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Steepest half marathons

The steepest half marathons, ranked from trusted raw-elevation route profiles across 189 qualifying races.

Ranking current as of

Which race ranks first — and why is it Chudy Wawrzyniec (Rajcza)?

Chudy Wawrzyniec (Rajcza) leads this ranking on absolute max grade (53.1%).

Compare Chudy Wawrzyniec (Rajcza) vs Hyundai Meia Maratona Internacional do Porto

#RaceAbsolute max gradeAscentClimb densityDescentNet elevationAs of
1Chudy Wawrzyniec (Rajcza) Half Marathon - poland53.1%1,324 m63.9 m/km1,264 m59 m
2Hyundai Meia Maratona Internacional do Porto Half Marathon - portugal50.0%150 m7.1 m/km150 m0 m
3Stavanger Marathon Half Marathon - norway48.8%264 m12.5 m/km281 m-17 m
4Dolomiti Extreme Trail Half Marathon - italy48.4%1,122 m52.2 m/km1,122 m0 m
5Salomon Ultra-Trail Hungary Half Marathon - hungary48.1%716 m32.5 m/km1,048 m-332 m
6Plitvički maraton (Plitvice Marathon) Half Marathon - croatia40.9%645 m30.6 m/km645 m-0 m
7Διεθνής Ημιμαραθώνιος Κρήτης (Crete Half Marathon), Arkalochori - greece40.6%300 m14.2 m/km331 m-31 m
8Aletsch Halbmarathon (Bettmeralp) Half Marathon - switzerland40.4%1,123 m53.2 m/km398 m725 m
9Zagori Mountain Running (ZMR) Half Marathon - greece39.9%1,107 m52.7 m/km1,092 m14 m
10Tatra SkyMarathon (Zakopane) Half Marathon - poland39.9%1,090 m51.9 m/km1,089 m1 m
11Endurancelife Peak District (Castleton) Half Marathon - east-midlands39.5%1,097 m52.0 m/km1,097 m-0 m
12Mohawk Mountain Race (Cornwall) Half Marathon - connecticut37.0%996 m47.2 m/km995 m1 m
13Queen Bee Half Marathon (Cincinnati) - ohio34.1%266 m12.6 m/km284 m-17 m
14Flying Pig Marathon Half Marathon - ohio33.9%340 m16.1 m/km342 m-2 m
15Portland Coastal Marathon Half Marathon - south-west33.5%364 m17.3 m/km363 m0 m
16Wild Duluth Races Half Marathon - minnesota33.3%687 m32.6 m/km659 m29 m
17Arrowhead Half Marathon & 5K (Vail/Edwards) - colorado32.8%939 m44.5 m/km939 m0 m
18Jack & Jill's Downhill Marathon & Half Half Marathon - washington31.2%311 m14.7 m/km574 m-264 m
19Escape from Prison Hill (Carson City) Half Marathon - nevada30.6%841 m38.2 m/km819 m23 m
20Endurancelife Pembrokeshire Half Marathon - wales28.9%570 m26.4 m/km581 m-11 m
21Tollymore Extreme (Tollymore Trail Marathon), Newcastle Half Marathon - northern-ireland28.1%538 m25.5 m/km545 m-7 m
22Cambridge Half Marathon + 5K at CambridgeSide (Cambridge, MA) - massachusetts26.7%273 m12.9 m/km270 m3 m
23La Jolla Half Marathon, 10K & 5K - california26.6%304 m14.4 m/km297 m7 m
24Mount Rushmore Half Marathon - south-dakota26.3%603 m28.6 m/km516 m87 m
25Boston's Run to Remember Half Marathon - massachusetts26.2%269 m12.8 m/km270 m-1 m
26Gornergrat Zermatt Marathon Half Marathon - switzerland26.2%1,284 m58.4 m/km315 m970 m
27FirstEnergy Akron Marathon Half Marathon - ohio25.8%209 m9.9 m/km215 m-6 m
28Columbia Gorge Marathon Half Marathon - oregon25.6%434 m20.6 m/km434 m0 m
29Golden Leaf Half Marathon (Aspen) - colorado25.2%533 m24.9 m/km759 m-226 m
30Tecumseh Trail Marathon (Tecumseh Trail Challenge), Nashville Indiana Half Marathon - indiana25.1%490 m23.2 m/km490 m0 m
31Beachy Head Marathon Half Marathon - south-east24.2%468 m22.2 m/km469 m-1 m
32Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon - norway24.1%389 m18.5 m/km388 m1 m
33Lakeland Trails Coniston Marathon, Half, Mini-10k & 5k Half Marathon - north-west23.9%503 m23.8 m/km503 m0 m
34Acadia Half Marathon & 10K - maine23.6%321 m15.2 m/km325 m-5 m
35Telekom Vivicittá (Budapest) Half Marathon - hungary23.4%429 m20.4 m/km430 m-0 m
36Silver State 50/50 (Reno) Half Marathon - nevada22.9%546 m25.9 m/km546 m-0 m
37Estes Park Marathon and Half Marathon - colorado21.5%61 m2.9 m/km539 m-477 m
38The Skippo Trail Race Half Marathon - missouri21.1%319 m15.1 m/km319 m0 m
39Trieste Spring Run Half Marathon - italy20.7%63 m3.0 m/km134 m-73 m
40Maui Oceanfront Marathon Half Marathon - hawaii20.5%242 m11.5 m/km249 m-7 m
41Connemara International Marathon (Connemarathon) Half Marathon - ireland19.4%239 m11.3 m/km210 m29 m
42Bend Marathon and Half Half Marathon - oregon18.8%224 m10.6 m/km225 m0 m
43Marshall University Marathon Half Marathon - west-virginia18.8%187 m8.9 m/km189 m-2 m
44Rimi Riga Marathon Half Marathon - latvia18.7%135 m6.4 m/km134 m1 m
45The Kauai Marathon & Half Marathon - hawaii18.5%225 m10.6 m/km229 m-4 m
46Otter Creek Trail Run (Mandan) Half Marathon - north-dakota18.2%323 m15.4 m/km321 m2 m
47Two Tunnels Railway Races Half Marathon - south-west18.1%489 m23.2 m/km487 m2 m
48TARC Stone Cat Trail Festival Half Marathon - massachusetts17.5%262 m12.4 m/km262 m0 m
49Lift Bridge Road Races Half Marathon - minnesota17.3%194 m9.2 m/km182 m11 m
50Trondheim Skogsmaraton Half Marathon - norway17.0%453 m21.5 m/km453 m0 m
51Spring Dash (Coeur d'Alene) Half Marathon - idaho16.9%368 m17.4 m/km367 m0 m
52Rochester Regional Health Flower City Half Marathon - new-york16.6%200 m9.5 m/km201 m-0 m
53Greene & Schultz Hoosier Half Marathon, 5 & 10K - indiana16.5%227 m10.8 m/km227 m0 m
54Three Forts Challenge Half Marathon - south-east16.4%463 m21.9 m/km463 m0 m
55Juneteenth Half Marathon & 10K (Washington DC) - dc16.0%396 m18.7 m/km398 m-2 m
566 sjöar (Uppsala) Half Marathon - sweden15.8%200 m9.5 m/km201 m-0 m
57Charlotte Racefest at SouthPark Half Marathon and 10K - north-carolina15.6%70 m3.3 m/km59 m11 m
58Middlebury Maple Run Half Marathon - vermont15.6%213 m10.1 m/km213 m-0 m
59Adamant Half Marathon - vermont15.6%459 m21.8 m/km472 m-13 m
603-Sjøersløpet (Stavanger) Half Marathon - norway15.5%177 m8.4 m/km180 m-3 m
61Carson Canyons Super-K Trail Runs Half Marathon - nevada15.2%603 m27.4 m/km590 m13 m
62OhioHealth Capital City Half & Quarter Marathon (Columbus) Half Marathon - ohio14.9%142 m6.7 m/km142 m0 m
63Helvetia Half Marathon - oregon14.9%228 m10.8 m/km227 m1 m
64Wisconsin Lakeside Half Marathon & 5K (Monona) - wisconsin14.6%126 m6.0 m/km127 m-0 m
65Mount Desert Island Marathon, Half & Relay Half Marathon - maine14.3%253 m12.0 m/km250 m4 m
66Haulin' Aspen Trail Race Half Marathon - oregon14.2%322 m15.2 m/km344 m-22 m
67Cedar Rapids Marathon Half Marathon - iowa13.9%229 m10.9 m/km232 m-2 m
68Windermere Marathon (Spokane) Half Marathon - washington13.5%140 m6.6 m/km170 m-30 m
69DRC's The Half (Dallas Running Club) Half Marathon - texas13.3%92 m4.4 m/km108 m-16 m
70Sioux Falls Skedaddle Half Marathon - south-dakota13.3%133 m6.3 m/km140 m-7 m
71Richmond Park Marathon (London) Half Marathon - london13.2%204 m9.6 m/km201 m3 m
72Wallis Sands Half Marathon - new-hampshire12.8%128 m6.1 m/km129 m0 m
73Goodyear Half Marathon & 10K (Akron) - ohio12.7%109 m5.2 m/km119 m-9 m
74Run Woodstock Half Marathon - michigan12.7%281 m13.3 m/km280 m0 m
75Clonakilty Waterfront Marathon Half Marathon - ireland12.6%265 m12.6 m/km274 m-8 m
76Maidstone Half Marathon - south-east12.5%269 m12.8 m/km261 m9 m
77Southampton Marathon Half Marathon - south-east12.4%151 m7.1 m/km136 m15 m
78The Asheville Marathon & Half Half Marathon - north-carolina12.1%260 m12.3 m/km322 m-61 m
79Bay of Fundy International Marathon Half Marathon - maine12.0%176 m8.3 m/km203 m-27 m
80Cleveland Marathon Half Marathon - ohio11.9%102 m4.8 m/km102 m-0 m
81RAD Half Marathon & 10K (Asheville) - north-carolina11.9%135 m6.4 m/km206 m-71 m
82The Original Las Vegas Marathon Half Marathon - nevada11.9%164 m7.8 m/km164 m0 m
83Arctic Marathon (Rovaniemi) Half Marathon - finland11.8%196 m9.3 m/km196 m-0 m
84Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes Half Marathon - france11.7%119 m5.9 m/km121 m-2 m
85Montana Marathon (Billings) Half Marathon - montana11.6%73 m3.5 m/km266 m-193 m
86Termal Bologna Marathon Half Marathon - italy11.5%121 m5.7 m/km103 m18 m
87Omaha Marathon Half Marathon - nebraska11.5%150 m7.1 m/km151 m-1 m
88Tobacco Road Marathon and Half Marathon - north-carolina11.4%209 m9.9 m/km208 m1 m
89Ice Age Trail 50 Half Marathon - wisconsin11.3%235 m11.1 m/km234 m1 m
90Zurich Rock 'n' Roll Running Series Madrid Half Marathon - spain11.2%124 m5.9 m/km151 m-26 m
91Toulouse Métropole Run Experience Half Marathon - france11.2%114 m5.4 m/km123 m-10 m
92HiTOPS Princeton Half Marathon - new-jersey11.2%250 m11.8 m/km252 m-3 m
93Naptown Half Marathon & 10K/5K - maryland11.1%208 m9.8 m/km208 m0 m
94YMCA Harrisburg Marathon, Half, and Relay Presented by Enders Insurance Half Marathon - pennsylvania11.1%112 m5.3 m/km113 m-0 m
95Endurancelife Suffolk (Dunwich) Half Marathon - east-of-england11.0%123 m5.7 m/km124 m0 m
96St. Croix Crossing Half Marathon - minnesota10.8%124 m5.9 m/km189 m-64 m
97Run Madtown Half Marathon, 10K & 5K - wisconsin10.8%245 m11.6 m/km244 m1 m
98MountainOne Steel Rail Races (Adams) Half Marathon - massachusetts10.6%114 m5.4 m/km114 m-0 m
99Fayetteville Half Marathon - arkansas10.5%194 m9.2 m/km194 m0 m
100TUI Μαραθώνιος Ρόδου (TUI Rhodes Marathon) Half Marathon - greece10.4%169 m8.0 m/km167 m2 m
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Mount Rushmore Half Marathonsouth-dakota
Absolute max grade
26.3%
Ascent
603 m
Climb density
28.6 m/km
Descent
516 m
Net elevation
87 m

As of

34
Acadia Half Marathon & 10Kmaine
Absolute max grade
23.6%
Ascent
321 m
Climb density
15.2 m/km
Descent
325 m
Net elevation
-5 m

As of

59
Adamant Half Marathonvermont
Absolute max grade
15.6%
Ascent
459 m
Climb density
21.8 m/km
Descent
472 m
Net elevation
-13 m

As of

63
Helvetia Half Marathonoregon
Absolute max grade
14.9%
Ascent
228 m
Climb density
10.8 m/km
Descent
227 m
Net elevation
1 m

As of

72
Wallis Sands Half Marathonnew-hampshire
Absolute max grade
12.8%
Ascent
128 m
Climb density
6.1 m/km
Descent
129 m
Net elevation
0 m

As of

74
Run Woodstock Half Marathonmichigan
Absolute max grade
12.7%
Ascent
281 m
Climb density
13.3 m/km
Descent
280 m
Net elevation
0 m

As of

76
Maidstone Half Marathonsouth-east
Absolute max grade
12.5%
Ascent
269 m
Climb density
12.8 m/km
Descent
261 m
Net elevation
9 m

As of

99
Fayetteville Half Marathonarkansas
Absolute max grade
10.5%
Ascent
194 m
Climb density
9.2 m/km
Descent
194 m
Net elevation
0 m

As of

Showing the top 100 of 189 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.

How we ranked these

Races are ranked by Absolute max grade. 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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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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What is the steepest half marathons?

Chudy Wawrzyniec (Rajcza) Half Marathon ranks first by absolute max grade, from 189 qualifying races compared under our published methodology.