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Map of Forest Rec parkrun

Forest Rec parkrun is a weekly free event located in Bulwell in the UK.

60th hilliest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

128th highest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

231st lowest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

268th flattest in the UK out of 389 mapped courses

283rd flattest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

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How hilly is Forest Rec parkrun?

Everyone always wants to know how challenging a parkrun like this one at Forest Rec is, one way we can determine this is by looking at the elevation. This parkrun has 71.36m (234.12ft) of elevation gain and 74.55m (244.59ft) of elevation loss across the analysed route. That gives you a net elevation change of -3.12m (-10.24ft). The elevation chart of Forest Rec parkrun can be found above, just below the map. The lowest point of the course is at 45.17 meters above sea level, or 148.2 in feet. The highest point is at 79.76 meters above sea level, or 261.68 feet.

As for the climbs, Forest Rec parkrun has a longest continuous climb of 310 meters or 1017.06 ft. The starting elevation of this climb is at 57.08 meters above sea level and will climb to 66.99 meters.

What goes up must come down and with the descents the longest continuous descent is 640 meters or 2099.74 ft. The starting elevation of this descent is at 79.76 meters above sea level and will descend to 45.26 meters.

How flat is Forest Rec parkrun?

We all love a flat course, they are the home of your PB's. Forest Rec parkrun has a total of around 450m (1,476.38ft) of flat course, with 9.0% of the analysed route classified as flat.

How to get to Forest Rec parkrun?

Directions to the start line for Forest Rec parkrun can be found by heading to the GPS coordinates 52.965289,-1.160366 or heading to Google maps to get directions. If you prefer to use What3Words to find the start line, just head to ///gear.reduce.unit

Forest Rec 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	Bulwell
Country	UK
Start Line Lat Long	52.965289,-1.160366
Start Line What3Words	///gear.reduce.unit
Laps	1
Analysed Route Distance	5,000 meters	16,404 feet
Lowest Point	45.17 meters	148.2 feet
Highest Point	79.76 meters	261.68 feet
Elevation Range	34.58 meters	113.45 feet
Average Elevation	59.27 meters	194.46 feet
Net Elevation Change	-3.12 meters	-10.24 feet
Longest Climb	310 meters	1,017 feet
Longest Climb Start Altitude	57.08 meters	187.27 feet
Longest Climb End Altitude	66.99 meters	219.78 feet
Longest Climb Gradient	1:31 You'll go up 1 meter every 31 meters
Steepest 100m Climb	8.7% from 1,900m (6,234ft)
Longest Descent	640 meters	2,100 feet
Longest Descent Start Altitude	79.76 meters	261.68 feet
Longest Descent End Altitude	45.26 meters	148.49 feet
Longest Descent Gradient	1:19 You'll go down 1 meter every 19 meters
Steepest 100m Descent	8.2% from 3,320m (10,892ft)
Flat Distance	450 meters	1,476 feet
Flat Percentage	9.0%
Uphill Distance	2,410 meters	7,907 feet
Uphill Percentage	48.2%
Downhill Distance	2,140 meters	7,021 feet
Downhill Percentage	42.8%
Elevation Gain Per Km	14.3m/km
Total Elevation Gain	71.36 meters	234.12 feet
Total Elevation Loss	74.55 meters	244.59 feet
Elevation Analysis	Reliable

Official Links for Forest Rec parkrun

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

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