- Absolute max grade
- 5146.9%
- Ascent
- 6,243 m
- Climb density
- 346.8 m/km
- Descent
- 6,239 m
- Net elevation
- 5 m
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The steepest others, ranked from trusted raw-elevation route profiles across 60 qualifying races.
Ranking current as ofSinks Canyon Rough and Tumble Trail Races leads this ranking on absolute max grade (5146.9%).
Compare Sinks Canyon Rough and Tumble Trail Races vs The Arctic Triple // Lofoten Ultra-Trail
| # | Race | Absolute max grade | Ascent | Climb density | Descent | Net elevation | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinks Canyon Rough and Tumble Trail Races 18K - wyoming | 5146.9% | 6,243 m | 346.8 m/km | 6,239 m | 5 m | |
| 2 | The Arctic Triple // Lofoten Ultra-Trail 24K - norway | 91.0% | 1,305 m | 54.4 m/km | 1,317 m | -11 m | |
| 3 | Dolomiti Extreme Trail 35K - italy | 81.2% | 3,503 m | 100.1 m/km | 3,502 m | 1 m | |
| 4 | Stranda Fjord Trail Race 25K - norway | 70.3% | 1,901 m | 76.0 m/km | 1,911 m | -11 m | |
| 5 | Zegama-Aizkorri Mendi Maratoia 3K - spain | 67.5% | 937 m | 312.5 m/km | 7 m | 931 m | |
| 6 | The North Face Grossglockner Ultra-Trail 37K - austria | 65.8% | 3,381 m | 91.4 m/km | 3,949 m | -568 m | |
| 7 | Wolf Creek Wrangle Trail Run 11K - wyoming | 60.7% | 485 m | 43.1 m/km | 484 m | 1 m | |
| 8 | adidas Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival 38K - austria | 60.1% | 2,101 m | 55.6 m/km | 2,474 m | -372 m | |
| 9 | Ultra Trail Vipava Valley (UTVV), Ajdovščina 30K - slovenia | 59.1% | 1,697 m | 56.6 m/km | 1,697 m | 1 m | |
| 10 | ROUT Classic 100 Miles (Rodopi Ultra Trail) 24K - greece | 58.1% | 1,075 m | 44.8 m/km | 1,027 m | 48 m | |
| 11 | Podbrdo Trail Running Festival 23K - slovenia | 56.0% | 1,577 m | 68.6 m/km | 1,603 m | -26 m | |
| 12 | Sleeping Giant Trail Runs 25K - connecticut | 54.8% | 1,025 m | 41.0 m/km | 1,029 m | -4 m | |
| 13 | Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB 24K - spain | 54.4% | 1,219 m | 50.8 m/km | 1,907 m | -688 m | |
| 14 | Var Verdon Trail Canyon 24K - france | 54.2% | 1,468 m | 61.2 m/km | 1,464 m | 4 m | |
| 15 | Sljemenski Maraton (Zagreb) 14K - croatia | 54.1% | 749 m | 53.5 m/km | 751 m | -2 m | |
| 16 | STE - Caravela Seguros Sintra Trail X'treme 33K - portugal | 50.0% | 1,820 m | 55.1 m/km | 1,820 m | -0 m | |
| 17 | Dalmacija Ultra Trail 29K - croatia | 49.7% | 1,141 m | 39.2 m/km | 1,185 m | -44 m | |
| 18 | Unicaja Ultra Sierra Nevada 25K - spain | 49.3% | 1,929 m | 77.2 m/km | 562 m | 1,368 m | |
| 19 | Soča Outdoor Festival 34K - slovenia | 47.7% | 1,511 m | 44.3 m/km | 1,520 m | -9 m | |
| 20 | Garda Trentino Trail 29K - italy | 47.6% | 1,517 m | 53.0 m/km | 1,518 m | -0 m | |
| 21 | Douro Ultra Trail (Peso da Régua) 28K - portugal | 46.3% | 1,010 m | 36.1 m/km | 1,218 m | -208 m | |
| 22 | Salomon Ultra-Trail Hungary 30K - hungary | 46.0% | 1,057 m | 35.5 m/km | 1,116 m | -59 m | |
| 23 | Volvic Volcanic Experience (VVX) 24K - france | 44.8% | 644 m | 26.8 m/km | 644 m | 0 m | |
| 24 | Zagori Mountain Running (ZMR) 33K - greece | 43.5% | 1,955 m | 59.3 m/km | 1,959 m | -3 m | |
| 25 | Chudy Wawrzyniec (Rajcza) 3K - poland | 43.4% | 387 m | 133.4 m/km | 19 m | 368 m | |
| 26 | Ultra Trail Učka 13K - croatia | 40.6% | 609 m | 46.8 m/km | 608 m | -0 m | |
| 27 | Slovenski gozdarski trail 34K - slovenia | 40.6% | 1,336 m | 39.3 m/km | 1,335 m | 1 m | |
| 28 | Ethias 15 km de Liège Métropole 24K - belgium | 39.7% | 759 m | 31.6 m/km | 806 m | -47 m | |
| 29 | Round Sheffield Run 25K - yorkshire | 35.2% | 574 m | 23.4 m/km | 575 m | -1 m | |
| 30 | Marathon du Mont-Blanc, Chamonix 23K - france | 35.0% | 1,641 m | 71.3 m/km | 634 m | 1,007 m | |
| 31 | Kia Fjällmaraton (Fjällmaratonveckan), Årefjällen 27K - sweden | 30.6% | 869 m | 32.2 m/km | 996 m | -127 m | |
| 32 | Escape from Prison Hill (Carson City) 11K - nevada | 30.3% | 407 m | 37.0 m/km | 403 m | 4 m | |
| 33 | Endurancelife Coastal Trail Series - North York Moors (Ravenscar) 24K - yorkshire | 27.1% | 598 m | 24.8 m/km | 598 m | -0 m | |
| 34 | Carson Canyons Super-K Trail Runs 6K - nevada | 25.7% | 256 m | 42.7 m/km | 253 m | 3 m | |
| 35 | The Skippo Trail Race 30K - missouri | 25.2% | 454 m | 15.1 m/km | 453 m | 0 m | |
| 36 | The Maverick Peak District Trail (Bakewell) 28K - east-midlands | 24.9% | 589 m | 21.0 m/km | 589 m | 0 m | |
| 37 | Behind the Rocks Ultra 30K - utah | 21.5% | 457 m | 15.2 m/km | 457 m | 0 m | |
| 38 | NUTS Karhunkierros 36K - finland | 21.4% | 697 m | 19.6 m/km | 570 m | 127 m | |
| 39 | Spokane River Run 25K - washington | 21.0% | 326 m | 13.1 m/km | 326 m | 0 m | |
| 40 | Bewl 15 (Wadhurst) 24K - south-east | 20.1% | 273 m | 11.3 m/km | 273 m | -0 m | |
| 41 | Etape Bornholm 8.6 km - denmark | 19.7% | 222 m | 25.8 m/km | 154 m | 68 m | |
| 42 | Bill Powers Memorial Firecracker 4-Miler (Brattleboro) 4 Mile - vermont | 19.2% | 91 m | 14.2 m/km | 130 m | -39 m | |
| 43 | 6 sjöar (Uppsala) 5.5 km - sweden | 18.8% | 65 m | 11.8 m/km | 63 m | 3 m | |
| 44 | Telekom Vivicittá (Budapest) 7K - hungary | 17.3% | 136 m | 19.4 m/km | 136 m | 0 m | |
| 45 | TCS Lidingöloppet 30K - sweden | 13.2% | 372 m | 12.4 m/km | 377 m | -5 m | |
| 46 | Courses de Strasbourg Eurométropole 31K - france | 12.8% | 232 m | 7.5 m/km | 225 m | 7 m | |
| 47 | Otter Creek Trail Run (Mandan) 6K - north-dakota | 12.3% | 91 m | 15.7 m/km | 92 m | -1 m | |
| 48 | SPARKASSE 3-Länder-Marathon (Bregenz) 11K - austria | 11.9% | 88 m | 8.1 m/km | 84 m | 3 m | |
| 49 | The Pistol Ultra (Alcoa) 32K - tennessee | 11.7% | 173 m | 5.4 m/km | 173 m | -0 m | |
| 50 | Course de l'Escalade (Genève) 7.3 km - switzerland | 10.9% | 91 m | 12.4 m/km | 96 m | -4 m | |
| 51 | Annapolis Striders Metric Marathon (Harwood) 26K - maryland | 10.3% | 245 m | 9.4 m/km | 245 m | -0 m | |
| 52 | Büchl Éjszakai Félmaraton (Győr) 14K - hungary | 7.2% | 96 m | 6.8 m/km | 95 m | 1 m | |
| 53 | Termal Bologna Marathon 30K - italy | 7.2% | 142 m | 4.7 m/km | 126 m | 16 m | |
| 54 | Tupelo Marathon 23K - mississippi | 7.1% | 135 m | 5.9 m/km | 134 m | 1 m | |
| 55 | Plitvički maraton (Plitvice Marathon) 9K - croatia | 6.7% | 157 m | 17.4 m/km | 154 m | 2 m | |
| 56 | Regensburg Marathon 32K - germany | 6.4% | 92 m | 2.9 m/km | 91 m | 0 m | |
| 57 | Lundaloppet 2.5 km - sweden | 5.6% | 16 m | 6.4 m/km | 13 m | 3 m | |
| 58 | Martian Invasion of Races 26K - michigan | 5.4% | 65 m | 2.5 m/km | 65 m | 0 m | |
| 59 | Red, White and Blue Half Marathon - Shreveport 4 Mile - louisiana | 4.2% | 32 m | 5.0 m/km | 32 m | 0 m | |
| 60 | Crazylegs Classic 8K (Madison) 2 Mile - wisconsin | 3.1% | 15 m | 4.8 m/km | 19 m | -4 m |
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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.
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.
Sinks Canyon Rough and Tumble Trail Races 18K ranks first by absolute max grade, from 60 qualifying races compared under our published methodology.