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Map of Edinburgh parkrun

Edinburgh parkrun is a weekly free event located in City of Edinburgh in the UK.

6th flattest in the UK out of 389 mapped courses

6th flattest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

71st lowest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

374th highest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

403rd hilliest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

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How hilly is Edinburgh parkrun?

Everyone always wants to know how challenging a parkrun like this one at Edinburgh is, one way we can determine this is by looking at the elevation. This parkrun has 1.85m (6.07ft) of elevation gain and 1.23m (4.04ft) of elevation loss across the analysed route. That gives you a net elevation change of +0.26m (+0.85ft). The elevation chart of Edinburgh parkrun can be found above, just below the map. The lowest point of the course is at 6.55 meters above sea level, or 21.49 in feet. The highest point is at 8.4 meters above sea level, or 27.56 feet.

As for the climbs, Edinburgh parkrun has a longest continuous climb of 150 meters or 492.13 ft. The starting elevation of this climb is at 6.6 meters above sea level and will climb to 7.46 meters.

What goes up must come down and with the descents the longest continuous descent is 130 meters or 426.51 ft. The starting elevation of this descent is at 7.22 meters above sea level and will descend to 6.7 meters.

How flat is Edinburgh parkrun?

We all love a flat course, they are the home of your PB's. Edinburgh parkrun has a total of around 3,910m (12,828.08ft) of flat course, with 78.2% of the analysed route classified as flat.

How to get to Edinburgh parkrun?

Directions to the start line for Edinburgh parkrun can be found by heading to the GPS coordinates 55.979217,-3.293143 or heading to Google maps to get directions. If you prefer to use What3Words to find the start line, just head to ///acted.exam.form

Edinburgh 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	City of Edinburgh
Country	UK
Start Line Lat Long	55.979217,-3.293143
Start Line What3Words	///acted.exam.form
Laps	1
Analysed Route Distance	5,000 meters	16,404 feet
Lowest Point	6.55 meters	21.49 feet
Highest Point	8.4 meters	27.56 feet
Elevation Range	1.86 meters	6.1 feet
Average Elevation	7.59 meters	24.9 feet
Net Elevation Change	+0.26 meters	+0.85 feet
Longest Climb	150 meters	492 feet
Longest Climb Start Altitude	6.6 meters	21.65 feet
Longest Climb End Altitude	7.46 meters	24.48 feet
Longest Climb Gradient	1:174 You'll go up 1 meter every 174 meters
Steepest 100m Climb	0.7% from 2,470m (8,104ft)
Longest Descent	130 meters	427 feet
Longest Descent Start Altitude	7.22 meters	23.69 feet
Longest Descent End Altitude	6.7 meters	21.98 feet
Longest Descent Gradient	1:250 You'll go down 1 meter every 250 meters
Steepest 100m Descent	0.4% from 2,170m (7,119ft)
Flat Distance	3,910 meters	12,828 feet
Flat Percentage	78.2%
Uphill Distance	570 meters	1,870 feet
Uphill Percentage	11.4%
Downhill Distance	520 meters	1,706 feet
Downhill Percentage	10.4%
Elevation Gain Per Km	0.4m/km
Total Elevation Gain	1.85 meters	6.07 feet
Total Elevation Loss	1.23 meters	4.04 feet
Elevation Analysis	Reliable

Official Links for Edinburgh parkrun

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

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