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Gravel races with the most climbing
Ranked by the published elevation gain of each race's biggest course. Climbing figures come from organizer route pages and route files, so they're the organizer's numbers, not ours.
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Ranked from published course stats. 74 of the 101 races we track have a published climbing figure; the other 27 aren't included, and we show the top 25. We never estimate a missing number.
| Rank | Race | Where | Race date | Climbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon Trail Gravel GrinderPioneer: 350 mi (5-day stage race) | Bend / Sisters, OR | Jul 11, 2027 | 30,000 ft |
| 2 | Gravel WorldsGW300: 304 mi | Lincoln, NE | Aug 28, 2027 | 17,000+ ft |
| 2 | unPAved of the Susquehanna River ValleyBig Lick 200: 197 mi | Lewisburg, PA | Oct 11, 2026 last known | 17,000 ft |
| 4 | Crazy 8 Gravel HundoGravel: 108 mi | Ripton, VT | May 23, 2027 | 14,500 ft |
| 5 | UNBOUND GravelXL: 356 mi | Emporia, KS | Jun 5, 2027 | 13,986 ft |
| 6 | D2R2 Deerfield Dirt-Road Randonnee180K: 180K (~115 mi with the new start) | Greenfield, MA | Aug 22, 2026 last known | about 13,000 ft |
| 6 | MAMMOTH Endurance GravelFull MAMMOTH: 136 mi | Wellsboro, PA | May 1, 2027 | roughly 13,000 ft |
| 8 | Leadville Trail 100 MTBLeadville Trail 100 MTB: 100 mi | Leadville, CO | Aug 14, 2027 | about 12,000 ft |
| 9 | Pikes Peak APEXQueen of the Canyons: 135 mi | Colorado Springs, CO | Jun 13, 2026 last known | 11,000+ ft |
| 10 | The Rad Dirt FestStubborn Dolores 110: 113 mi | Trinidad, CO | Sep 26, 2026 last known | 10,613 ft |
| 11 | Bighorn GravelRam's Horn Escape: 85 mi | Gypsum, CO | Jun 19, 2027 | 10,000 ft |
| 11 | Crusher in the TusharCrusher: 69.9 mi | Beaver, UT | TBA | 10,000+ ft |
| 11 | Roughneck Gravel RoubaixThe McClintock: 101.9 mi | Titusville, PA | May 29, 2027 | about 10,000 ft |
| 11 | WYO-131WYO-131: 131 mi | Lander, WY | Sep 12, 2026 last known | 10,000 ft |
| 15 | Royal Gorge GravelPhantom 100: 100 mi | Cañon City, CO | Sep 19, 2027 | 9,305 ft |
| 16 | Grasshopper: King RidgeLong Course: 91 mi | Monte Rio, CA | Mar 20, 2027 | 9,116 ft |
| 17 | Pisgah Monster-Cross ChallengeMonster-Cross: 69.2 mi | Pisgah Forest, NC | Sep 11, 2027 | 8,777 ft |
| 18 | Gorge Gravel GrinderBig: 93.8 mi | Dufur, OR | May 2, 2027 | 8,656 ft |
| 19 | KowTown GravelBull: 87 mi | Kremmling, CO | Jun 12, 2027 | 8,542 ft |
| 20 | Homegrown Gravel AdventurePro Gravel 100: 100 mi | Franklin, GA | Feb 27, 2027 | 8,500 ft |
| 21 | Grasshopper: Ukiah-Mendo Gravel EpicLong Course: 76 mi | Ukiah, CA | May 23, 2027 | 8,420 ft |
| 22 | ENVE GrodeoFull Bull: 92 mi | Ogden, UT | Jun 26, 2027 | 8,300 ft |
| 22 | Ned GravelTungsten: 70 mi | Nederland, CO | TBA | 8,300 ft |
| 24 | SBT GRVLBlack (race): 108 mi | Steamboat Springs, CO | Jun 27, 2027 | 8,189 ft |
| 25 | RELIANCE Deep Woods Gravel GrinderSaturday long race: 70 mi | Reliance, TN | Apr 23, 2027 | 8,100 ft |
Course figures come from each race's published route (mostly the 2026 edition) as shown on its race page, where we list the sources. Where an organizer gives a rounded number ("about 6,000 ft"), we rank by that number and show it as published. Spot a wrong number? Organizers can send us a correction.