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