Race guides / Hills and mountains
Hilly marathons.
Marathons on courses we class as hilly, soonest first. Expect to run slower than on the flat and to need strong legs for the descents as much as the climbs; train on hills and pace by effort, not the watch. 57 hilly marathons in 21 countries, racing from 7 Nov 2026 to 3 Oct 2027. The next is Moab Trail Marathon in Moab, on Sat, 7 Nov 2026.
- 07Nov 26Moab Trail Marathon🇺🇸 Moab, United States of America · Marathon + halfNot open yetMarathon + half · Hilly · 1067 m↑ · 8°C (46°F)—Not open yet
- 08Nov 26Athens Marathon. The Authentic🇬🇷 Athens, Greece · MarathonSold outMarathon · Hilly · 300 m↑ · 17°C (63°F) · €90€90Closed
- 08Nov 26French Riviera Marathon🇫🇷 Nice, France · MarathonSold outMarathon · Hilly · 234 m↑ · 12°C (54°F)—Closed
- 14Nov 26Charlotte Marathon🇺🇸 Charlotte, NC, United States · Marathon + halfWaitlist openMarathon + half · Hilly · 318 m↑ · 6°C (43°F)—Partly open
- 14Nov 26Queenstown Marathon🇳🇿 Queenstown, New Zealand · Marathon + halfCharity and tour placesMarathon + half · Hilly · 340 m↑ · 12°C (53°F) · NZ$292NZ$292Partly open
- 21Nov 26Fire Fest Ultra🇺🇸 Logandale, United States · Marathon + halfOpenMarathon + half · Hilly · 9°C (48°F) · $165$165Open
- 29Nov 26Seattle Marathon🇺🇸 Seattle, WA, United States · Marathon + halfOpen · ballot closes 25 NovMarathon + half · Hilly · 300 m↑ · 5°C (40°F) · $204.72$204.72Open
- 05Dec 26Lanzarote Marathon🇪🇸 Lanzarote, Spain · Marathon + halfOpenMarathon + half · Hilly · 300 m↑ · 16°C (61°F)—Open
- 06Dec 26San Antonio Marathon🇺🇸 San Antonio, TX, United States · Marathon + halfNot open yetMarathon + half · Hilly · 277 m↑ · 14°C (57°F)—Not open yet
- 12Dec 26Phoenix Marathon🇺🇸 Pheonix, AZ, United States · Marathon + halfOpenMarathon + half · Hilly · 90 m↑ · 11°C (52°F) · $199$199Open
- 13Dec 26Antarctic Ice Marathon🇦🇶 Union Glacier, Antarctica · Marathon + halfNot open yetMarathon + half · Hilly · 327 m↑ · -11°C (13°F) · $22,500$22,500Not open yet
- 13Dec 26Dallas Marathon🇺🇸 Dallas, TX, United States · Marathon + halfOpenMarathon + half · Hilly · 257 m↑ · 11°C (52°F)—Open
- 07Feb 27Kilimanjaro Marathon🇹🇿 Moshi, Tanzania · Marathon + halfNot open yetMarathon + half · Hilly · 300 m↑ · 24°C (75°F)—Not open yet
- 14Feb 27Austin Marathon🇺🇸 Austin, TX, United States · Marathon + halfOpenMarathon + half · Hilly · 300 m↑ · 11°C (52°F)—Open
- 27Feb 27Ellerbe Marathon🇺🇸 Ellerbe, United States · Marathon + halfOpenMarathon + half · Hilly · 11°C (52°F)—Open
- 27Feb 27SoCal Marathon🇺🇸 Huntington Beach, CA, United States · Marathon + halfOpenMarathon + half · Hilly · 59 m↑ · 14°C (57°F)—Open
- 07Mar 27Atlanta Marathon🇺🇸 Atlanta, GA, United States · Marathon + halfOpenMarathon + half · Hilly · 410 m↑ · 14°C (57°F)—Open
- 19Mar 27Jerusalem Marathon🇮🇱 Jerusalem, Israel · Marathon + halfClosedMarathon + half · Hilly · 300 m↑ · 11°C (51°F)—Closed
- 21Mar 27Chongqing Marathon🇨🇳 Chongqing, China · MarathonNot open yetMarathon · Hilly · 320 m↑ · 14°C (58°F)—Not open yet
- 21Mar 27Oakland Marathon🇺🇸 Oakland, CA, United States · Marathon + halfOpenMarathon + half · Hilly · 239 m↑ · 12°C (53°F)—Open
- 03Apr 27St. Louis Marathon🇺🇸 St. Louis, MO, United States · Marathon + halfNot open yetMarathon + half · Hilly · 250 m↑ · 12°C (54°F) · $125$125Not open yet
- 04Apr 27Sao Paulo Marathon🇧🇷 Sao Paulo, Brazil · Marathon + halfNot open yetMarathon + half · Hilly · 350 m↑ · 22°C (72°F)—Not open yet
- 10Apr 27Ibiza Marathon🇪🇸 Ibiza, Spain · MarathonNot open yetMarathon · Hilly · 320 m↑ · 16°C (60°F)—Not open yet
- 11Apr 27Canberra Marathon🇦🇺 Canberra, Australia · Marathon + halfOpenMarathon + half · Hilly · 380 m↑ · 11°C (51°F) · A$210A$210Open
- 17Apr 27Carmel Marathon🇺🇸 Carmel, IN, United States · Marathon + halfOpenMarathon + half · Hilly · 292 m↑ · 10°C (49°F)—Open
- 18Apr 27Jersey City Marathon🇺🇸 Jersey City, NJ, United States · Marathon + halfOpenMarathon + half · Hilly · 290 m↑ · 11°C (51°F) · $200$200Open
- 24Apr 27Nashville Marathon🇺🇸 Nashville, TN, United States · Marathon + halfOpenMarathon + half · Hilly · 292 m↑ · 18°C (64°F) · $176$176Open
- 24Apr 27Salt Lake City Marathon🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, UT, United States · Marathon + halfOpenMarathon + half · Hilly · 278 m↑ · 10°C (51°F)—Open
- 25Apr 27Zurich Rock 'n' Roll Running Series Madrid🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain · Marathon + halfSold outMarathon + half · Hilly · 320 m↑ · 14°C (57°F) · €75€75Closed
- 02May 27Pittsburgh Marathon🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, PA, United States · Marathon + halfNot open yetMarathon + half · Hilly · 290 m↑ · 11°C (52°F)—Not open yet
- 02May 27Three Forts Marathon🇬🇧 Worthing, United Kingdom · Marathon + halfOpenMarathon + half · Hilly · 13°C (56°F)—Open
- 02May 27Toronto Marathon🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada · Marathon + halfCharity and tour placesMarathon + half · Hilly · 205 m↑ · 9°C (49°F)—Partly open
- 02May 27Vancouver Marathon🇨🇦 Vancouver, Canada · Marathon + halfCharity and tour placesMarathon + half · Hilly · 280 m↑ · 12°C (53°F)—Partly open
- 08May 27Luxembourg Night Marathon🇱🇺 Luxembourg, Luxembourg · Marathon + halfCharity and tour placesMarathon + half · Hilly · 325 m↑ · 12°C (53°F)—Partly open
- 09May 27Leeds Marathon🇬🇧 Leeds, United Kingdom · Marathon + halfNot open yetMarathon + half · Hilly · 360 m↑ · 12°C (54°F)—Not open yet
- 16May 27Great Ocean Road Marathon🇦🇺 Victoria, Australia · Marathon + halfOpenMarathon + half · Hilly · 488 m↑ · 20°C (67°F)—Open
- 16May 27Santiago Marathon🇨🇱 Santiago, Chile · Marathon + halfNot open yetMarathon + half · Hilly · 300 m↑ · 9°C (48°F)—Not open yet
- 05Jun 27God's Country Marathon🇺🇸 Coudersport, United States of America · Marathon + halfEntries open 4 MayMarathon + half · Hilly · 19°C (66°F)—Not open yet
- 06Jun 27Brisbane Marathon🇦🇺 Brisbane, Australia · Marathon + halfClosedMarathon + half · Hilly · 274 m↑ · 16°C (60°F)—Closed
- 06Jun 27San Diego Marathon🇺🇸 San Diego, CA, United States · Marathon + halfOpenMarathon + half · Hilly · 365 m↑ · 19°C (65°F) · $172.54$172.54Open
- 13Jun 27The Hampshire Hoppit🇬🇧 Kingsclere, United Kingdom · Marathon + halfOpenMarathon + half · Hilly · 17°C (62°F) · £66£66Open
- 26Jun 27Leadville Trail Marathon🇺🇸 Leadville, CO, United States · Marathon + halfBallot opens 30 NovMarathon + half · Hilly · 1880 m↑ · 12°C (53°F)—Not open yet
- 27Jun 27Pichi Richi Marathon🇦🇺 Port Augusta, Australia · Marathon + halfNot open yetMarathon + half · Hilly · 417 m↑ · 9°C (49°F)—Not open yet
- 03Jul 27Jolster Marathon🇳🇴 Vassenden, Norway · Marathon + halfOpenMarathon + half · Hilly · 262 m↑ · 12°C (53°F)—Open
- 24Jul 27San Francisco Marathon🇺🇸 San Francisco, CA, United States · Marathon + halfOpenMarathon + half · Hilly · 600 m↑ · 15°C (60°F)—Open
- 14Aug 27Six Lakes Marathon🇸🇪 Uppsala, Sweden · Marathon + halfOpen · entries close 7 AugMarathon + half · Hilly · 449 m↑ · 20°C (67°F) · €91€91Open
- 22Aug 27Bali Marathon🇮🇩 Bali, Indonesia · MarathonNot open yetMarathon · Hilly · 326 m↑ · 28°C (82°F)—Not open yet
- 29Aug 27TCS Sydney MarathonMajor🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia · MarathonBallot opens 4 NovMarathon · Hilly · 300 m↑ · 14°C (57°F) · A$295A$295Not open yet
- 05Sep 27Kauai Marathon🇺🇸 Kauai, HI, United States · Marathon + halfNot open yetMarathon + half · Hilly · 662 m↑ · 22°C (71°F) · $315$315Not open yet
- 05Sep 27Medellin Marathon🇨🇴 Medellin, Colombia · Marathon + halfNot open yetMarathon + half · Hilly · 223 m↑ · 22°C (72°F)—Not open yet
- 12Sep 27Vilnius Marathon🇱🇹 Vilnius, Lithuania · Marathon + halfOpenMarathon + half · Hilly · 240 m↑ · 14°C (57°F)—Open
- 18Sep 27Oslo Marathon🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway · Marathon + halfCharity and tour placesMarathon + half · Hilly · 400 m↑ · 11°C (52°F)—Partly open
- 19Sep 27Montreal Marathon🇨🇦 Montreal, Canada · Marathon + halfOpenMarathon + half · Hilly · 300 m↑ · 13°C (55°F)—Open
- 03Oct 27Kuala Lumpur Half Marathon🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Marathon + halfOpenMarathon + half · Hilly · 385 m↑ · 26°C (78°F) · MYR 430MYR 430Open
- 03Oct 27Lyon Marathon🇫🇷 Lyon, France · Marathon + halfOpenMarathon + half · Hilly · 265 m↑ · 14°C (57°F)—Open
- 03Oct 27Portland Marathon🇺🇸 Portland, OR, United States · Marathon + halfWaitlist openMarathon + half · Hilly · 400 m↑ · 14°C (57°F)—Partly open
- 03Oct 27Quebec Half Marathon🇨🇦 Quebec, Canada · Marathon + halfOpenMarathon + half · Hilly · 320 m↑ · 11°C (51°F) ·—Open