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Most descent relays

The most descent relays, ranked from trusted raw-elevation route profiles across 65 qualifying races.

Ranking current as of

Which race ranks first — and why is it Vltava Run?

Vltava Run leads this ranking on total descent (6,136 m).

Compare Vltava Run vs Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB

#RaceTotal descentAscentClimb densityNet elevationMax absolute gradeAs of
1Vltava Run Relay - czechia6,136 m5,230 m13.9 m/km-906 m25.9%
2Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB Relay - spain3,185 m2,437 m51.8 m/km-748 m70.4%
3Unicaja Ultra Sierra Nevada Relay - spain2,529 m3,953 m39.5 m/km1,423 mUnavailable
4Sljemenski Maraton (Zagreb) Relay - croatia2,188 m2,187 m52.1 m/km-1 m54.7%
5NN Ultrabalaton Relay - hungary2,074 m2,073 m9.9 m/km-1 m25.0%
6Lake Tahoe Marathon Relay - nevada1,939 m1,912 m16.5 m/km-27 m44.7%
7Endurancelife Classic Quarter (Cornwall Coastal Ultra) Relay - south-west1,884 m1,916 m27.1 m/km31 m45.0%
8Lean Horse Ultra Marathon Relay - south-dakota1,781 m1,791 m11.1 m/km10 m26.2%
9Highland Fling Race (Milngavie) Relay - scotland1,758 m1,939 m22.8 m/km181 m29.5%
10Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Relay - virginia1,523 m1,523 m36.1 m/km0 m92.0%
11Reims Champagne Run Relay - france1,333 m1,343 m15.4 m/km9 m21.0%
12Tecumseh Trail Marathon (Tecumseh Trail Challenge), Nashville Indiana Relay - indiana1,195 m1,196 m23.9 m/km0 m24.5%
13Palmetto Relay /200 (Columbia) - south-carolina1,106 m993 m3.1 m/km-112 m16.1%
14Kettle Moraine 100 Endurance Runs Relay - wisconsin1,034 m1,034 m6.4 m/km-0 m16.3%
15Spokane River Run Relay - washington925 m925 m18.5 m/km0 m25.9%
16NipMuck Trail Marathon Relay - connecticut863 m878 m20.7 m/km15 m29.4%
17Haulin' Aspen Trail Race Relay - oregon780 m747 m17.7 m/km-33 m19.7%
18Mount Desert Island Marathon, Half & Relay - maine527 m526 m12.5 m/km-1 m18.7%
19Mankato Marathon Relay - minnesota484 m423 m10.0 m/km-61 m20.3%
20Adamant Half Marathon Relay - vermont472 m459 m21.8 m/km-13 m15.6%
21Cedar Rapids Marathon Relay - iowa455 m454 m10.8 m/km-1 m15.8%
22Columbia Gorge Marathon Relay - oregon434 m434 m20.6 m/km0 m25.6%
23Flying Pig Marathon Relay - ohio427 m424 m10.0 m/km-4 m32.4%
24Mississippi Blues Marathon Relay - mississippi399 m401 m9.5 m/km2 m10.2%
25Med City Marathon, presented by ActivePT (Rochester, MN) Relay - minnesota397 m319 m7.6 m/km-78 m14.3%
26Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Relay - norway388 m389 m18.5 m/km1 m24.1%
27Maine Marathon (Portland) Relay - maine358 m357 m8.5 m/km0 m15.5%
28FirstEnergy Akron Marathon Relay - ohio355 m350 m8.3 m/km-6 m13.8%
29Milton Keynes Marathon Relay - south-east320 m318 m7.5 m/km-2 m7.8%
30Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes Relay - france310 m308 m7.3 m/km-2 m11.8%
31Rimi Riga Marathon Relay - latvia272 m273 m6.5 m/km1 m20.5%
32Generali Genève Marathon Relay - switzerland236 m183 m4.3 m/km-53 m9.0%
33Energa Gdańsk Maraton Relay - poland226 m224 m5.3 m/km-1 m7.8%
34Helsinki City Marathon Relay - finland220 m226 m5.4 m/km6 m8.3%
35Toulouse Métropole Run Experience Relay - france219 m209 m5.0 m/km-10 m8.5%
36Sparkassen-Phoenix-Halbmarathon Dortmund Relay - germany205 m205 m9.7 m/km-1 m8.8%
37Rochester Regional Health Flower City Half Marathon Relay - new-york201 m200 m9.5 m/km-0 m16.6%
38Belfast City Marathon Relay - northern-ireland198 m177 m4.2 m/km-22 m5.4%
39Marathon Vert Rennes Relay - france191 m192 m4.6 m/km1 m7.8%
40Mercy Health Glass City Marathon Relay - ohio191 m195 m4.6 m/km4 m6.9%
41TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon Relay - iowa185 m180 m4.3 m/km-5 m9.0%
42SPAR Budapest Marathon Relay - hungary182 m188 m4.5 m/km5 m15.5%
43YMCA Harrisburg Marathon, Half, and Relay Presented by Enders Insurance - pennsylvania176 m176 m4.2 m/km-0 m11.8%
44Queen Bee Half Marathon (Cincinnati) Relay - ohio164 m146 m22.7 m/km-17 m16.8%
45Haspa Marathon Hamburg Relay - germany155 m155 m3.7 m/km0 m5.5%
46DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Relay - pennsylvania154 m154 m3.6 m/km0 m12.0%
47Run Rome The Marathon Relay - italy144 m135 m3.2 m/km-9 m9.9%
48Spurs Austin International Half (fka 3M Half Marathon) Relay - texas143 m42 m2.0 m/km-101 m8.1%
49Büchl Éjszakai Félmaraton (Győr) Relay - hungary143 m144 m6.8 m/km1 m7.2%
50Capital City River Run Relay - michigan141 m140 m6.7 m/km-1 m7.3%
51Wizz Air Milano Marathon Relay - italy136 m145 m3.4 m/km9 m6.2%
52JSRC RunAPalooza (Asbury Park Half Marathon) Relay - new-jersey128 m130 m3.1 m/km2 m9.5%
53Telekom Vivicittá (Budapest) Relay - hungary113 m114 m19.0 m/km1 m14.3%
54Vienna City Marathon Relay - austria108 m118 m2.8 m/km11 m6.6%
55Mein Freiburg Marathon Relay - germany104 m105 m5.0 m/km1 m6.2%
56Stuttgart-Lauf Relay - germany100 m100 m4.7 m/km-1 m9.8%
57Bari Med Marathon Relay - italy99 m97 m4.6 m/km-3 m6.3%
58Course de l'Escalade (Genève) Relay - switzerland96 m91 m11.8 m/km-4 m10.9%
59Greifenseelauf Uster Relay - switzerland90 m108 m5.1 m/km18 m7.8%
60Red, White and Blue Half Marathon - Shreveport Relay - louisiana61 m61 m4.7 m/km0 m7.7%
61NN Night Run Ostrava Relay - czechia54 m51 m5.1 m/km-3 m4.9%
62Tirol läuft (Innsbruck) Relay - austria52 m50 m3.3 m/km-2 m5.6%
63ZeroWind Romeo&Giulietta Run Half Marathon (Verona) Relay - italy42 m55 m2.6 m/km12 m7.3%
64Daytona 100 Ultramarathon (Jacksonville Beach to Ponce Inlet) Relay - florida40 m39 m0.2 m/km-1 m1.7%
65Mississippi River Marathon Relay - mississippi36 m36 m1.7 m/km0 m6.1%
1
Vltava Run Relayczechia
Total descent
6,136 m
Ascent
5,230 m
Climb density
13.9 m/km
Net elevation
-906 m
Max absolute grade
25.9%

As of

5
NN Ultrabalaton Relayhungary
Total descent
2,074 m
Ascent
2,073 m
Climb density
9.9 m/km
Net elevation
-1 m
Max absolute grade
25.0%

As of

6
Lake Tahoe Marathon Relaynevada
Total descent
1,939 m
Ascent
1,912 m
Climb density
16.5 m/km
Net elevation
-27 m
Max absolute grade
44.7%

As of

8
Lean Horse Ultra Marathon Relaysouth-dakota
Total descent
1,781 m
Ascent
1,791 m
Climb density
11.1 m/km
Net elevation
10 m
Max absolute grade
26.2%

As of

11
Reims Champagne Run Relayfrance
Total descent
1,333 m
Ascent
1,343 m
Climb density
15.4 m/km
Net elevation
9 m
Max absolute grade
21.0%

As of

13
Palmetto Relay /200 (Columbia)south-carolina
Total descent
1,106 m
Ascent
993 m
Climb density
3.1 m/km
Net elevation
-112 m
Max absolute grade
16.1%

As of

15
Spokane River Run Relaywashington
Total descent
925 m
Ascent
925 m
Climb density
18.5 m/km
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
25.9%

As of

16
NipMuck Trail Marathon Relayconnecticut
Total descent
863 m
Ascent
878 m
Climb density
20.7 m/km
Net elevation
15 m
Max absolute grade
29.4%

As of

19
Mankato Marathon Relayminnesota
Total descent
484 m
Ascent
423 m
Climb density
10.0 m/km
Net elevation
-61 m
Max absolute grade
20.3%

As of

20
Adamant Half Marathon Relayvermont
Total descent
472 m
Ascent
459 m
Climb density
21.8 m/km
Net elevation
-13 m
Max absolute grade
15.6%

As of

21
Cedar Rapids Marathon Relayiowa
Total descent
455 m
Ascent
454 m
Climb density
10.8 m/km
Net elevation
-1 m
Max absolute grade
15.8%

As of

23
Flying Pig Marathon Relayohio
Total descent
427 m
Ascent
424 m
Climb density
10.0 m/km
Net elevation
-4 m
Max absolute grade
32.4%

As of

29
Milton Keynes Marathon Relaysouth-east
Total descent
320 m
Ascent
318 m
Climb density
7.5 m/km
Net elevation
-2 m
Max absolute grade
7.8%

As of

31
Rimi Riga Marathon Relaylatvia
Total descent
272 m
Ascent
273 m
Climb density
6.5 m/km
Net elevation
1 m
Max absolute grade
20.5%

As of

33
Energa Gdańsk Maraton Relaypoland
Total descent
226 m
Ascent
224 m
Climb density
5.3 m/km
Net elevation
-1 m
Max absolute grade
7.8%

As of

34
Helsinki City Marathon Relayfinland
Total descent
220 m
Ascent
226 m
Climb density
5.4 m/km
Net elevation
6 m
Max absolute grade
8.3%

As of

38
Belfast City Marathon Relaynorthern-ireland
Total descent
198 m
Ascent
177 m
Climb density
4.2 m/km
Net elevation
-22 m
Max absolute grade
5.4%

As of

39
Marathon Vert Rennes Relayfrance
Total descent
191 m
Ascent
192 m
Climb density
4.6 m/km
Net elevation
1 m
Max absolute grade
7.8%

As of

42
SPAR Budapest Marathon Relayhungary
Total descent
182 m
Ascent
188 m
Climb density
4.5 m/km
Net elevation
5 m
Max absolute grade
15.5%

As of

45
Haspa Marathon Hamburg Relaygermany
Total descent
155 m
Ascent
155 m
Climb density
3.7 m/km
Net elevation
0 m
Max absolute grade
5.5%

As of

47
Run Rome The Marathon Relayitaly
Total descent
144 m
Ascent
135 m
Climb density
3.2 m/km
Net elevation
-9 m
Max absolute grade
9.9%

As of

50
Capital City River Run Relaymichigan
Total descent
141 m
Ascent
140 m
Climb density
6.7 m/km
Net elevation
-1 m
Max absolute grade
7.3%

As of

54
Vienna City Marathon Relayaustria
Total descent
108 m
Ascent
118 m
Climb density
2.8 m/km
Net elevation
11 m
Max absolute grade
6.6%

As of

55
Mein Freiburg Marathon Relaygermany
Total descent
104 m
Ascent
105 m
Climb density
5.0 m/km
Net elevation
1 m
Max absolute grade
6.2%

As of

56
Stuttgart-Lauf Relaygermany
Total descent
100 m
Ascent
100 m
Climb density
4.7 m/km
Net elevation
-1 m
Max absolute grade
9.8%

As of

57
Bari Med Marathon Relayitaly
Total descent
99 m
Ascent
97 m
Climb density
4.6 m/km
Net elevation
-3 m
Max absolute grade
6.3%

As of

59
Greifenseelauf Uster Relayswitzerland
Total descent
90 m
Ascent
108 m
Climb density
5.1 m/km
Net elevation
18 m
Max absolute grade
7.8%

As of

61
NN Night Run Ostrava Relayczechia
Total descent
54 m
Ascent
51 m
Climb density
5.1 m/km
Net elevation
-3 m
Max absolute grade
4.9%

As of

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.

How we ranked these

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.

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What is the most descent relays?

Vltava Run Relay ranks first by total descent, from 65 qualifying races compared under our published methodology.