Top 10 Most Ascent Per Km Races

Discover the races with the highest ascent per km

1

KV Fully

Kilomètre Vertical de Fully

Fully, Martigny, Switzerland · 2.2 km · 780 m ↑
Trail XS
max altitude 1282 m avg altitude 813 m min altitude 502 m
360.93 m ascent per km
2

MZV 9.5K

Monte Zerbion Skyrace

Châtillon, Aosta Valley, Italy · 9.9 km · 2202 m ↑
Trail 10K M
max altitude 2677 m avg altitude 1440 m min altitude 531 m
223.51 m ascent per km
3

Km Vertical

Marathon du Mont-Blanc

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France · 4.8 km · 1060 m ↑
Trail 5K S
max altitude 2049 m avg altitude 1494 m min altitude 1042 m
222.58 m ascent per km
4

Sky KM Vertical

Ibarra Skyrace

Ibarra, Ecuador · 5.0 km · 930 m ↑
Trail 5K S
max altitude 3166 m avg altitude 2593 m min altitude 2243 m
186.68 m ascent per km
5

Comapedrosa Vertical

Comapedrosa Mountain Festival

La Massana, Andorra · 8.1 km · 1491 m ↑
Trail S
max altitude 2932 m avg altitude 2251 m min altitude 1468 m
183.52 m ascent per km
6

MZV 5.5K

Monte Zerbion Skyrace

Châtillon, Aosta Valley, Italy · 5.5 km · 861 m ↑
Trail S
max altitude 1380 m avg altitude 874 m min altitude 531 m
155.92 m ascent per km
7

Vertical Kilometer

Transvulcania

Tazacorte, Canary Islands, Spain · 7.6 km · 1161 m ↑
Trail S
max altitude 1164 m avg altitude 615 m min altitude 17 m
153.00 m ascent per km
8

Run To Sky

Corendon Tahtalı

Kemer, Antalya, None · 9 May 2026 · 24.2 km · 2890 m ↑
Trail M
max altitude 2329 m avg altitude 885 m min altitude 3 m
119.39 m ascent per km
9

Calamorro Skyrace

Calamorro Skyrace

Benalmádena, Andalusia, Spain · 71.3 km · 8308 m ↑
Trail XL
max altitude 925 m avg altitude 532 m min altitude 175 m
116.57 m ascent per km
10

Pikes Peak Ascent

Pikes Peak Marathon

Manitou Springs, Colorado, United States · 21.0 km · 2391 m ↑
Trail Half Marathon M
max altitude 4297 m avg altitude 3042 m min altitude 1920 m
114.10 m ascent per km
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