The hardest runs we found around Rochester.
We mapped loops from parks and trailheads, threw out the ones that backtrack or zigzag, measured the hills on the rest, and named the ones that stand out at each distance. Every claim says how many routes it was measured against.
5K
194 ft over 3.33 mi, the most climbing we found.
Top 10%Of 68 routes we mapped around Rochester.
See the route →One 141 ft climb (4.3% average), inside 194 ft over 3.03 mi.
Top 10%Of 68 routes we mapped around Rochester.
See the route →3 separate climbs in 3.03 mi, 138 ft in all.
Top 10%Of 68 routes we mapped around Rochester.
See the route →Only 20 ft of climbing in 2.87 mi.
Top 10%Of 68 routes we mapped around Rochester.
See the route →10K
492 ft over 6.57 mi, the most climbing we found.
Top 10%Of 87 routes we mapped around Rochester.
See the route →One 138 ft climb (4.4% average), inside 295 ft over 6.41 mi.
Top 10%Of 87 routes we mapped around Rochester.
See the route →5 separate climbs in 6.56 mi, 315 ft in all.
Top 10%Of 87 routes we mapped around Rochester.
See the route →Only 36 ft of climbing in 5.79 mi.
Top 10%Of 87 routes we mapped around Rochester.
See the route →Half Marathon
860 ft over 12.8 mi, the most climbing we found.
Top 10%Of 88 routes we mapped around Rochester.
See the route →One 200 ft climb (4.1% average), inside 702 ft over 14.0 mi.
Top 20%Of 88 routes we mapped around Rochester.
See the route →11 separate climbs in 12.3 mi, 728 ft in all.
Top 10%Of 88 routes we mapped around Rochester.
See the route →Only 95 ft of climbing in 14.0 mi.
Top 10%Of 88 routes we mapped around Rochester.
See the route →Starts are in the Rochester area. Routes follow Google walking directions: check closures and crossings before you run. Distances and climbing are in miles and feet (6.21 mi is 10 km; 328 ft is 100 m).