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Net downhill 10ks

The net downhill 10ks, ranked from trusted raw-elevation route profiles across 111 qualifying races.

Ranking current as of

Which race ranks first — and why is it La Jolla Half Marathon, 10K & 5K?

La Jolla Half Marathon, 10K & 5K leads this ranking on net elevation (-121 m).

Compare La Jolla Half Marathon, 10K & 5K vs Bozeman Half Marathon & 10K

#RaceNet elevationAscentClimb densityDescentMax absolute gradeAs of
1La Jolla Half Marathon, 10K & 5K - california-121 m76 m7.6 m/km197 m12.4%
2Bozeman Half Marathon & 10K - montana-104 m17 m1.7 m/km121 m4.0%
3RAD Half Marathon & 10K (Asheville) - north-carolina-72 m92 m9.2 m/km163 m10.3%
4St. Croix Crossing Half Marathon 10K - minnesota-68 m23 m2.3 m/km91 m10.4%
5Juneteenth Half Marathon & 10K (Washington DC) - dc-64 m134 m13.4 m/km198 m15.7%
6Wild Duluth Races 10K - minnesota-51 m304 m30.4 m/km355 m31.6%
7Montana Marathon (Billings) 10K - montana-51 m13 m1.3 m/km64 m4.0%
8Generali Genève Marathon 10K - switzerland-48 m81 m8.1 m/km129 m11.6%
9OTC Butte to Butte (Eugene) 10K - oregon-34 m99 m9.9 m/km133 m11.8%
10Isle of Skye Half Marathon 10K - scotland-31 m112 m11.2 m/km144 m9.9%
11Bay of Fundy International Marathon 10K - maine-27 m64 m6.4 m/km91 m9.1%
12Zurich Rock 'n' Roll Running Series Madrid 10K - spain-26 m66 m6.6 m/km93 m7.7%
13Haulin' Aspen Trail Race 10K - oregon-25 m130 m12.4 m/km155 m10.9%
14Toulouse Métropole Run Experience 10K - france-10 m40 m4.0 m/km50 m12.6%
156 sjöar (Uppsala) 10K - sweden-9 m222 m21.5 m/km231 m26.1%
16Statesman Cap10K (Austin) 10K - texas-7 m152 m15.2 m/km159 m22.6%
17Etape Bornholm 10K - denmark-6 m56 m5.6 m/km62 m9.9%
18Clonakilty Waterfront Marathon 10K - ireland-4 m89 m8.9 m/km94 m12.3%
19Acadia Half Marathon & 10K - maine-4 m135 m13.5 m/km139 m16.0%
20SwissCityMarathon – Lucerne 10K - switzerland-4 m27 m2.7 m/km31 m4.1%
21Athens Marathon. The Authentic 10K - greece-4 m79 m7.9 m/km83 m4.4%
22Regeneron Great Limerick Run 10K - ireland-3 m55 m5.7 m/km58 m5.4%
23Nagyerdei Terep Maraton (Debrecen) 10K - hungary-3 m29 m2.8 m/km31 m3.8%
24NN Night Run Ostrava 10K - czechia-3 m51 m5.1 m/km54 m4.9%
25The Woodlands Marathon 10K - texas-3 m20 m2.0 m/km23 m3.7%
26Wilmslow Half Marathon 10K - north-west-3 m40 m4.0 m/km43 m3.4%
27DNB Oslo Marathon 10K - norway-2 m128 m12.8 m/km130 m13.3%
28Reims Champagne Run 10K - france-2 m47 m4.7 m/km49 m4.5%
29Zürich Marathon 10K - switzerland-2 m15 m1.5 m/km17 m2.2%
30Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon 10K - virginia-2 m276 m27.6 m/km278 m23.0%
31Tirol läuft (Innsbruck) 10K - austria-2 m33 m3.3 m/km35 m5.6%
32Garmin New Forest Marathon 10K - south-east-2 m40 m4.0 m/km41 m6.3%
33Garstang 10K - north-west-1 m80 m8.0 m/km81 m5.8%
34Flying Pig Marathon 10K - ohio-1 m82 m8.2 m/km83 m10.4%
35Endurancelife Suffolk (Dunwich) 10K - east-of-england-1 m88 m9.0 m/km89 m9.1%
36Paavo Nurmi Marathon 10K - finland-1 m42 m4.2 m/km42 m5.7%
37Norfolk Festival of Running (King's Lynn) 10K - east-of-england-1 m139 m13.9 m/km139 m9.8%
38Cedar Rapids Marathon 10K - iowa-0 m85 m8.5 m/km86 m13.8%
39Cajun Country Run 10K - louisiana-0 m61 m6.1 m/km61 m10.7%
40SPAR Budapest Marathon 10K - hungary-0 m152 m15.2 m/km152 m18.7%
41Endurancelife Peak District (Castleton) 10K - east-midlands-0 m510 m51.0 m/km511 m31.1%
42Telekom Vivicittá (Budapest) 10K - hungary-0 m248 m24.8 m/km249 m24.8%
43Bear Trail Half Marathon & 10K - delaware-0 m36 m3.6 m/km37 m4.9%
44Naturosa Catania Marathon 10K - italy-0 m4 m0.4 m/km4 m0.7%
45City of Colleges Half Marathon 10K - arkansas-0 m32 m3.2 m/km33 m2.8%
46Middlebury Maple Run 10K - vermont-0 m116 m11.6 m/km116 m11.3%
47Summer Breeze Half Marathon (San Leandro) 10K - california-0 m0 m0.0 m/km0 m1.7%
48Portland Coastal Marathon 10K - south-west-0 m207 m20.7 m/km208 m22.0%
49Naptown Half Marathon & 10K/5K - maryland-0 m63 m6.3 m/km63 m9.3%
50Indiana Women's Running Festival (Indy Women's Half Marathon), Carmel 10K - indiana-0 m36 m3.6 m/km36 m5.5%
51Double Decker Spring Run (Oxford, MS) 10K - mississippi-0 m138 m13.8 m/km138 m11.1%
52Run Leicester 10K - east-midlands-0 m63 m6.3 m/km63 m5.6%
53Trondheim Skogsmaraton 10K - norway-0 m232 m22.1 m/km232 m19.4%
54The Original Las Vegas Marathon 10K - nevada-0 m55 m5.5 m/km56 m3.3%
55Vale of York Half Marathon 10K - yorkshire-0 m8 m0.8 m/km8 m1.0%
56Altru Family YMCA Firecracker 5K & 10K Fun Run/Walk - north-dakota-0 m79 m7.9 m/km79 m8.8%
57BTC Vulcan Run 10K (Birmingham) - alabama-0 m84 m8.4 m/km84 m20.5%
58The Maverick Peak District Trail (Bakewell) 10K - east-midlands0 m256 m25.6 m/km256 m26.0%
59TARC Stone Cat Trail Festival 10K - massachusetts0 m155 m15.5 m/km155 m17.5%
60Cleveland Marathon 10K - ohio0 m46 m4.6 m/km46 m8.1%
61Garmin Olathe Marathon in the Land of Oz 10K - kansas0 m55 m5.5 m/km55 m5.0%
62Phoenix 10k & Half Marathon - arizona0 m93 m9.3 m/km93 m7.3%
63Bend Marathon and Half 10K - oregon0 m68 m6.8 m/km68 m10.2%
64ATW Bedford 10k & Half Marathon - east-of-england0 m8 m0.8 m/km7 m2.7%
65LIDL São Silvestre de Lisboa 10K - portugal0 m119 m11.9 m/km119 m13.6%
66Debrecen Maraton 10K - hungary0 m46 m4.4 m/km46 m5.5%
67Martian Invasion of Races 10K - michigan0 m31 m3.1 m/km31 m5.3%
68Fayetteville Half Marathon 10K - arkansas0 m82 m8.2 m/km82 m10.6%
69Parkway Subaru Battleship Half Marathon & GFL 10K|5K (Wilmington) - north-carolina0 m52 m5.2 m/km52 m7.6%
70The Skippo Trail Race 10K - missouri0 m155 m15.5 m/km155 m19.9%
71Gravel Worlds Run Series (Lincoln) 10K - nebraska0 m90 m9.0 m/km90 m6.7%
72Windermere Marathon (Spokane) 10K - washington0 m62 m6.2 m/km62 m5.0%
73Greene & Schultz Hoosier Half Marathon, 5 & 10K - indiana0 m134 m13.4 m/km134 m16.3%
74St Albans Half Marathon 10K - east-of-england0 m97 m9.7 m/km97 m6.9%
75Spokane River Run 10K - washington0 m152 m15.2 m/km152 m17.2%
76The Doncaster City 10K - yorkshire0 m42 m4.2 m/km41 m5.0%
77Thames Meander Marathon (London) 10K - london0 m78 m7.8 m/km77 m6.5%
78Dalmacija Ultra Trail 10K - croatia0 m428 m42.1 m/km428 m48.6%
79Run the Rainbow for Children's 10K - mississippi0 m117 m11.7 m/km117 m8.3%
80Catalina Island Marathon 10K - california0 m398 m39.8 m/km398 m39.0%
81Lakeland Trails Coniston Marathon, Half, Mini-10k & 5k - north-west0 m318 m31.8 m/km317 m24.6%
82Bath & Bristol Railway Races 10K - south-west1 m7 m0.7 m/km6 m2.6%
83Spring Dash (Coeur d'Alene) 10K - idaho1 m148 m14.8 m/km147 m14.6%
84Trondheim Maraton 10K - norway1 m51 m5.1 m/km51 m9.0%
85Rimi Riga Marathon 10K - latvia1 m85 m8.5 m/km84 m19.7%
86Tatra SkyMarathon (Zakopane) 10K - poland1 m414 m41.4 m/km414 m42.3%
87Ultra Trail Vipava Valley (UTVV), Ajdovščina 10K - slovenia1 m110 m11.0 m/km110 m14.5%
88Mohawk Mountain Race (Cornwall) 10K - connecticut1 m850 m85.0 m/km849 m40.0%
89Naisten Kymppi (Helsinki) 10K - finland1 m48 m4.8 m/km47 m6.4%
90Run Madtown Half Marathon, 10K & 5K - wisconsin1 m101 m10.1 m/km100 m10.8%
91TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon 10K - iowa1 m29 m2.9 m/km28 m6.4%
92Beachy Head Marathon 10K - south-east1 m244 m24.4 m/km242 m18.7%
93Sandia Mountain Shadows Trail Run 10K - new-mexico1 m289 m28.9 m/km288 m22.1%
94Marathon Vert Rennes 10K - france1 m56 m5.6 m/km55 m7.2%
95OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) 10K - ohio1 m104 m9.8 m/km102 m20.2%
96Helvetia Half Marathon 10K - oregon2 m51 m5.1 m/km49 m5.4%
97Mein Freiburg Marathon 10K - germany2 m54 m5.4 m/km52 m6.4%
98Two Tunnels Railway Races 10K - south-west2 m244 m24.4 m/km241 m18.1%
99Tollymore Extreme (Tollymore Trail Marathon), Newcastle 10K - northern-ireland2 m189 m18.9 m/km187 m16.1%
100Lundaloppet 10K - sweden3 m72 m7.2 m/km69 m7.5%
2
Bozeman Half Marathon & 10Kmontana
Net elevation
-104 m
Ascent
17 m
Climb density
1.7 m/km
Descent
121 m
Max absolute grade
4.0%

As of

6
Wild Duluth Races 10Kminnesota
Net elevation
-51 m
Ascent
304 m
Climb density
30.4 m/km
Descent
355 m
Max absolute grade
31.6%

As of

15
6 sjöar (Uppsala) 10Ksweden
Net elevation
-9 m
Ascent
222 m
Climb density
21.5 m/km
Descent
231 m
Max absolute grade
26.1%

As of

17
Etape Bornholm 10Kdenmark
Net elevation
-6 m
Ascent
56 m
Climb density
5.6 m/km
Descent
62 m
Max absolute grade
9.9%

As of

19
Acadia Half Marathon & 10Kmaine
Net elevation
-4 m
Ascent
135 m
Climb density
13.5 m/km
Descent
139 m
Max absolute grade
16.0%

As of

24
NN Night Run Ostrava 10Kczechia
Net elevation
-3 m
Ascent
51 m
Climb density
5.1 m/km
Descent
54 m
Max absolute grade
4.9%

As of

25
The Woodlands Marathon 10Ktexas
Net elevation
-3 m
Ascent
20 m
Climb density
2.0 m/km
Descent
23 m
Max absolute grade
3.7%

As of

26
Wilmslow Half Marathon 10Knorth-west
Net elevation
-3 m
Ascent
40 m
Climb density
4.0 m/km
Descent
43 m
Max absolute grade
3.4%

As of

27
DNB Oslo Marathon 10Knorway
Net elevation
-2 m
Ascent
128 m
Climb density
12.8 m/km
Descent
130 m
Max absolute grade
13.3%

As of

28
Reims Champagne Run 10Kfrance
Net elevation
-2 m
Ascent
47 m
Climb density
4.7 m/km
Descent
49 m
Max absolute grade
4.5%

As of

29
Zürich Marathon 10Kswitzerland
Net elevation
-2 m
Ascent
15 m
Climb density
1.5 m/km
Descent
17 m
Max absolute grade
2.2%

As of

33
Garstang 10Knorth-west
Net elevation
-1 m
Ascent
80 m
Climb density
8.0 m/km
Descent
81 m
Max absolute grade
5.8%

As of

34
Flying Pig Marathon 10Kohio
Net elevation
-1 m
Ascent
82 m
Climb density
8.2 m/km
Descent
83 m
Max absolute grade
10.4%

As of

36
Paavo Nurmi Marathon 10Kfinland
Net elevation
-1 m
Ascent
42 m
Climb density
4.2 m/km
Descent
42 m
Max absolute grade
5.7%

As of

38
Cedar Rapids Marathon 10Kiowa
Net elevation
-0 m
Ascent
85 m
Climb density
8.5 m/km
Descent
86 m
Max absolute grade
13.8%

As of

39
Cajun Country Run 10Klouisiana
Net elevation
-0 m
Ascent
61 m
Climb density
6.1 m/km
Descent
61 m
Max absolute grade
10.7%

As of

40
SPAR Budapest Marathon 10Khungary
Net elevation
-0 m
Ascent
152 m
Climb density
15.2 m/km
Descent
152 m
Max absolute grade
18.7%

As of

46
Middlebury Maple Run 10Kvermont
Net elevation
-0 m
Ascent
116 m
Climb density
11.6 m/km
Descent
116 m
Max absolute grade
11.3%

As of

52
Run Leicester 10Keast-midlands
Net elevation
-0 m
Ascent
63 m
Climb density
6.3 m/km
Descent
63 m
Max absolute grade
5.6%

As of

53
Trondheim Skogsmaraton 10Knorway
Net elevation
-0 m
Ascent
232 m
Climb density
22.1 m/km
Descent
232 m
Max absolute grade
19.4%

As of

60
Cleveland Marathon 10Kohio
Net elevation
0 m
Ascent
46 m
Climb density
4.6 m/km
Descent
46 m
Max absolute grade
8.1%

As of

63
Bend Marathon and Half 10Koregon
Net elevation
0 m
Ascent
68 m
Climb density
6.8 m/km
Descent
68 m
Max absolute grade
10.2%

As of

66
Debrecen Maraton 10Khungary
Net elevation
0 m
Ascent
46 m
Climb density
4.4 m/km
Descent
46 m
Max absolute grade
5.5%

As of

70
The Skippo Trail Race 10Kmissouri
Net elevation
0 m
Ascent
155 m
Climb density
15.5 m/km
Descent
155 m
Max absolute grade
19.9%

As of

74
St Albans Half Marathon 10Keast-of-england
Net elevation
0 m
Ascent
97 m
Climb density
9.7 m/km
Descent
97 m
Max absolute grade
6.9%

As of

75
Spokane River Run 10Kwashington
Net elevation
0 m
Ascent
152 m
Climb density
15.2 m/km
Descent
152 m
Max absolute grade
17.2%

As of

76
The Doncaster City 10Kyorkshire
Net elevation
0 m
Ascent
42 m
Climb density
4.2 m/km
Descent
41 m
Max absolute grade
5.0%

As of

78
Dalmacija Ultra Trail 10Kcroatia
Net elevation
0 m
Ascent
428 m
Climb density
42.1 m/km
Descent
428 m
Max absolute grade
48.6%

As of

80
Catalina Island Marathon 10Kcalifornia
Net elevation
0 m
Ascent
398 m
Climb density
39.8 m/km
Descent
398 m
Max absolute grade
39.0%

As of

84
Trondheim Maraton 10Knorway
Net elevation
1 m
Ascent
51 m
Climb density
5.1 m/km
Descent
51 m
Max absolute grade
9.0%

As of

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

As of

92
Beachy Head Marathon 10Ksouth-east
Net elevation
1 m
Ascent
244 m
Climb density
24.4 m/km
Descent
242 m
Max absolute grade
18.7%

As of

94
Marathon Vert Rennes 10Kfrance
Net elevation
1 m
Ascent
56 m
Climb density
5.6 m/km
Descent
55 m
Max absolute grade
7.2%

As of

96
Helvetia Half Marathon 10Koregon
Net elevation
2 m
Ascent
51 m
Climb density
5.1 m/km
Descent
49 m
Max absolute grade
5.4%

As of

97
Mein Freiburg Marathon 10Kgermany
Net elevation
2 m
Ascent
54 m
Climb density
5.4 m/km
Descent
52 m
Max absolute grade
6.4%

As of

100
Lundaloppet 10Ksweden
Net elevation
3 m
Ascent
72 m
Climb density
7.2 m/km
Descent
69 m
Max absolute grade
7.5%

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 Net elevation. 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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