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Most climbing per km 5 miles

The most climbing per km 5 miles, ranked from trusted raw-elevation route profiles across 5 qualifying races.

Ranking current as of

Which race ranks first — and why is it adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival?

adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival leads this ranking on climbing per km (33.9 m/km).

Compare adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival vs Three Forts Challenge

#RaceClimbing per kmAscentDescentNet elevationMax absolute gradeAs of
1adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival 5 Mile - austria33.9 m/km278 m278 m0 m25.6%
2Three Forts Challenge 5 Mile - south-east21.4 m/km172 m172 m0 m14.8%
3Bewl 15 (Wadhurst) 5 Mile - south-east9.0 m/km72 m73 m-0 m11.8%
4Belmar Five Mile Run 5 Mile - new-jersey2.5 m/km20 m24 m-4 m7.3%
5The Spring Lake Five Mile Run 5 Mile - new-jersey2.2 m/km18 m21 m-3 m2.2%
2
Three Forts Challenge 5 Milesouth-east
Climbing per km
21.4 m/km
Ascent
172 m
Descent
172 m
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
14.8%

As of

3
Bewl 15 (Wadhurst) 5 Milesouth-east
Climbing per km
9.0 m/km
Ascent
72 m
Descent
73 m
Net elevation
-0 m
Max absolute grade
11.8%

As of

4
Belmar Five Mile Run 5 Milenew-jersey
Climbing per km
2.5 m/km
Ascent
20 m
Descent
24 m
Net elevation
-4 m
Max absolute grade
7.3%

As of

5 qualifying races in this ranking; use the distance catalogue to search the full distance list. Scores are out of 100 when present; route, elevation and cost figures are shown in their natural units.

How we ranked these

Races are ranked by Climbing per km. 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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Route maps for this ranking

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

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Common questions

What is the most climbing per km 5 miles?

adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival 5 Mile ranks first by climbing per km, from 5 qualifying races compared under our published methodology.