Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB Relay or Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay — which comes out ahead?

Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay has the stronger available profile on flat grade share and conditions.

Route comparison snapshot

Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB Relay

Mapped route
Held
Elevation profile
Held
flat grade share
12.7%
lower ascent
2,437 m
climbing density
51.8 m/km
net elevation
-748 m
maximum grade
70.4%

Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay

Mapped route
Held
Elevation profile
Held
flat grade share
35.2% Favoured
lower ascent
1,523 m
climbing density
36.1 m/km
net elevation
0 m
maximum grade
92.0%
Head-to-head comparison
MetricTenerife Bluetrail by UTMB RelayFoot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay
Flat grade share12.7%35.2%
Uphill share39.4%34.8%
Steep-up share29.4%18.1%
Downhill share48.0%30.0%
Total ascent (m)2,437 m1,523 m
Climbing density (m/km)51.8 m/km36.1 m/km
Longest climb length (m)5,120 m760 m
Longest climb gain (m)593 m90 m
Longest climb average grade11.6%11.9%
Total descent (m)3,185 m1,523 m
Net elevation (m)-748 m0 m
Max absolute grade70.4%92.0%
Start elevation (m)756 m294 m
Finish elevation (m)7 m294 m
Scenic score100/10090/100
Conditions72/10077/100

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.

Race facts that change the decision

Race facts comparison
FactTenerife Bluetrail by UTMB RelayFoot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay
Schedule

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2027-04-08 (legacy event-level date).

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2027-04-17 (legacy event-level date).

LocationPuerto de la Cruz, SpainRoanoke, Virginia
Actual distance47 km42.2 km
raceindex.org mapped route heldHeldHeld
raceindex.org elevation profile heldHeldHeld
SurfaceTrailUnavailable
TerrainTrailRoad
SceneryCoastal, Mountain, Island, Forest, Historic, Parkland, CountrysideMountain, City, Forest, Riverside, Historic, Parkland
AtmosphereUnavailableCommunity, Destination, Festival
Total ascent2,437 m1,523 m
Climbing density51.8 m/km36.1 m/km
Total descent3,185 m1,523 m
Net elevation-748 m0 m
Max absolute grade70.4%92.0%
Flat grade share12.7%35.2%
Cutoff11:30:00Unavailable
Entry modelOpenOpen

Schedule

Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB Relay

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2027-04-08 (legacy event-level date).

Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2027-04-17 (legacy event-level date).

Location

Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB Relay
Puerto de la Cruz, Spain
Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay
Roanoke, Virginia

Actual distance

Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB Relay
47 km
Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay
42.2 km

raceindex.org mapped route held

Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB Relay
Held
Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay
Held

raceindex.org elevation profile held

Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB Relay
Held
Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay
Held

Surface

Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB Relay
Trail
Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay
Unavailable

Terrain

Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB Relay
Trail
Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay
Road

Scenery

Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB Relay
Coastal, Mountain, Island, Forest, Historic, Parkland, Countryside
Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay
Mountain, City, Forest, Riverside, Historic, Parkland

Atmosphere

Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB Relay
Unavailable
Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay
Community, Destination, Festival

Total ascent

Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB Relay
2,437 m
Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay
1,523 m

Climbing density

Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB Relay
51.8 m/km
Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay
36.1 m/km

Total descent

Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB Relay
3,185 m
Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay
1,523 m

Net elevation

Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB Relay
-748 m
Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay
0 m

Max absolute grade

Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB Relay
70.4%
Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay
92.0%

Flat grade share

Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB Relay
12.7%
Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay
35.2%

Cutoff

Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB Relay
11:30:00
Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay
Unavailable

Entry model

Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB Relay
Open
Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay
Open

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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