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