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Net downhill marathons

The net downhill marathons, ranked from trusted raw-elevation route profiles across 138 qualifying races.

Ranking current as of

Which race ranks first — and why is it MIUT - Madeira Island Ultra-Trail?

MIUT - Madeira Island Ultra-Trail leads this ranking on net elevation (-592 m).

Compare MIUT - Madeira Island Ultra-Trail vs Garda Trentino Trail

#RaceNet elevationAscentClimb densityDescentMax absolute gradeAs of
1MIUT - Madeira Island Ultra-Trail Marathon - portugal-592 m1,392 m34.8 m/km1,984 m64.2%
2Garda Trentino Trail Marathon - italy-565 m2,497 m56.8 m/km3,063 m49.1%
3Estes Park Marathon and Half Marathon - colorado-479 m256 m6.1 m/km735 m15.1%
4adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival Marathon - austria-371 m2,366 m54.5 m/km2,738 m59.1%
5Salomon Ultra-Trail Hungary Marathon - hungary-330 m1,303 m31.0 m/km1,633 m60.3%
6Jack & Jill's Downhill Marathon & Half - washington-268 m783 m18.5 m/km1,051 m31.0%
7Montana Marathon (Billings) - montana-253 m193 m4.6 m/km446 m15.6%
8Reims Champagne Run Marathon - france-161 m389 m9.3 m/km551 m17.4%
9Columbia Gorge Marathon - oregon-82 m696 m16.5 m/km778 m25.5%
10Windermere Marathon (Spokane) - washington-78 m226 m5.4 m/km304 m13.4%
11The Asheville Marathon & Half - north-carolina-61 m312 m7.4 m/km374 m8.9%
12Generali Genève Marathon - switzerland-53 m183 m4.3 m/km236 m9.0%
13Maratona do Funchal (Funchal Marathon) - portugal-46 m134 m3.2 m/km181 m6.2%
14Allianz Richmond Marathon - virginia-36 m236 m5.6 m/km272 m16.1%
15Haulin' Aspen Trail Race Marathon - oregon-33 m747 m17.7 m/km780 m19.7%
16Hoag OC Marathon Running Festival - california-32 m182 m4.3 m/km214 m8.7%
17Bay of Fundy International Marathon - maine-27 m456 m10.8 m/km484 m12.5%
18Zurich Rock 'n' Roll Running Series Madrid Marathon - spain-26 m335 m7.9 m/km362 m8.7%
19Stavanger Marathon - norway-25 m862 m20.4 m/km887 m87.3%
20Podbrdo Trail Running Festival Marathon - slovenia-24 m3,081 m75.9 m/km3,104 m55.7%
21Belfast City Marathon - northern-ireland-22 m177 m4.2 m/km198 m5.4%
22Maui Oceanfront Marathon - hawaii-21 m392 m9.3 m/km413 m17.4%
23Balaton Szupermaraton (Siófok) Marathon - hungary-20 m803 m19.0 m/km823 m24.3%
24Snowdonia Marathon - wales-15 m786 m18.6 m/km801 m25.2%
25The Great Bangor Marathon & Half (Bangor, Maine) - maine-10 m269 m6.4 m/km280 m9.9%
26Toulouse Métropole Run Experience Marathon - france-10 m209 m5.0 m/km219 m8.5%
27Run Rome The Marathon - italy-9 m135 m3.2 m/km144 m9.9%
28Internationaler Schwarzwald-Marathon Bräunlingen - germany-7 m681 m16.1 m/km688 m27.8%
29Tollymore Extreme (Tollymore Trail Marathon), Newcastle - northern-ireland-7 m1,084 m25.7 m/km1,092 m28.1%
30FirstEnergy Akron Marathon - ohio-6 m350 m8.3 m/km355 m13.8%
31TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon - iowa-5 m180 m4.3 m/km185 m9.0%
32The Kauai Marathon & Half Marathon - hawaii-5 m607 m14.4 m/km612 m24.0%
33Flying Pig Marathon - ohio-4 m424 m10.0 m/km427 m32.4%
34Albany COMBOS Marathon & Half Marathon - georgia-4 m333 m7.9 m/km337 m13.0%
35Clonakilty Waterfront Marathon - ireland-4 m493 m11.7 m/km497 m13.0%
36Ultra Trail Učka Marathon - croatia-3 m2,224 m53.0 m/km2,227 m52.8%
37The Woodlands Marathon - texas-2 m86 m2.0 m/km88 m3.6%
38Marshall University Marathon - west-virginia-2 m330 m7.8 m/km332 m18.7%
39Milton Keynes Marathon - south-east-2 m318 m7.5 m/km320 m7.8%
40Zürich Marathon - switzerland-2 m66 m1.6 m/km68 m5.9%
41Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes - france-2 m308 m7.3 m/km310 m11.8%
42SwissCityMarathon – Lucerne Marathon - switzerland-2 m162 m3.8 m/km163 m7.8%
43Sioux Falls Marathon - south-dakota-2 m305 m7.2 m/km307 m13.6%
44Paavo Nurmi Marathon - finland-2 m179 m4.2 m/km181 m10.9%
45Moab Trail Marathon - utah-2 m1,404 m33.3 m/km1,405 m53.1%
46Cedar Rapids Marathon - iowa-1 m454 m10.8 m/km455 m15.8%
47Sljemenski Maraton (Zagreb) Marathon - croatia-1 m2,187 m52.1 m/km2,188 m54.7%
48Poznań Maraton im. Macieja Frankiewicza Marathon - poland-1 m156 m3.7 m/km157 m3.9%
49Energa Gdańsk Maraton Marathon - poland-1 m227 m5.4 m/km228 m7.8%
50Plitvički maraton (Plitvice Marathon) - croatia-1 m1,313 m31.1 m/km1,314 m38.9%
51Mount Desert Island Marathon, Half & Relay - maine-1 m526 m12.5 m/km527 m18.7%
52Padova Marathon - italy-1 m96 m2.3 m/km97 m7.2%
53Garmin New Forest Marathon - south-east-1 m246 m5.8 m/km247 m5.5%
54Omaha Marathon - nebraska-1 m215 m5.1 m/km216 m11.5%
55NLB Ljubljana Marathon - slovenia-1 m112 m2.7 m/km113 m7.0%
566 sjöar (Uppsala) Marathon - sweden-1 m426 m10.1 m/km427 m22.4%
57Endurancelife Peak District (Castleton) Marathon - east-midlands-0 m1,665 m39.5 m/km1,665 m42.6%
58Stockholm Marathon - sweden-0 m166 m3.9 m/km166 m5.2%
59Endurancelife Pembrokeshire Marathon - wales-0 m1,015 m23.1 m/km1,015 m28.8%
60DNB Oslo Marathon - norway-0 m307 m7.3 m/km308 m6.7%
61YMCA Harrisburg Marathon, Half, and Relay Presented by Enders Insurance - pennsylvania-0 m176 m4.2 m/km176 m11.8%
62Arctic Marathon (Rovaniemi) - finland-0 m392 m9.3 m/km391 m11.9%
63Norfolk Festival of Running (King's Lynn) Marathon - east-of-england-0 m558 m13.2 m/km558 m9.8%
64Amica Newport Marathon & Half Marathon - rhode-island-0 m270 m6.4 m/km271 m8.1%
65Novant Health Wilmington Marathon - north-carolina-0 m109 m2.6 m/km110 m6.8%
66Zegama-Aizkorri Mendi Maratoia Marathon - spain-0 m2,591 m61.4 m/km2,591 m62.0%
67MountainOne Steel Rail Races (Adams) Marathon - massachusetts-0 m128 m3.0 m/km128 m6.8%
68Three Forts Challenge Marathon - south-east-0 m922 m21.1 m/km922 m13.5%
69Var Verdon Trail Canyon Marathon - france-0 m1,807 m45.2 m/km1,807 m41.7%
70Sunrise Marathon | Halfmarathon Brno - czechia-0 m176 m4.2 m/km176 m6.4%
71Copenhagen Marathon - denmark-0 m220 m5.2 m/km219 m5.4%
72Portland Coastal Marathon - south-west-0 m715 m16.9 m/km715 m33.0%
73Regensburg Marathon - germany-0 m247 m5.9 m/km247 m9.3%
74Trieste Spring Run Marathon - italy0 m205 m4.9 m/km204 m21.0%
75Endurancelife Suffolk (Dunwich) Marathon - east-of-england0 m219 m5.1 m/km218 m7.7%
76Davos X-Trails Marathon - switzerland0 m1,513 m35.2 m/km1,513 m37.7%
77The Original Las Vegas Marathon - nevada0 m331 m7.8 m/km331 m11.9%
78Cleveland Marathon - ohio0 m232 m5.5 m/km233 m31.4%
79Endurancelife Coastal Trail Series - North York Moors (Ravenscar) Marathon - yorkshire0 m1,032 m24.2 m/km1,032 m40.6%
80Bend Marathon and Half - oregon0 m388 m9.2 m/km388 m16.6%
81Trondheim Skogsmaraton Marathon - norway0 m907 m21.5 m/km907 m17.0%
82Thames Meander Marathon (London) - london0 m274 m6.5 m/km274 m6.1%
83Martian Invasion of Races Marathon - michigan0 m124 m2.9 m/km124 m6.6%
84Maine Marathon (Portland) - maine0 m357 m8.5 m/km358 m15.5%
85Naturosa Catania Marathon - italy0 m12 m0.3 m/km12 m2.0%
86Debrecen Maraton Marathon - hungary0 m119 m2.8 m/km119 m2.9%
87Haspa Marathon Hamburg - germany0 m155 m3.7 m/km155 m5.5%
88DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon - pennsylvania0 m154 m3.6 m/km154 m12.0%
89Jersey City Marathon & Half Marathon - new-jersey0 m68 m1.6 m/km69 m4.9%
90Lakeland Trails Coniston Marathon, Half, Mini-10k & 5k - north-west0 m900 m21.3 m/km899 m21.8%
91Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon - virginia0 m1,523 m36.1 m/km1,523 m92.0%
92Run the Rainbow for Children's Marathon - mississippi0 m407 m9.7 m/km407 m10.6%
93Mein Freiburg Marathon - germany1 m211 m5.0 m/km210 m6.2%
94Run Woodstock Marathon - michigan1 m547 m13.0 m/km546 m13.5%
95Bath & Bristol Railway Races Marathon - south-west1 m98 m2.3 m/km97 m6.7%
96Mercy Health Glass City Marathon - ohio1 m177 m4.2 m/km176 m6.7%
97Mohawk Mountain Race (Cornwall) Marathon - connecticut1 m1,991 m47.2 m/km1,990 m37.1%
98Marathon Vert Rennes - france1 m192 m4.6 m/km191 m7.8%
99Tupelo Marathon - mississippi1 m243 m5.8 m/km242 m7.1%
100Maine Coast Marathon - maine1 m219 m5.2 m/km217 m8.6%
7
Montana Marathon (Billings)montana
Net elevation
-253 m
Ascent
193 m
Climb density
4.6 m/km
Descent
446 m
Max absolute grade
15.6%

As of

9
Columbia Gorge Marathonoregon
Net elevation
-82 m
Ascent
696 m
Climb density
16.5 m/km
Descent
778 m
Max absolute grade
25.5%

As of

11
The Asheville Marathon & Halfnorth-carolina
Net elevation
-61 m
Ascent
312 m
Climb density
7.4 m/km
Descent
374 m
Max absolute grade
8.9%

As of

12
Generali Genève Marathonswitzerland
Net elevation
-53 m
Ascent
183 m
Climb density
4.3 m/km
Descent
236 m
Max absolute grade
9.0%

As of

14
Allianz Richmond Marathonvirginia
Net elevation
-36 m
Ascent
236 m
Climb density
5.6 m/km
Descent
272 m
Max absolute grade
16.1%

As of

19
Stavanger Marathonnorway
Net elevation
-25 m
Ascent
862 m
Climb density
20.4 m/km
Descent
887 m
Max absolute grade
87.3%

As of

21
Belfast City Marathonnorthern-ireland
Net elevation
-22 m
Ascent
177 m
Climb density
4.2 m/km
Descent
198 m
Max absolute grade
5.4%

As of

22
Maui Oceanfront Marathonhawaii
Net elevation
-21 m
Ascent
392 m
Climb density
9.3 m/km
Descent
413 m
Max absolute grade
17.4%

As of

24
Snowdonia Marathonwales
Net elevation
-15 m
Ascent
786 m
Climb density
18.6 m/km
Descent
801 m
Max absolute grade
25.2%

As of

27
Run Rome The Marathonitaly
Net elevation
-9 m
Ascent
135 m
Climb density
3.2 m/km
Descent
144 m
Max absolute grade
9.9%

As of

30
FirstEnergy Akron Marathonohio
Net elevation
-6 m
Ascent
350 m
Climb density
8.3 m/km
Descent
355 m
Max absolute grade
13.8%

As of

33
Flying Pig Marathonohio
Net elevation
-4 m
Ascent
424 m
Climb density
10.0 m/km
Descent
427 m
Max absolute grade
32.4%

As of

36
Ultra Trail Učka Marathoncroatia
Net elevation
-3 m
Ascent
2,224 m
Climb density
53.0 m/km
Descent
2,227 m
Max absolute grade
52.8%

As of

37
The Woodlands Marathontexas
Net elevation
-2 m
Ascent
86 m
Climb density
2.0 m/km
Descent
88 m
Max absolute grade
3.6%

As of

38
Marshall University Marathonwest-virginia
Net elevation
-2 m
Ascent
330 m
Climb density
7.8 m/km
Descent
332 m
Max absolute grade
18.7%

As of

39
Milton Keynes Marathonsouth-east
Net elevation
-2 m
Ascent
318 m
Climb density
7.5 m/km
Descent
320 m
Max absolute grade
7.8%

As of

40
Zürich Marathonswitzerland
Net elevation
-2 m
Ascent
66 m
Climb density
1.6 m/km
Descent
68 m
Max absolute grade
5.9%

As of

43
Sioux Falls Marathonsouth-dakota
Net elevation
-2 m
Ascent
305 m
Climb density
7.2 m/km
Descent
307 m
Max absolute grade
13.6%

As of

44
Paavo Nurmi Marathonfinland
Net elevation
-2 m
Ascent
179 m
Climb density
4.2 m/km
Descent
181 m
Max absolute grade
10.9%

As of

45
Moab Trail Marathonutah
Net elevation
-2 m
Ascent
1,404 m
Climb density
33.3 m/km
Descent
1,405 m
Max absolute grade
53.1%

As of

46
Cedar Rapids Marathoniowa
Net elevation
-1 m
Ascent
454 m
Climb density
10.8 m/km
Descent
455 m
Max absolute grade
15.8%

As of

52
Padova Marathonitaly
Net elevation
-1 m
Ascent
96 m
Climb density
2.3 m/km
Descent
97 m
Max absolute grade
7.2%

As of

53
Garmin New Forest Marathonsouth-east
Net elevation
-1 m
Ascent
246 m
Climb density
5.8 m/km
Descent
247 m
Max absolute grade
5.5%

As of

54
Omaha Marathonnebraska
Net elevation
-1 m
Ascent
215 m
Climb density
5.1 m/km
Descent
216 m
Max absolute grade
11.5%

As of

55
NLB Ljubljana Marathonslovenia
Net elevation
-1 m
Ascent
112 m
Climb density
2.7 m/km
Descent
113 m
Max absolute grade
7.0%

As of

56
6 sjöar (Uppsala) Marathonsweden
Net elevation
-1 m
Ascent
426 m
Climb density
10.1 m/km
Descent
427 m
Max absolute grade
22.4%

As of

58
Stockholm Marathonsweden
Net elevation
-0 m
Ascent
166 m
Climb density
3.9 m/km
Descent
166 m
Max absolute grade
5.2%

As of

60
DNB Oslo Marathonnorway
Net elevation
-0 m
Ascent
307 m
Climb density
7.3 m/km
Descent
308 m
Max absolute grade
6.7%

As of

62
Arctic Marathon (Rovaniemi)finland
Net elevation
-0 m
Ascent
392 m
Climb density
9.3 m/km
Descent
391 m
Max absolute grade
11.9%

As of

71
Copenhagen Marathondenmark
Net elevation
-0 m
Ascent
220 m
Climb density
5.2 m/km
Descent
219 m
Max absolute grade
5.4%

As of

72
Portland Coastal Marathonsouth-west
Net elevation
-0 m
Ascent
715 m
Climb density
16.9 m/km
Descent
715 m
Max absolute grade
33.0%

As of

73
Regensburg Marathongermany
Net elevation
-0 m
Ascent
247 m
Climb density
5.9 m/km
Descent
247 m
Max absolute grade
9.3%

As of

76
Davos X-Trails Marathonswitzerland
Net elevation
0 m
Ascent
1,513 m
Climb density
35.2 m/km
Descent
1,513 m
Max absolute grade
37.7%

As of

78
Cleveland Marathonohio
Net elevation
0 m
Ascent
232 m
Climb density
5.5 m/km
Descent
233 m
Max absolute grade
31.4%

As of

80
Bend Marathon and Halforegon
Net elevation
0 m
Ascent
388 m
Climb density
9.2 m/km
Descent
388 m
Max absolute grade
16.6%

As of

84
Maine Marathon (Portland)maine
Net elevation
0 m
Ascent
357 m
Climb density
8.5 m/km
Descent
358 m
Max absolute grade
15.5%

As of

85
Naturosa Catania Marathonitaly
Net elevation
0 m
Ascent
12 m
Climb density
0.3 m/km
Descent
12 m
Max absolute grade
2.0%

As of

86
Debrecen Maraton Marathonhungary
Net elevation
0 m
Ascent
119 m
Climb density
2.8 m/km
Descent
119 m
Max absolute grade
2.9%

As of

87
Haspa Marathon Hamburggermany
Net elevation
0 m
Ascent
155 m
Climb density
3.7 m/km
Descent
155 m
Max absolute grade
5.5%

As of

93
Mein Freiburg Marathongermany
Net elevation
1 m
Ascent
211 m
Climb density
5.0 m/km
Descent
210 m
Max absolute grade
6.2%

As of

94
Run Woodstock Marathonmichigan
Net elevation
1 m
Ascent
547 m
Climb density
13.0 m/km
Descent
546 m
Max absolute grade
13.5%

As of

98
Marathon Vert Rennesfrance
Net elevation
1 m
Ascent
192 m
Climb density
4.6 m/km
Descent
191 m
Max absolute grade
7.8%

As of

99
Tupelo Marathonmississippi
Net elevation
1 m
Ascent
243 m
Climb density
5.8 m/km
Descent
242 m
Max absolute grade
7.1%

As of

100
Maine Coast Marathonmaine
Net elevation
1 m
Ascent
219 m
Climb density
5.2 m/km
Descent
217 m
Max absolute grade
8.6%

As of

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MIUT - Madeira Island Ultra-Trail Marathon ranks first by net elevation, from 138 qualifying races compared under our published methodology.