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Map of Barry Island parkrun

Barry Island parkrun is a weekly free event located in Barry in the UK.

72nd lowest worldwide out of 337 mapped courses
79th flattest in the UK out of 320 mapped courses
84th flattest worldwide out of 337 mapped courses
89th hilliest worldwide out of 337 mapped courses
254th highest worldwide out of 337 mapped courses
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Barry Island elevation chart Elevation in metres from 0m to 5,000m, with flat, uphill and downhill sections shown in different colours. 381318232802505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,0003,2503,5003,7504,0004,2504,5004,7505,000 Elevation (m) Distance (m)

How hilly is Barry Island parkrun?

Everyone always wants to know how challenging a parkrun like this one at Barry Island is, one way we can determine this is by looking at the elevation. This parkrun has 53.77m (176.41ft) of elevation gain and 53.9m (176.84ft) of elevation loss across the analysed route. That gives you a net elevation change of +0.01m (+0.03ft). The elevation chart of Barry Island parkrun can be found above, just below the map. The lowest point of the course is at 8.27 meters above sea level, or 27.13 in feet. The highest point is at 22.06 meters above sea level, or 72.38 feet.

As for the climbs, Barry Island parkrun has a longest continuous climb of 340 meters or 1115.49 ft. The starting elevation of this climb is at 13.44 meters above sea level and will climb to 22.05 meters.

What goes up must come down and with the descents the longest continuous descent is 420 meters or 1377.95 ft. The starting elevation of this descent is at 22.04 meters above sea level and will descend to 8.3 meters.

How flat is Barry Island parkrun?

We all love a flat course, they are the home of your PB's. Barry Island parkrun has a total of around 1,420m (4,658.79ft) of flat course, with 28.4% of the analysed route classified as flat.

How to get to Barry Island parkrun?

Directions to the start line for Barry Island parkrun can be found by heading to the GPS coordinates 51.390118,-3.270916 or heading to Google maps to get directions. If you prefer to use What3Words to find the start line, just head to ///cave.recall.pads

Barry Island 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 Barry
Country UK
Start Line Lat Long 51.390118,-3.270916
Start Line What3Words ///cave.recall.pads
Laps 2
Analysed Route Distance 5,000 meters 16,404 feet
Lowest Point 8.27 meters 27.13 feet
Highest Point 22.06 meters 72.38 feet
Elevation Range 13.79 meters 45.24 feet
Average Elevation 14.05 meters 46.1 feet
Net Elevation Change +0.01 meters +0.03 feet
Longest Climb 340 meters 1,115 feet
Longest Climb Start Altitude 13.44 meters 44.09 feet
Longest Climb End Altitude 22.05 meters 72.34 feet
Longest Climb Gradient 1:39
You'll go up 1 meter every 39 meters
Steepest 100m Climb 5.3% from 3,670m (12,041ft)
Longest Descent 420 meters 1,378 feet
Longest Descent Start Altitude 22.04 meters 72.31 feet
Longest Descent End Altitude 8.3 meters 27.23 feet
Longest Descent Gradient 1:31
You'll go down 1 meter every 31 meters
Steepest 100m Descent 5.8% from 1,990m (6,529ft)
Flat Distance 1,420 meters 4,659 feet
Flat Percentage 28.4%
Uphill Distance 1,750 meters 5,741 feet
Uphill Percentage 35.0%
Downhill Distance 1,830 meters 6,004 feet
Downhill Percentage 36.6%
Elevation Gain Per Km 10.8m/km
Total Elevation Gain 53.77 meters 176.41 feet
Total Elevation Loss 53.9 meters 176.84 feet
Elevation Analysis Reliable

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