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Map of Barrow parkrun

Barrow parkrun is a weekly free event located in Barrow-in-Furness in the UK.

77th lowest worldwide out of 281 mapped courses
83rd hilliest worldwide out of 281 mapped courses
200th highest worldwide out of 281 mapped courses
220th flattest in the UK out of 264 mapped courses
236th flattest worldwide out of 281 mapped courses
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How to get to Barrow parkrun?

Directions to the start line for Barrow parkrun can be found by heading to the GPS coordinates 54.118434,-3.219148 or heading to Google maps to get directions. If you prefer to use What3Words to find the start line, just head to ///focus.piano.wrong

How hilly is Barrow parkrun?

Everyone always wants to know how challenging a parkrun like this one at Barrow is, one way we can determine this is by looking at the elevation. This parkrun has 51.46m (168.83ft) of elevation gain and 54.42m (178.54ft) of elevation loss across the analysed route. That gives you a net elevation change of -2.63m (-8.63ft). The elevation chart of Barrow parkrun can be found below. The lowest point of the course is at 14.71 meters above sea level, or 48.26 in feet. The highest point is at 29.94 meters above sea level, or 98.23 feet.

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Barrow elevation chart Elevation in metres from 0m to 4,750m, with flat, uphill and downhill sections shown in different colours. 9141924293402505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,0003,2503,5003,7504,0004,2504,5004,750 Elevation (m) Distance (m)

As for the climbs, Barrow parkrun has a longest continuous climb of 600 meters or 1968.5 ft. The starting elevation of this climb is at 14.74 meters above sea level and will climb to 28.76 meters.

What goes up must come down and with the descents the longest continuous descent is 370 meters or 1213.91 ft. The starting elevation of this descent is at 23.03 meters above sea level and will descend to 14.71 meters.

How flat is Barrow parkrun?

We all love a flat course, they are the home of your PB's. Barrow parkrun has a total of around 300m (984.25ft) of flat course, with 6.5% of the analysed route classified as flat.

Barrow parkrun data

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

Item Value in m Value in ft
Town / City Barrow-in-Furness
Country UK
Start Line Lat Long 54.118434,-3.219148
Start Line What3Words ///focus.piano.wrong
Laps 2.5
Analysed Route Distance 4,646 meters 15,244 feet
Lowest Point 14.71 meters 48.26 feet
Highest Point 29.94 meters 98.23 feet
Elevation Range 15.23 meters 49.97 feet
Average Elevation 23.39 meters 76.74 feet
Net Elevation Change -2.63 meters -8.63 feet
Longest Climb 600 meters 1,969 feet
Longest Climb Start Altitude 14.74 meters 48.36 feet
Longest Climb End Altitude 28.76 meters 94.36 feet
Longest Climb Gradient 1:43
You'll go up 1 meter every 43 meters
Steepest 100m Climb 4.7% from 1,620m (5,315ft)
Longest Descent 370 meters 1,214 feet
Longest Descent Start Altitude 23.03 meters 75.56 feet
Longest Descent End Altitude 14.71 meters 48.26 feet
Longest Descent Gradient 1:44
You'll go down 1 meter every 44 meters
Steepest 100m Descent 6.4% from 430m (1,411ft)
Flat Distance 300 meters 984 feet
Flat Percentage 6.5%
Uphill Distance 2,306 meters 7,567 feet
Uphill Percentage 49.6%
Downhill Distance 2,040 meters 6,693 feet
Downhill Percentage 43.9%
Elevation Gain Per Km 11.1m/km
Total Elevation Gain 51.46 meters 168.83 feet
Total Elevation Loss 54.42 meters 178.54 feet
Elevation Analysis Reliable

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