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Comparing Porthcawl and The Lost Gardens of Heligan parkruns

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Porthcawl vs The Lost Gardens of Heligan elevation snapshot

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Metric Porthcawl The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Total Ascent 36.26m (118.96ft) 127.73m (419.06ft)
Elevation Gain Per Km 7.3m/km 25.6m/km
Elevation Range 15.49m (50.82ft) 63.34m (207.81ft)
Flat Percentage 9.4% 5.4%
Uphill Percentage 46.0% 45.2%
Longest Climb 620m (2,034ft) 890m (2,920ft)
Steepest 100m Climb 5.1% 15.4%
Steepest 100m Descent 5.4% 16.2%

This chart shows the elevation comparing both parkruns against each other in their literal, above sea level terms.

Normalised Comparison

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Bottomed out Comparison

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Sorted Comparison

Finally the below chart sorts all of the elevation data to give you a rough indication of the change in elevation you'll be. Typically if one line is steeper than the other, the steeper parkrun might be more of a challenging run.

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Porthcawl and The Lost Gardens of Heligan parkrun data

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Data Point Porthcawl parkrun The Lost Gardens of Heligan parkrun
Town / City Porthcawl
Country UK UK
Start Line Lat Long 51.474189,-3.702575 50.285366,-4.812703
Start Line What3Words ///unwound.back.draining ///funded.yield.ordinary
Laps 1 1
Lowest Point 9.67 meters 31.73 feet 35.87 meters 117.68 feet
Highest Point 25.16 meters 82.55 feet 99.21 meters 325.49 feet
Longest Climb 620 meters 2034.12 feet 890 meters 2919.95 feet
Longest Climb Start Altitude 15.08 meters 49.48 feet 35.9 meters 117.78 feet
Longest Climb End Altitude 24.58 meters 80.64 feet 88.84 meters 291.47 feet
Longest Climb Gradient 1:65
You'll go up 1 meter every 65 meters
1:17
You'll go up 1 meter every 17 meters
Longest Descent 630 meters 2066.93 feet 860 meters 2821.52 feet
Longest Descent Start Altitude 25.14 meters 82.48 feet 90.13 meters 295.7 feet
Longest Descent End Altitude 15.08 meters 49.48 feet 37.51 meters 123.06 feet
Longest Descent Gradient 1:63
You'll go down 1 meter every 63 meters
1:16
You'll go down 1 meter every 16 meters
Flat Distance 470 meters 1541.99 feet 270 meters 885.83 feet
Flat Percentage 9.4% 5.4%
Uphill Percentage 46.0% 45.2%
Downhill Percentage 44.6% 49.4%
Elevation Range 15.49m (50.82ft) 63.34m (207.81ft)
Elevation Gain Per Km 7.3m/km 25.6m/km
Steepest 100m Climb 5.1% from 1,560m (5,118ft) 15.4% from 2,620m (8,596ft)
Steepest 100m Descent 5.4% from 3,050m (10,007ft) 16.2% from 2,900m (9,514ft)
Total Elevation Gain 36.26 meters 118.96 feet 127.73 meters 419.06 feet
Total Elevation Loss 36.88 meters 121 feet 132.13 meters 433.5 feet
Net Elevation Change -0.62m (-2.03ft) -4.48m (-14.7ft)
Elevation Analysis Reliable Reliable