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Map of Barking parkrun

Barking parkrun is a weekly free event located in Greater London in the UK.

61st flattest in the UK out of 389 mapped courses
62nd flattest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses
62nd lowest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses
317th hilliest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses
352nd highest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses
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Barking elevation chart

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Elevation in metres from 0m to 5,000m, with flat, uphill and downhill sections shown in different colours. 048121602505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,0003,2503,5003,7504,0004,2504,5004,7505,000 Elevation (m) Distance (m)

How hilly is Barking parkrun?

Everyone always wants to know how challenging a parkrun like this one at Barking is, one way we can determine this is by looking at the elevation. This parkrun has 14.01m (45.96ft) of elevation gain and 9.54m (31.3ft) of elevation loss across the analysed route. That gives you a net elevation change of +4.79m (+15.72ft). The elevation chart of Barking parkrun can be found above, just below the map. The lowest point of the course is at 5.55 meters above sea level, or 18.21 in feet. The highest point is at 13.05 meters above sea level, or 42.81 feet.

As for the climbs, Barking parkrun has a longest continuous climb of 470 meters or 1541.99 ft. The starting elevation of this climb is at 6.47 meters above sea level and will climb to 9.54 meters.

What goes up must come down and with the descents the longest continuous descent is 390 meters or 1279.53 ft. The starting elevation of this descent is at 11.29 meters above sea level and will descend to 7.87 meters.

How flat is Barking parkrun?

We all love a flat course, they are the home of your PB's. Barking parkrun has a total of around 1,860m (6,102.36ft) of flat course, with 37.2% of the analysed route classified as flat.

How to get to Barking parkrun?

Directions to the start line for Barking parkrun can be found by heading to the GPS coordinates 51.545432,0.086041 or heading to Google maps to get directions. If you prefer to use What3Words to find the start line, just head to ///tribes.waving.cage

Barking parkrun data

This table uses the processed GPX profile and is based on up to the first 5,000 metres of the mapped route.

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Item Value in m Value in ft
Town / City Greater London
Country UK
Start Line Lat Long 51.545432,0.086041
Start Line What3Words ///tribes.waving.cage
Laps 2
Analysed Route Distance 5,000 meters 16,404 feet
Lowest Point 5.55 meters 18.21 feet
Highest Point 13.05 meters 42.81 feet
Elevation Range 7.5 meters 24.61 feet
Average Elevation 9.89 meters 32.45 feet
Net Elevation Change +4.79 meters +15.72 feet
Longest Climb 470 meters 1,542 feet
Longest Climb Start Altitude 6.47 meters 21.23 feet
Longest Climb End Altitude 9.54 meters 31.3 feet
Longest Climb Gradient 1:153
You'll go up 1 meter every 153 meters
Steepest 100m Climb 1.6% from 4,000m (13,123ft)
Longest Descent 390 meters 1,280 feet
Longest Descent Start Altitude 11.29 meters 37.04 feet
Longest Descent End Altitude 7.87 meters 25.82 feet
Longest Descent Gradient 1:114
You'll go down 1 meter every 114 meters
Steepest 100m Descent 1.3% from 2,710m (8,891ft)
Flat Distance 1,860 meters 6,102 feet
Flat Percentage 37.2%
Uphill Distance 1,780 meters 5,840 feet
Uphill Percentage 35.6%
Downhill Distance 1,360 meters 4,462 feet
Downhill Percentage 27.2%
Elevation Gain Per Km 2.8m/km
Total Elevation Gain 14.01 meters 45.96 feet
Total Elevation Loss 9.54 meters 31.3 feet
Elevation Analysis Reliable

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