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Map of Birkenhead parkrun

Birkenhead parkrun is a weekly free event located in Birkenhead in the UK.

106th lowest worldwide out of 425 mapped courses

228th hilliest worldwide out of 425 mapped courses

321st highest worldwide out of 425 mapped courses

368th flattest in the UK out of 407 mapped courses

385th flattest worldwide out of 425 mapped courses

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How hilly is Birkenhead parkrun?

Everyone always wants to know how challenging a parkrun like this one at Birkenhead is, one way we can determine this is by looking at the elevation. This parkrun has 27.54m (90.35ft) of elevation gain and 32.54m (106.76ft) of elevation loss across the analysed route. That gives you a net elevation change of -5m (-16.4ft). The elevation chart of Birkenhead parkrun can be found above, just below the map. The lowest point of the course is at 11.98 meters above sea level, or 39.3 in feet. The highest point is at 22.53 meters above sea level, or 73.92 feet.

As for the climbs, Birkenhead parkrun has a longest continuous climb of 490 meters or 1607.61 ft. The starting elevation of this climb is at 15.17 meters above sea level and will climb to 22.53 meters.

What goes up must come down and with the descents the longest continuous descent is 770 meters or 2526.25 ft. The starting elevation of this descent is at 22.53 meters above sea level and will descend to 11.99 meters.

How flat is Birkenhead parkrun?

We all love a flat course, they are the home of your PB's. Birkenhead parkrun has a total of around 220m (721.78ft) of flat course, with 4.4% of the analysed route classified as flat.

How to get to Birkenhead parkrun?

Directions to the start line for Birkenhead parkrun can be found by heading to the GPS coordinates 53.395724,-3.05202 or heading to Google maps to get directions. If you prefer to use What3Words to find the start line, just head to ///agree.trim.froze

Birkenhead 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	Birkenhead
Country	UK
Start Line Lat Long	53.395724,-3.05202
Start Line What3Words	///agree.trim.froze
Laps	2
Analysed Route Distance	5,000 meters	16,404 feet
Lowest Point	11.98 meters	39.3 feet
Highest Point	22.53 meters	73.92 feet
Elevation Range	10.55 meters	34.61 feet
Average Elevation	15.98 meters	52.43 feet
Net Elevation Change	-5 meters	-16.4 feet
Longest Climb	490 meters	1,608 feet
Longest Climb Start Altitude	15.17 meters	49.77 feet
Longest Climb End Altitude	22.53 meters	73.92 feet
Longest Climb Gradient	1:67 You'll go up 1 meter every 67 meters
Steepest 100m Climb	2.6% from 4,500m (14,764ft)
Longest Descent	770 meters	2,526 feet
Longest Descent Start Altitude	22.53 meters	73.92 feet
Longest Descent End Altitude	11.99 meters	39.34 feet
Longest Descent Gradient	1:73 You'll go down 1 meter every 73 meters
Steepest 100m Descent	3.1% from 2,320m (7,612ft)
Flat Distance	220 meters	722 feet
Flat Percentage	4.4%
Uphill Distance	2,160 meters	7,087 feet
Uphill Percentage	43.2%
Downhill Distance	2,620 meters	8,596 feet
Downhill Percentage	52.4%
Elevation Gain Per Km	5.5m/km
Total Elevation Gain	27.54 meters	90.35 feet
Total Elevation Loss	32.54 meters	106.76 feet
Elevation Analysis	Reliable

Official Links for Birkenhead parkrun

For more information on this parkrun head to the offical parkrun links below.

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