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Map of Cardiff parkrun

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

9th flattest in the UK out of 320 mapped courses
9th flattest worldwide out of 337 mapped courses
136th lowest worldwide out of 337 mapped courses
235th highest worldwide out of 337 mapped courses
330th hilliest worldwide out of 337 mapped courses
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Cardiff elevation chart Elevation in metres from 0m to 5,000m, with flat, uphill and downhill sections shown in different colours. 222528313402505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,0003,2503,5003,7504,0004,2504,5004,7505,000 Elevation (m) Distance (m)

How hilly is Cardiff parkrun?

Everyone always wants to know how challenging a parkrun like this one at Cardiff is, one way we can determine this is by looking at the elevation. This parkrun has 3.12m (10.24ft) of elevation gain and 4.2m (13.78ft) of elevation loss across the analysed route. That gives you a net elevation change of -1.08m (-3.54ft). The elevation chart of Cardiff parkrun can be found above, just below the map. The lowest point of the course is at 27 meters above sea level, or 88.58 in feet. The highest point is at 30.4 meters above sea level, or 99.74 feet.

As for the climbs, Cardiff parkrun has a longest continuous climb of 210 meters or 688.98 ft. The starting elevation of this climb is at 27.05 meters above sea level and will climb to 27.74 meters.

What goes up must come down and with the descents the longest continuous descent is 220 meters or 721.78 ft. The starting elevation of this descent is at 28.95 meters above sea level and will descend to 28.26 meters.

How flat is Cardiff parkrun?

We all love a flat course, they are the home of your PB's. Cardiff parkrun has a total of around 3,690m (12,106.3ft) of flat course, with 73.8% of the analysed route classified as flat.

How to get to Cardiff parkrun?

Directions to the start line for Cardiff parkrun can be found by heading to the GPS coordinates 51.494281,-3.206348 or heading to Google maps to get directions. If you prefer to use What3Words to find the start line, just head to ///scuba.same.larger

Cardiff 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 Cardiff
Country UK
Start Line Lat Long 51.494281,-3.206348
Start Line What3Words ///scuba.same.larger
Laps Out and Back
Analysed Route Distance 5,000 meters 16,404 feet
Lowest Point 27 meters 88.58 feet
Highest Point 30.4 meters 99.74 feet
Elevation Range 3.4 meters 11.15 feet
Average Elevation 28.22 meters 92.59 feet
Net Elevation Change -1.08 meters -3.54 feet
Longest Climb 210 meters 689 feet
Longest Climb Start Altitude 27.05 meters 88.75 feet
Longest Climb End Altitude 27.74 meters 91.01 feet
Longest Climb Gradient 1:304
You'll go up 1 meter every 304 meters
Steepest 100m Climb 1.1% from 0m (0ft)
Longest Descent 220 meters 722 feet
Longest Descent Start Altitude 28.95 meters 94.98 feet
Longest Descent End Altitude 28.26 meters 92.72 feet
Longest Descent Gradient 1:319
You'll go down 1 meter every 319 meters
Steepest 100m Descent 0.4% from 1,160m (3,806ft)
Flat Distance 3,690 meters 12,106 feet
Flat Percentage 73.8%
Uphill Distance 530 meters 1,739 feet
Uphill Percentage 10.6%
Downhill Distance 780 meters 2,559 feet
Downhill Percentage 15.6%
Elevation Gain Per Km 0.6m/km
Total Elevation Gain 3.12 meters 10.24 feet
Total Elevation Loss 4.2 meters 13.78 feet
Elevation Analysis Reliable

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