- Total ascent
- 5,230 m
- Climb density
- 13.9 m/km
- Descent
- 6,136 m
- Net elevation
- -906 m
- Max absolute grade
- 25.9%
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The hilliest relays, ranked from trusted raw-elevation route profiles across 65 qualifying races.
Ranking current as ofVltava Run leads this ranking on total ascent (5,230 m).
Compare Vltava Run vs Unicaja Ultra Sierra Nevada
| # | Race | Total ascent | Climb density | Descent | Net elevation | Max absolute grade | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vltava Run Relay - czechia | 5,230 m | 13.9 m/km | 6,136 m | -906 m | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Unicaja Ultra Sierra Nevada Relay - spain | 3,953 m | 39.5 m/km | 2,529 m | 1,423 m | 373.4% | |
| 3 | Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB Relay - spain | 2,437 m | 51.8 m/km | 3,185 m | -748 m | 70.4% | |
| 4 | Sljemenski Maraton (Zagreb) Relay - croatia | 2,187 m | 52.1 m/km | 2,188 m | -1 m | 54.7% | |
| 5 | NN Ultrabalaton Relay - hungary | 2,073 m | 9.9 m/km | 2,074 m | -1 m | 25.0% | |
| 6 | Highland Fling Race (Milngavie) Relay - scotland | 1,939 m | 22.8 m/km | 1,758 m | 181 m | 29.5% | |
| 7 | Endurancelife Classic Quarter (Cornwall Coastal Ultra) Relay - south-west | 1,916 m | 27.1 m/km | 1,884 m | 31 m | 45.0% | |
| 8 | Lake Tahoe Marathon Relay - nevada | 1,912 m | 16.5 m/km | 1,939 m | -27 m | 44.7% | |
| 9 | Lean Horse Ultra Marathon Relay - south-dakota | 1,791 m | 11.1 m/km | 1,781 m | 10 m | 26.2% | |
| 10 | Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay - virginia | 1,523 m | 36.1 m/km | 1,523 m | 0 m | 92.0% | |
| 11 | Reims Champagne Run Relay - france | 1,343 m | 15.4 m/km | 1,333 m | 9 m | 21.0% | |
| 12 | Tecumseh Trail Marathon (Tecumseh Trail Challenge), Nashville Indiana Relay - indiana | 1,196 m | 23.9 m/km | 1,195 m | 0 m | 24.5% | |
| 13 | Kettle Moraine 100 Endurance Runs Relay - wisconsin | 1,034 m | 6.4 m/km | 1,034 m | -0 m | 16.3% | |
| 14 | Palmetto Relay /200 (Columbia) - south-carolina | 993 m | 3.1 m/km | 1,106 m | -112 m | 16.1% | |
| 15 | Spokane River Run Relay - washington | 925 m | 18.5 m/km | 925 m | 0 m | 25.9% | |
| 16 | NipMuck Trail Marathon Relay - connecticut | 878 m | 20.7 m/km | 863 m | 15 m | 29.4% | |
| 17 | Haulin' Aspen Trail Race Relay - oregon | 747 m | 17.7 m/km | 780 m | -33 m | 19.7% | |
| 18 | Mount Desert Island Marathon, Half & Relay - maine | 526 m | 12.5 m/km | 527 m | -1 m | 18.7% | |
| 19 | Adamant Half Marathon Relay - vermont | 459 m | 21.8 m/km | 472 m | -13 m | 15.6% | |
| 20 | Cedar Rapids Marathon Relay - iowa | 454 m | 10.8 m/km | 455 m | -1 m | 15.8% | |
| 21 | Columbia Gorge Marathon Relay - oregon | 434 m | 20.6 m/km | 434 m | 0 m | 25.6% | |
| 22 | Flying Pig Marathon Relay - ohio | 424 m | 10.0 m/km | 427 m | -4 m | 32.4% | |
| 23 | Mankato Marathon Relay - minnesota | 423 m | 10.0 m/km | 484 m | -61 m | 20.3% | |
| 24 | Mississippi Blues Marathon Relay - mississippi | 401 m | 9.5 m/km | 399 m | 2 m | 10.2% | |
| 25 | Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Relay - norway | 389 m | 18.5 m/km | 388 m | 1 m | 24.1% | |
| 26 | Maine Marathon (Portland) Relay - maine | 357 m | 8.5 m/km | 358 m | 0 m | 15.5% | |
| 27 | FirstEnergy Akron Marathon Relay - ohio | 350 m | 8.3 m/km | 355 m | -6 m | 13.8% | |
| 28 | Med City Marathon, presented by ActivePT (Rochester, MN) Relay - minnesota | 319 m | 7.6 m/km | 397 m | -78 m | 14.3% | |
| 29 | Milton Keynes Marathon Relay - south-east | 318 m | 7.5 m/km | 320 m | -2 m | 7.8% | |
| 30 | Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes Relay - france | 308 m | 7.3 m/km | 310 m | -2 m | 11.8% | |
| 31 | Rimi Riga Marathon Relay - latvia | 273 m | 6.5 m/km | 272 m | 1 m | 20.5% | |
| 32 | Helsinki City Marathon Relay - finland | 226 m | 5.4 m/km | 220 m | 6 m | 8.3% | |
| 33 | Energa Gdańsk Maraton Relay - poland | 224 m | 5.3 m/km | 226 m | -1 m | 7.8% | |
| 34 | Toulouse Métropole Run Experience Relay - france | 209 m | 5.0 m/km | 219 m | -10 m | 8.5% | |
| 35 | Sparkassen-Phoenix-Halbmarathon Dortmund Relay - germany | 205 m | 9.7 m/km | 205 m | -1 m | 8.8% | |
| 36 | Rochester Regional Health Flower City Half Marathon Relay - new-york | 200 m | 9.5 m/km | 201 m | -0 m | 16.6% | |
| 37 | Mercy Health Glass City Marathon Relay - ohio | 195 m | 4.6 m/km | 191 m | 4 m | 6.9% | |
| 38 | Marathon Vert Rennes Relay - france | 192 m | 4.6 m/km | 191 m | 1 m | 7.8% | |
| 39 | SPAR Budapest Marathon Relay - hungary | 188 m | 4.5 m/km | 182 m | 5 m | 15.5% | |
| 40 | Generali Genève Marathon Relay - switzerland | 183 m | 4.3 m/km | 236 m | -53 m | 9.0% | |
| 41 | TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon Relay - iowa | 180 m | 4.3 m/km | 185 m | -5 m | 9.0% | |
| 42 | Belfast City Marathon Relay - northern-ireland | 177 m | 4.2 m/km | 198 m | -22 m | 5.4% | |
| 43 | YMCA Harrisburg Marathon, Half, and Relay Presented by Enders Insurance - pennsylvania | 176 m | 4.2 m/km | 176 m | -0 m | 11.8% | |
| 44 | Haspa Marathon Hamburg Relay - germany | 155 m | 3.7 m/km | 155 m | 0 m | 5.5% | |
| 45 | DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Relay - pennsylvania | 154 m | 3.6 m/km | 154 m | 0 m | 12.0% | |
| 46 | Queen Bee Half Marathon (Cincinnati) Relay - ohio | 146 m | 22.7 m/km | 164 m | -17 m | 16.8% | |
| 47 | Wizz Air Milano Marathon Relay - italy | 145 m | 3.4 m/km | 136 m | 9 m | 6.2% | |
| 48 | Büchl Éjszakai Félmaraton (Győr) Relay - hungary | 144 m | 6.8 m/km | 143 m | 1 m | 7.2% | |
| 49 | Capital City River Run Relay - michigan | 140 m | 6.7 m/km | 141 m | -1 m | 7.3% | |
| 50 | Run Rome The Marathon Relay - italy | 135 m | 3.2 m/km | 144 m | -9 m | 9.9% | |
| 51 | JSRC RunAPalooza (Asbury Park Half Marathon) Relay - new-jersey | 130 m | 3.1 m/km | 128 m | 2 m | 9.5% | |
| 52 | Vienna City Marathon Relay - austria | 118 m | 2.8 m/km | 108 m | 11 m | 6.6% | |
| 53 | Telekom Vivicittá (Budapest) Relay - hungary | 114 m | 19.0 m/km | 113 m | 1 m | 14.3% | |
| 54 | Greifenseelauf Uster Relay - switzerland | 108 m | 5.1 m/km | 90 m | 18 m | 7.8% | |
| 55 | Mein Freiburg Marathon Relay - germany | 105 m | 5.0 m/km | 104 m | 1 m | 6.2% | |
| 56 | Stuttgart-Lauf Relay - germany | 100 m | 4.7 m/km | 100 m | -1 m | 9.8% | |
| 57 | Bari Med Marathon Relay - italy | 97 m | 4.6 m/km | 99 m | -3 m | 6.3% | |
| 58 | Course de l'Escalade (Genève) Relay - switzerland | 91 m | 11.8 m/km | 96 m | -4 m | 10.9% | |
| 59 | Red, White and Blue Half Marathon - Shreveport Relay - louisiana | 61 m | 4.7 m/km | 61 m | 0 m | 7.7% | |
| 60 | ZeroWind Romeo&Giulietta Run Half Marathon (Verona) Relay - italy | 55 m | 2.6 m/km | 42 m | 12 m | 7.3% | |
| 61 | NN Night Run Ostrava Relay - czechia | 51 m | 5.1 m/km | 54 m | -3 m | 4.9% | |
| 62 | Tirol läuft (Innsbruck) Relay - austria | 50 m | 3.3 m/km | 52 m | -2 m | 5.6% | |
| 63 | Spurs Austin International Half (fka 3M Half Marathon) Relay - texas | 42 m | 2.0 m/km | 143 m | -101 m | 8.1% | |
| 64 | Daytona 100 Ultramarathon (Jacksonville Beach to Ponce Inlet) Relay - florida | 39 m | 0.2 m/km | 40 m | -1 m | 1.7% | |
| 65 | Mississippi River Marathon Relay - mississippi | 36 m | 1.7 m/km | 36 m | 0 m | 6.1% |
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65 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 Total ascent. 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.
Vltava Run Relay ranks first by total ascent, from 65 qualifying races compared under our published methodology.