The toughest hilly road marathons
Road marathons ranked by total climbing. At the top, the Blue Ridge Marathon climbs 1,132 m.
- 1Blue Ridge Marathon1,132 m gain🇺🇸 Roanoke, United States · 17 Apr 2027 · Marathon · ↑ 1,132 m · start 9°C
- 2Kigali International Peace Marathon900 m gain🇷🇼 Kigali, Rwanda · 13 Jun 2027 · Marathon · ↑ 900 m · start 16°C
- 3Snowdonia Marathon Eryri830 m gain🇬🇧 Llanberis, United Kingdom · 24 Oct 2026 · Marathon · ↑ 830 m · start 10°C
- 4Big Sur International Marathon650 m gain🇺🇸 Big Sur, United States · 25 Apr 2027 · Marathon · ↑ 650 m · start 11°C
- 5Kauai Marathon620 m gain🇺🇸 Poipu, United States · 5 Sept 2027 (est.) · Marathon · ↑ 620 m · start 24°C
- 6Avani Fit Marathon600 m gain🇱🇸 Maseru, Lesotho · 17 Oct 2026 · Marathon · ↑ 600 m · start 10°C
- 7Jerusalem Marathon556 m gain🇮🇱 Jerusalem, Israel · 19 Mar 2027 · Marathon · ↑ 556 m · start 9°C
- 8Imbube Marathon500 m gain🇸🇿 Lobamba, Eswatini · 17 Oct 2026 (est.) · Marathon · ↑ 500 m · start 14°C
- 9Mount Desert Island Marathon500 m gain🇺🇸 Bar Harbor, United States · 18 Oct 2026 (est.) · Marathon · ↑ 500 m · start 10°C
- 10Beaujolais Marathon500 m gain🇫🇷 Fleurie, France · 21 Nov 2026 · Marathon · ↑ 500 m · start 4°C
- 11Kilimanjaro Marathon500 m gain🇹🇿 Moshi, Tanzania · 7 Feb 2027 · Marathon · ↑ 500 m · start 19°C
- 12Capital City Marathon500 m gain🇿🇦 Pietermaritzburg, South Africa · 28 Feb 2027 · Marathon · ↑ 500 m · start 17°C
- 13Maseru City Run Marathon500 m gain🇱🇸 Maseru, Lesotho · 28 Feb 2027 (est.) · Marathon · ↑ 500 m · start —
- 14La Paz Marathon500 m gain🇧🇴 La Paz, Bolivia · 14 Mar 2027 · Marathon · ↑ 500 m · start —
- 15Soweto Marathon450 m gain🇿🇦 Johannesburg, South Africa · 29 Nov 2026 (est.) · Marathon · ↑ 450 m · start 14°C
- 16Ibusuki Nanohana Marathon450 m gain🇯🇵 Ibusuki, Japan · 10 Jan 2027 · Marathon · ↑ 450 m · start 10°C
- 17Great Ocean Road Marathon450 m gain🇦🇺 Lorne, Australia · 16 May 2027 · 44 km · ↑ 450 m · start 11°C
- 18Dingle Marathon450 m gain🇮🇪 Dingle, Ireland · 4 Sept 2027 · Marathon · ↑ 450 m · start 14°C
- 19Isle of Wight Marathon450 m gain🇬🇧 Cowes, United Kingdom · 3 Oct 2027 · Marathon · ↑ 450 m · start 15°C
- 20NMDC Hyderabad Marathon445 m gain🇮🇳 Hyderabad, India · 29 Aug 2027 (est.) · Marathon · ↑ 445 m · start 23°C
- 21Atlanta Marathon407 m gain🇺🇸 Atlanta, United States · 7 Mar 2027 · Marathon · ↑ 407 m · start 8°C
- 22Toledo Imperial Marathon400 m gain🇪🇸 Toledo, Spain · 15 Nov 2026 · Marathon · ↑ 400 m · start —
- 23Okinawa Marathon400 m gain🇯🇵 Okinawa City, Japan · 21 Feb 2027 · Marathon · ↑ 400 m · start 18°C
- 24Buffs Marathon400 m gain🇿🇦 East London, South Africa · 28 Feb 2027 (est.) · Marathon · ↑ 400 m · start 18°C
- 25Pretoria Marathon400 m gain🇿🇦 Pretoria, South Africa · 28 Feb 2027 (est.) · Marathon · ↑ 400 m · start 16°C
- 26Connemarathon400 m gain🇮🇪 Lough Inagh, Ireland · 25 Apr 2027 · Marathon · ↑ 400 m · start 11°C
- 27Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon400 m gain🇬🇧 Leeds, United Kingdom · 9 May 2027 · Marathon · ↑ 400 m · start 11°C
- 28Loch Ness Marathon400 m gain🇬🇧 Inverness, United Kingdom · 26 Sept 2027 · Marathon · ↑ 400 m · start 10°C
- 29Madrid Marathon370 m gain🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain · 25 Apr 2027 · Marathon · ↑ 370 m · start 10°C
- 30Chattanooga Marathon366 m gain🇺🇸 Chattanooga, United States · 28 Mar 2027 (est.) · Marathon · ↑ 366 m · start 10°C