Which race ranks first — and why is it Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB?

Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB leads this ranking on net elevation (-688 m).

Compare Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB vs The North Face Grossglockner Ultra-Trail

Ranked comparison table
#RaceNet elevationAscentClimb densityDescentMax absolute gradeAs of
1Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB 24K - spain-688 m1,219 m50.8 m/km1,907 m54.4%
2The North Face Grossglockner Ultra-Trail 37K - austria-568 m3,381 m91.4 m/km3,949 m65.8%
3adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival 38K - austria-372 m2,101 m55.6 m/km2,474 m60.1%
4Douro Ultra Trail (Peso da Régua) 28K - portugal-208 m1,010 m36.1 m/km1,218 m46.3%
5Kia Fjällmaraton (Fjällmaratonveckan), Årefjällen 27K - sweden-127 m869 m32.2 m/km996 m30.6%
6Salomon Ultra-Trail Hungary 30K - hungary-59 m1,057 m35.5 m/km1,116 m46.0%
7Ethias 15 km de Liège Métropole 24K - belgium-47 m759 m31.6 m/km806 m39.7%
8Dalmacija Ultra Trail 29K - croatia-44 m1,141 m39.2 m/km1,185 m49.7%
9Bill Powers Memorial Firecracker 4-Miler (Brattleboro) 4 Mile - vermont-39 m91 m14.2 m/km130 m19.2%
10Podbrdo Trail Running Festival 23K - slovenia-26 m1,577 m68.6 m/km1,603 m56.0%
11The Arctic Triple // Lofoten Ultra-Trail 24K - norway-11 m1,305 m54.4 m/km1,317 m91.0%
12Stranda Fjord Trail Race 25K - norway-11 m1,901 m76.0 m/km1,911 m70.3%
13Soča Outdoor Festival 34K - slovenia-9 m1,511 m44.3 m/km1,520 m47.7%
14TCS Lidingöloppet 30K - sweden-5 m372 m12.4 m/km377 m13.2%
15Sleeping Giant Trail Runs 25K - connecticut-4 m1,025 m41.0 m/km1,029 m54.8%
16Crazylegs Classic 8K (Madison) 2 Mile - wisconsin-4 m15 m4.8 m/km19 m3.1%
17Course de l'Escalade (Genève) 7.3 km - switzerland-4 m91 m12.4 m/km96 m10.9%
18Zagori Mountain Running (ZMR) 33K - greece-3 m1,955 m59.3 m/km1,959 m43.5%
19Sljemenski Maraton (Zagreb) 14K - croatia-2 m749 m53.5 m/km751 m54.1%
20Otter Creek Trail Run (Mandan) 6K - north-dakota-1 m91 m15.7 m/km92 m12.3%
21Round Sheffield Run 25K - yorkshire-1 m574 m23.4 m/km575 m35.2%
22STE - Caravela Seguros Sintra Trail X'treme 33K - portugal-0 m1,820 m55.1 m/km1,820 m50.0%
23Garda Trentino Trail 29K - italy-0 m1,517 m53.0 m/km1,518 m47.6%
24Annapolis Striders Metric Marathon (Harwood) 26K - maryland-0 m245 m9.4 m/km245 m10.3%
25The Pistol Ultra (Alcoa) 32K - tennessee-0 m173 m5.4 m/km173 m11.7%
26Bewl 15 (Wadhurst) 24K - south-east-0 m273 m11.3 m/km273 m20.1%
27Endurancelife Coastal Trail Series - North York Moors (Ravenscar) 24K - yorkshire-0 m598 m24.8 m/km598 m27.1%
28Ultra Trail Učka 13K - croatia-0 m609 m46.8 m/km608 m40.6%
29Red, White and Blue Half Marathon - Shreveport 4 Mile - louisiana0 m32 m5.0 m/km32 m4.2%
30The Maverick Peak District Trail (Bakewell) 28K - east-midlands0 m589 m21.0 m/km589 m24.9%
31Martian Invasion of Races 26K - michigan0 m65 m2.5 m/km65 m5.4%
32The Skippo Trail Race 30K - missouri0 m454 m15.1 m/km453 m25.2%
33Spokane River Run 25K - washington0 m326 m13.1 m/km326 m21.0%
34Volvic Volcanic Experience (VVX) 24K - france0 m644 m26.8 m/km644 m44.8%
35Telekom Vivicittá (Budapest) 7K - hungary0 m136 m19.4 m/km136 m17.3%
36Regensburg Marathon 32K - germany0 m92 m2.9 m/km91 m6.4%
37Behind the Rocks Ultra 30K - utah0 m457 m15.2 m/km457 m21.5%
38Dolomiti Extreme Trail 35K - italy1 m3,503 m100.1 m/km3,502 m81.2%
39Büchl Éjszakai Félmaraton (Győr) 14K - hungary1 m96 m6.8 m/km95 m7.2%
40Tupelo Marathon 23K - mississippi1 m135 m5.9 m/km134 m7.1%
41Ultra Trail Vipava Valley (UTVV), Ajdovščina 30K - slovenia1 m1,697 m56.6 m/km1,697 m59.1%
42Wolf Creek Wrangle Trail Run 11K - wyoming1 m485 m43.1 m/km484 m60.7%
43Slovenski gozdarski trail 34K - slovenia1 m1,336 m39.3 m/km1,335 m40.6%
44Plitvički maraton (Plitvice Marathon) 9K - croatia2 m157 m17.4 m/km154 m6.7%
456 sjöar (Uppsala) 5.5 km - sweden3 m65 m11.8 m/km63 m18.8%
46Lundaloppet 2.5 km - sweden3 m16 m6.4 m/km13 m5.6%
47Carson Canyons Super-K Trail Runs 6K - nevada3 m256 m42.7 m/km253 m25.7%
48SPARKASSE 3-Länder-Marathon (Bregenz) 11K - austria3 m88 m8.1 m/km84 m11.9%
49Escape from Prison Hill (Carson City) 11K - nevada4 m407 m37.0 m/km403 m30.3%
50Var Verdon Trail Canyon 24K - france4 m1,468 m61.2 m/km1,464 m54.2%
51Sinks Canyon Rough and Tumble Trail Races 18K - wyoming5 mUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
52Courses de Strasbourg Eurométropole 31K - france7 m232 m7.5 m/km225 m12.8%
53Termal Bologna Marathon 30K - italy16 m142 m4.7 m/km126 m7.2%
54ROUT Classic 100 Miles (Rodopi Ultra Trail) 24K - greece48 m1,075 m44.8 m/km1,027 m58.1%
55Etape Bornholm 8.6 km - denmark68 m222 m25.8 m/km154 m19.7%
56NUTS Karhunkierros 36K - finland127 m697 m19.6 m/km570 m21.4%
57Chudy Wawrzyniec (Rajcza) 3K - poland368 m387 m133.4 m/km19 m43.4%
58Zegama-Aizkorri Mendi Maratoia 3K - spain931 m937 m312.5 m/km7 m67.5%
59Marathon du Mont-Blanc, Chamonix 23K - france1,007 m1,641 m71.3 m/km634 m35.0%
60Unicaja Ultra Sierra Nevada 25K - spain1,368 m1,929 m77.2 m/km562 m49.3%
8
Net elevation
-44 m
Ascent
1,141 m
Climb density
39.2 m/km
Descent
1,185 m
Max absolute grade
49.7%

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12
Net elevation
-11 m
Ascent
1,901 m
Climb density
76.0 m/km
Descent
1,911 m
Max absolute grade
70.3%

As of

13
Net elevation
-9 m
Ascent
1,511 m
Climb density
44.3 m/km
Descent
1,520 m
Max absolute grade
47.7%

As of

14
Net elevation
-5 m
Ascent
372 m
Climb density
12.4 m/km
Descent
377 m
Max absolute grade
13.2%

As of

15
Net elevation
-4 m
Ascent
1,025 m
Climb density
41.0 m/km
Descent
1,029 m
Max absolute grade
54.8%

As of

21
Net elevation
-1 m
Ascent
574 m
Climb density
23.4 m/km
Descent
575 m
Max absolute grade
35.2%

As of

23
Net elevation
-0 m
Ascent
1,517 m
Climb density
53.0 m/km
Descent
1,518 m
Max absolute grade
47.6%

As of

26
Net elevation
-0 m
Ascent
273 m
Climb density
11.3 m/km
Descent
273 m
Max absolute grade
20.1%

As of

28
Net elevation
-0 m
Ascent
609 m
Climb density
46.8 m/km
Descent
608 m
Max absolute grade
40.6%

As of

32
Net elevation
0 m
Ascent
454 m
Climb density
15.1 m/km
Descent
453 m
Max absolute grade
25.2%

As of

33
Net elevation
0 m
Ascent
326 m
Climb density
13.1 m/km
Descent
326 m
Max absolute grade
21.0%

As of

36
Net elevation
0 m
Ascent
92 m
Climb density
2.9 m/km
Descent
91 m
Max absolute grade
6.4%

As of

37
Net elevation
0 m
Ascent
457 m
Climb density
15.2 m/km
Descent
457 m
Max absolute grade
21.5%

As of

38
Net elevation
1 m
Ascent
3,503 m
Climb density
100.1 m/km
Descent
3,502 m
Max absolute grade
81.2%

As of

40
Net elevation
1 m
Ascent
135 m
Climb density
5.9 m/km
Descent
134 m
Max absolute grade
7.1%

As of

45
Net elevation
3 m
Ascent
65 m
Climb density
11.8 m/km
Descent
63 m
Max absolute grade
18.8%

As of

46
Net elevation
3 m
Ascent
16 m
Climb density
6.4 m/km
Descent
13 m
Max absolute grade
5.6%

As of

50
Net elevation
4 m
Ascent
1,468 m
Climb density
61.2 m/km
Descent
1,464 m
Max absolute grade
54.2%

As of

55
Net elevation
68 m
Ascent
222 m
Climb density
25.8 m/km
Descent
154 m
Max absolute grade
19.7%

As of

56
Net elevation
127 m
Ascent
697 m
Climb density
19.6 m/km
Descent
570 m
Max absolute grade
21.4%

As of

60 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 Net elevation. 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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Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB 24K ranks first by net elevation, from 60 qualifying races compared under our published methodology.