8.9 m/km-4 m12.3%
48Phoenix 10k & Half Marathon - arizona93 m93 m9.3 m/km0 m7.3%
49Zurich Rock 'n' Roll Running Series Madrid 10K - spain93 m66 m6.6 m/km-26 m7.7%
50Bay of Fundy International Marathon 10K - maine91 m64 m6.4 m/km-27 m9.1%
51St. Croix Crossing Half Marathon 10K - minnesota91 m23 m2.3 m/km-68 m10.4%
52Gravel Worlds Run Series (Lincoln) 10K - nebraska90 m90 m9.0 m/km0 m6.7%
53Endurancelife Suffolk (Dunwich) 10K - east-of-england89 m88 m9.0 m/km-1 m9.1%
54Cedar Rapids Marathon 10K - iowa86 m85 m8.5 m/km-0 m13.8%
55Rimi Riga Marathon 10K - latvia84 m85 m8.5 m/km1 m19.7%
56BTC Vulcan Run 10K (Birmingham) - alabama84 m84 m8.4 m/km-0 m20.5%
57Flying Pig Marathon 10K - ohio83 m82 m8.2 m/km-1 m10.4%
58Courses de Strasbourg Eurométropole 10K - france83 m89 m8.9 m/km6 m12.9%
59Athens Marathon. The Authentic 10K - greece83 m79 m7.9 m/km-4 m4.4%
60Fayetteville Half Marathon 10K - arkansas82 m82 m8.2 m/km0 m10.6%
61Montpellier Run Festival 10K - france82 m94 m9.4 m/km12 m9.9%
62Garstang 10K - north-west81 m80 m8.0 m/km-1 m5.8%
63Altru Family YMCA Firecracker 5K & 10K Fun Run/Walk - north-dakota79 m79 m7.9 m/km-0 m8.8%
64Thames Meander Marathon (London) 10K - london77 m78 m7.8 m/km0 m6.5%
65Lundaloppet 10K - sweden69 m72 m7.2 m/km3 m7.5%
66Bend Marathon and Half 10K - oregon68 m68 m6.8 m/km0 m10.2%
67Montana Marathon (Billings) 10K - montana64 m13 m1.3 m/km-51 m4.0%
68Run Leicester 10K - east-midlands63 m63 m6.3 m/km-0 m5.6%
69Naptown Half Marathon & 10K/5K - maryland63 m63 m6.3 m/km-0 m9.3%
70Etape Bornholm 10K - denmark62 m56 m5.6 m/km-6 m9.9%
71Windermere Marathon (Spokane) 10K - washington62 m62 m6.2 m/km0 m5.0%
72Cajun Country Run 10K - louisiana61 m61 m6.1 m/km-0 m10.7%
73Regeneron Great Limerick Run 10K - ireland58 m55 m5.7 m/km-3 m5.4%
74The Original Las Vegas Marathon 10K - nevada56 m55 m5.5 m/km-0 m3.3%
75Southampton Marathon 10K - south-east56 m70 m7.0 m/km14 m13.8%
76Garmin Olathe Marathon in the Land of Oz 10K - kansas55 m55 m5.5 m/km0 m5.0%
77Marathon Vert Rennes 10K - france55 m56 m5.6 m/km1 m7.2%
78Lift Bridge Road Races 10K - minnesota55 m84 m8.4 m/km29 m12.9%
79NN Night Run Ostrava 10K - czechia54 m51 m5.1 m/km-3 m4.9%
80Mein Freiburg Marathon 10K - germany52 m54 m5.4 m/km2 m6.4%
81Parkway Subaru Battleship Half Marathon & GFL 10K|5K (Wilmington) - north-carolina52 m52 m5.2 m/km0 m7.6%
82Trondheim Maraton 10K - norway51 m51 m5.1 m/km1 m9.0%
83Toulouse Métropole Run Experience 10K - france50 m40 m4.0 m/km-10 m12.6%
84Chester Marathon 10K - north-west50 m60 m6.0 m/km11 m6.2%
85Reims Champagne Run 10K - france49 m47 m4.7 m/km-2 m4.5%
86Helvetia Half Marathon 10K - oregon49 m51 m5.1 m/km2 m5.4%
87Naisten Kymppi (Helsinki) 10K - finland47 m48 m4.8 m/km1 m6.4%
88Cleveland Marathon 10K - ohio46 m46 m4.6 m/km0 m8.1%
89Debrecen Maraton 10K - hungary46 m46 m4.4 m/km0 m5.5%
90Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K (Richmond) - virginia43 m49 m4.9 m/km6 m5.9%
91Wilmslow Half Marathon 10K - north-west43 m40 m4.0 m/km-3 m3.4%
92Paavo Nurmi Marathon 10K - finland42 m42 m4.2 m/km-1 m5.7%
93Garmin New Forest Marathon 10K - south-east41 m40 m4.0 m/km-2 m6.3%
94The Doncaster City 10K - yorkshire41 m42 m4.2 m/km0 m5.0%
95Madison Marathon (Madison, Wisconsin) 10K - wisconsin38 m43 m4.3 m/km4 m6.2%
96Bear Trail Half Marathon & 10K - delaware37 m36 m3.6 m/km-0 m4.9%
97Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K - indiana36 m36 m3.6 m/km-0 m5.5%
98Tirol läuft (Innsbruck) 10K - austria35 m33 m3.3 m/km-2 m5.6%
99Greifenseelauf Uster 10K - switzerland34 m52 m5.2 m/km18 m9.6%
100City of Colleges Half Marathon 10K - arkansas33 m32 m3.2 m/km-0 m2.8%
4
Dalmacija Ultra Trail 10Kcroatia
Total descent
428 m
Ascent
428 m
Climb density
42.1 m/km
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
48.6%

As of

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

As of

7
Wild Duluth Races 10Kminnesota
Total descent
355 m
Ascent
304 m
Climb density
30.4 m/km
Net elevation
-51 m
Max absolute grade
31.6%

As of

13
Beachy Head Marathon 10Ksouth-east
Total descent
242 m
Ascent
244 m
Climb density
24.4 m/km
Net elevation
1 m
Max absolute grade
18.7%

As of

14
Two Tunnels Railway Races 10Ksouth-west
Total descent
241 m
Ascent
244 m
Climb density
24.4 m/km
Net elevation
2 m
Max absolute grade
18.1%

As of

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

As of

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

As of

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

As of

23
TCS Lidingöloppet 10Ksweden
Total descent
159 m
Ascent
162 m
Climb density
16.2 m/km
Net elevation
3 m
Max absolute grade
12.4%

As of

24
Haulin' Aspen Trail Race 10Koregon
Total descent
155 m
Ascent
130 m
Climb density
12.4 m/km
Net elevation
-25 m
Max absolute grade
10.9%

As of

26
The Skippo Trail Race 10Kmissouri
Total descent
155 m
Ascent
155 m
Climb density
15.5 m/km
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
19.9%

As of

27
SPAR Budapest Marathon 10Khungary
Total descent
152 m
Ascent
152 m
Climb density
15.2 m/km
Net elevation
-0 m
Max absolute grade
18.7%

As of

28
Spokane River Run 10Kwashington
Total descent
152 m
Ascent
152 m
Climb density
15.2 m/km
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
17.2%

As of

30
Konza 25K & 10K (Manhattan)kansas
Total descent
145 m
Ascent
148 m
Climb density
14.8 m/km
Net elevation
4 m
Max absolute grade
15.5%

As of

32
Acadia Half Marathon & 10Kmaine
Total descent
139 m
Ascent
135 m
Climb density
13.5 m/km
Net elevation
-4 m
Max absolute grade
16.0%

As of

37
DNB Oslo Marathon 10Knorway
Total descent
130 m
Ascent
128 m
Climb density
12.8 m/km
Net elevation
-2 m
Max absolute grade
13.3%

As of

38
Generali Genève Marathon 10Kswitzerland
Total descent
129 m
Ascent
81 m
Climb density
8.1 m/km
Net elevation
-48 m
Max absolute grade
11.6%

As of

39
Bozeman Half Marathon & 10Kmontana
Total descent
121 m
Ascent
17 m
Climb density
1.7 m/km
Net elevation
-104 m
Max absolute grade
4.0%

As of

42
Middlebury Maple Run 10Kvermont
Total descent
116 m
Ascent
116 m
Climb density
11.6 m/km
Net elevation
-0 m
Max absolute grade
11.3%

As of

46
St Albans Half Marathon 10Keast-of-england
Total descent
97 m
Ascent
97 m
Climb density
9.7 m/km
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
6.9%

As of

48
Phoenix 10k & Half Marathonarizona
Total descent
93 m
Ascent
93 m
Climb density
9.3 m/km
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
7.3%

As of

54
Cedar Rapids Marathon 10Kiowa
Total descent
86 m
Ascent
85 m
Climb density
8.5 m/km
Net elevation
-0 m
Max absolute grade
13.8%

As of

55
Rimi Riga Marathon 10Klatvia
Total descent
84 m
Ascent
85 m
Climb density
8.5 m/km
Net elevation
1 m
Max absolute grade
19.7%

As of

57
Flying Pig Marathon 10Kohio
Total descent
83 m
Ascent
82 m
Climb density
8.2 m/km
Net elevation
-1 m
Max absolute grade
10.4%

As of

62
Garstang 10Knorth-west
Total descent
81 m
Ascent
80 m
Climb density
8.0 m/km
Net elevation
-1 m
Max absolute grade
5.8%

As of

65
Lundaloppet 10Ksweden
Total descent
69 m
Ascent
72 m
Climb density
7.2 m/km
Net elevation
3 m
Max absolute grade
7.5%

As of

66
Bend Marathon and Half 10Koregon
Total descent
68 m
Ascent
68 m
Climb density
6.8 m/km
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
10.2%

As of

68
Run Leicester 10Keast-midlands
Total descent
63 m
Ascent
63 m
Climb density
6.3 m/km
Net elevation
-0 m
Max absolute grade
5.6%

As of

70
Etape Bornholm 10Kdenmark
Total descent
62 m
Ascent
56 m
Climb density
5.6 m/km
Net elevation
-6 m
Max absolute grade
9.9%

As of

72
Cajun Country Run 10Klouisiana
Total descent
61 m
Ascent
61 m
Climb density
6.1 m/km
Net elevation
-0 m
Max absolute grade
10.7%

As of

75
Southampton Marathon 10Ksouth-east
Total descent
56 m
Ascent
70 m
Climb density
7.0 m/km
Net elevation
14 m
Max absolute grade
13.8%

As of

77
Marathon Vert Rennes 10Kfrance
Total descent
55 m
Ascent
56 m
Climb density
5.6 m/km
Net elevation
1 m
Max absolute grade
7.2%

As of

78
Lift Bridge Road Races 10Kminnesota
Total descent
55 m
Ascent
84 m
Climb density
8.4 m/km
Net elevation
29 m
Max absolute grade
12.9%

As of

79
NN Night Run Ostrava 10Kczechia
Total descent
54 m
Ascent
51 m
Climb density
5.1 m/km
Net elevation
-3 m
Max absolute grade
4.9%

As of

80
Mein Freiburg Marathon 10Kgermany
Total descent
52 m
Ascent
54 m
Climb density
5.4 m/km
Net elevation
2 m
Max absolute grade
6.4%

As of

82
Trondheim Maraton 10Knorway
Total descent
51 m
Ascent
51 m
Climb density
5.1 m/km
Net elevation
1 m
Max absolute grade
9.0%

As of

84
Chester Marathon 10Knorth-west
Total descent
50 m
Ascent
60 m
Climb density
6.0 m/km
Net elevation
11 m
Max absolute grade
6.2%

As of

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

As of

86
Helvetia Half Marathon 10Koregon
Total descent
49 m
Ascent
51 m
Climb density
5.1 m/km
Net elevation
2 m
Max absolute grade
5.4%

As of

88
Cleveland Marathon 10Kohio
Total descent
46 m
Ascent
46 m
Climb density
4.6 m/km
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
8.1%

As of

89
Debrecen Maraton 10Khungary
Total descent
46 m
Ascent
46 m
Climb density
4.4 m/km
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
5.5%

As of

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

As of

92
Paavo Nurmi Marathon 10Kfinland
Total descent
42 m
Ascent
42 m
Climb density
4.2 m/km
Net elevation
-1 m
Max absolute grade
5.7%

As of

94
The Doncaster City 10Kyorkshire
Total descent
41 m
Ascent
42 m
Climb density
4.2 m/km
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
5.0%

As of

98
Tirol läuft (Innsbruck) 10Kaustria
Total descent
35 m
Ascent
33 m
Climb density
3.3 m/km
Net elevation
-2 m
Max absolute grade
5.6%

As of

99
Greifenseelauf Uster 10Kswitzerland
Total descent
34 m
Ascent
52 m
Climb density
5.2 m/km
Net elevation
18 m
Max absolute grade
9.6%

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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Races are ranked by Total descent. Score metrics use methodology scoring-methodology-v1.0. Elevation rankings use only trusted raw-elevation course profiles. A ranking is only published when at least five races qualify, so the table is never padded with thin data.

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What is the most descent 10ks?

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