Moab Trail Marathon Half Marathon or Moab Trail Marathon — which comes out ahead?

The available sourced metrics do not create a clear lead; use the table to compare the held route, cost and race-day evidence.

Route comparison snapshot

Moab Trail Marathon Half Marathon

Mapped route
Not held
Elevation profile
Not held
flat grade share
Unavailable
lower ascent
Unavailable
climbing density
Unavailable
net elevation
Unavailable
maximum grade
Unavailable

Moab Trail Marathon

Mapped route
Held Favoured
Elevation profile
Held Favoured
flat grade share
24.3%
lower ascent
1,404 m
climbing density
33.3 m/km
net elevation
-2 m
maximum grade
53.1%
Head-to-head comparison
MetricMoab Trail Marathon Half MarathonMoab Trail Marathon
Flat grade shareUnavailable24.3%
Uphill shareUnavailable37.3%
Steep-up shareUnavailable21.1%
Downhill shareUnavailable38.4%
Total ascent (m)Unavailable1,404 m
Climbing density (m/km)Unavailable33.3 m/km
Longest climb length (m)Unavailable2,100 m
Longest climb gain (m)Unavailable292 m
Longest climb average gradeUnavailable13.9%
Total descent (m)Unavailable1,405 m
Net elevation (m)Unavailable-2 m
Max absolute gradeUnavailable53.1%
Start elevation (m)Unavailable1,213 m
Finish elevation (m)Unavailable1,211 m
Scenic score100/100100/100
Conditions99/10099/100

Only metrics available for at least one side are shown. A ✓ marks the better value for each metric (higher-is-better aware). Scores are out of 100 when available. Ascent, climbing density, max absolute grade and median finish describe course or field context and are not marked as better or worse.

Same-distance comparisons are most meaningful; cross-distance metrics are contextual.

Race facts that change the decision

Race facts comparison
FactMoab Trail Marathon Half MarathonMoab Trail Marathon
Schedule

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-11-07 (legacy event-level date).

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-11-07 (legacy event-level date).

LocationMoab, UtahMoab, Utah
Actual distance21.1 km42.2 km
raceindex.org mapped route heldNot heldHeld
raceindex.org elevation profile heldNot heldHeld
Course typePoint To PointPoint To Point
SurfaceUnavailable100% on un Paved trails: narrow single Track, rugged jeep trails, sandy washes, 'Moab Style slickrock', a short section of dirt road, a few sections of no Track, a very old mining trail and a couple of sections of fixed Line traverse.
Elevation characterUnavailableMountainous
TerrainTrailTrail, Mixed
SceneryCanyon, Countryside, Mountain, Parkland, Desert, RiversideDesert, Canyon, Countryside, Mountain, Parkland, Riverside
AtmosphereDestination, Wilderness, CompetitiveDestination, Wilderness, Competitive
TechnicalityUnavailableVery Technical
Total ascentUnavailable1,404 m
Climbing densityUnavailable33.3 m/km
Total descentUnavailable1,405 m
Net elevationUnavailable-2 m
Max absolute gradeUnavailable53.1%
Flat grade shareUnavailable24.3%
Field cap900900
Entry modelOpenOpen
Qualifying statusChampionshipUnavailable

Schedule

Moab Trail Marathon Half Marathon

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-11-07 (legacy event-level date).

Moab Trail Marathon

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-11-07 (legacy event-level date).

Location

Moab Trail Marathon Half Marathon
Moab, Utah
Moab Trail Marathon
Moab, Utah

Actual distance

Moab Trail Marathon Half Marathon
21.1 km
Moab Trail Marathon
42.2 km

raceindex.org mapped route held

Moab Trail Marathon Half Marathon
Not held
Moab Trail Marathon
Held

raceindex.org elevation profile held

Moab Trail Marathon Half Marathon
Not held
Moab Trail Marathon
Held

Course type

Moab Trail Marathon Half Marathon
Point To Point
Moab Trail Marathon
Point To Point

Surface

Moab Trail Marathon Half Marathon
Unavailable
Moab Trail Marathon
100% on un Paved trails: narrow single Track, rugged jeep trails, sandy washes, 'Moab Style slickrock', a short section of dirt road, a few sections of no Track, a very old mining trail and a couple of sections of fixed Line traverse.

Elevation character

Moab Trail Marathon Half Marathon
Unavailable
Moab Trail Marathon
Mountainous

Terrain

Moab Trail Marathon Half Marathon
Trail
Moab Trail Marathon
Trail, Mixed

Scenery

Moab Trail Marathon Half Marathon
Canyon, Countryside, Mountain, Parkland, Desert, Riverside
Moab Trail Marathon
Desert, Canyon, Countryside, Mountain, Parkland, Riverside

Atmosphere

Moab Trail Marathon Half Marathon
Destination, Wilderness, Competitive
Moab Trail Marathon
Destination, Wilderness, Competitive

Technicality

Moab Trail Marathon Half Marathon
Unavailable
Moab Trail Marathon
Very Technical

Total ascent

Moab Trail Marathon Half Marathon
Unavailable
Moab Trail Marathon
1,404 m

Climbing density

Moab Trail Marathon Half Marathon
Unavailable
Moab Trail Marathon
33.3 m/km

Total descent

Moab Trail Marathon Half Marathon
Unavailable
Moab Trail Marathon
1,405 m

Net elevation

Moab Trail Marathon Half Marathon
Unavailable
Moab Trail Marathon
-2 m

Max absolute grade

Moab Trail Marathon Half Marathon
Unavailable
Moab Trail Marathon
53.1%

Flat grade share

Moab Trail Marathon Half Marathon
Unavailable
Moab Trail Marathon
24.3%

Field cap

Moab Trail Marathon Half Marathon
900
Moab Trail Marathon
900

Entry model

Moab Trail Marathon Half Marathon
Open
Moab Trail Marathon
Open

Qualifying status

Moab Trail Marathon Half Marathon
Championship
Moab Trail Marathon
Unavailable

Facts are shown only when they exist in the sourced race record; Not held means no sourced value is held for that race.

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