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Map of Heaton parkrun

Heaton parkrun is a weekly free event located in Prestwich in the UK.

85th highest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

119th hilliest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

258th flattest in the UK out of 389 mapped courses

273rd flattest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

320th lowest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

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How hilly is Heaton parkrun?

Everyone always wants to know how challenging a parkrun like this one at Heaton is, one way we can determine this is by looking at the elevation. This parkrun has 49.99m (164.01ft) of elevation gain and 50.19m (164.67ft) of elevation loss across the analysed route. That gives you a net elevation change of -0.2m (-0.66ft). The elevation chart of Heaton parkrun can be found above, just below the map. The lowest point of the course is at 73.99 meters above sea level, or 242.75 in feet. The highest point is at 101.1 meters above sea level, or 331.69 feet.

As for the climbs, Heaton parkrun has a longest continuous climb of 640 meters or 2099.74 ft. The starting elevation of this climb is at 73.99 meters above sea level and will climb to 97.39 meters.

What goes up must come down and with the descents the longest continuous descent is 690 meters or 2263.78 ft. The starting elevation of this descent is at 101.09 meters above sea level and will descend to 78.02 meters.

How flat is Heaton parkrun?

We all love a flat course, they are the home of your PB's. Heaton parkrun has a total of around 480m (1,574.8ft) of flat course, with 9.6% of the analysed route classified as flat.

How to get to Heaton parkrun?

Directions to the start line for Heaton parkrun can be found by heading to the GPS coordinates 53.531666,-2.255909 or heading to Google maps to get directions. If you prefer to use What3Words to find the start line, just head to ///frog.racks.food

Heaton 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	Prestwich
Country	UK
Start Line Lat Long	53.531666,-2.255909
Start Line What3Words	///frog.racks.food
Laps	2
Analysed Route Distance	5,000 meters	16,404 feet
Lowest Point	73.99 meters	242.75 feet
Highest Point	101.1 meters	331.69 feet
Elevation Range	27.1 meters	88.91 feet
Average Elevation	82.2 meters	269.69 feet
Net Elevation Change	-0.2 meters	-0.66 feet
Longest Climb	640 meters	2,100 feet
Longest Climb Start Altitude	73.99 meters	242.75 feet
Longest Climb End Altitude	97.39 meters	319.52 feet
Longest Climb Gradient	1:27 You'll go up 1 meter every 27 meters
Steepest 100m Climb	5.8% from 2,200m (7,218ft)
Longest Descent	690 meters	2,264 feet
Longest Descent Start Altitude	101.09 meters	331.66 feet
Longest Descent End Altitude	78.02 meters	255.97 feet
Longest Descent Gradient	1:30 You'll go down 1 meter every 30 meters
Steepest 100m Descent	5.3% from 3,330m (10,925ft)
Flat Distance	480 meters	1,575 feet
Flat Percentage	9.6%
Uphill Distance	2,120 meters	6,955 feet
Uphill Percentage	42.4%
Downhill Distance	2,400 meters	7,874 feet
Downhill Percentage	48.0%
Elevation Gain Per Km	10.0m/km
Total Elevation Gain	49.99 meters	164.01 feet
Total Elevation Loss	50.19 meters	164.67 feet
Elevation Analysis	Reliable

Official Links for Heaton parkrun

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

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