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Map of Herrington Country parkrun

Elevation estimates are based on limited or inconsistent source data.

Herrington Country parkrun is a weekly free event located in Houghton-Le-Spring in the UK.

3rd lowest worldwide out of 282 mapped courses
42nd hilliest worldwide out of 282 mapped courses
217th flattest in the UK out of 265 mapped courses
233rd flattest worldwide out of 282 mapped courses
245th highest worldwide out of 282 mapped courses
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How to get to Herrington Country parkrun?

Directions to the start line for Herrington Country parkrun can be found by heading to the GPS coordinates 54.876607,-1.47667 or heading to Google maps to get directions. If you prefer to use What3Words to find the start line, just head to ///ruins.owners.jelly

How hilly is Herrington Country parkrun?

Everyone always wants to know how challenging a parkrun like this one at Herrington Country is, one way we can determine this is by looking at the elevation. This parkrun has 72.27m (237.11ft) of elevation gain and 79.58m (261.09ft) of elevation loss across the analysed route. That gives you a net elevation change of -7.31m (-23.98ft). The elevation chart of Herrington Country parkrun can be found below. The lowest point of the course is at -30.07 meters above sea level, or -98.65 in feet. The highest point is at 13.47 meters above sea level, or 44.19 feet.

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Herrington Country elevation chart Elevation in metres from 0m to 5,000m, with flat, uphill and downhill sections shown in different colours. -36-26-16-641402505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,0003,2503,5003,7504,0004,2504,5004,7505,000 Elevation (m) Distance (m)

As for the climbs, Herrington Country parkrun has a longest continuous climb of 790 meters or 2591.86 ft. The starting elevation of this climb is at -19.59 meters above sea level and will climb to -10.48 meters.

What goes up must come down and with the descents the longest continuous descent is 630 meters or 2066.93 ft. The starting elevation of this descent is at -12.51 meters above sea level and will descend to -30.01 meters.

How flat is Herrington Country parkrun?

We all love a flat course, they are the home of your PB's. Herrington Country parkrun has a total of around 320m (1,049.87ft) of flat course, with 6.4% of the analysed route classified as flat.

Herrington Country parkrun data

This table uses the processed GPX profile and is based on up to the first 5,000 metres of the mapped route.

Item Value in m Value in ft
Town / City Houghton-Le-Spring
Country UK
Start Line Lat Long 54.876607,-1.47667
Start Line What3Words ///ruins.owners.jelly
Laps 2
Analysed Route Distance 5,000 meters 16,404 feet
Lowest Point -30.07 meters -98.65 feet
Highest Point 13.47 meters 44.19 feet
Elevation Range 43.54 meters 142.85 feet
Average Elevation -17.74 meters -58.2 feet
Net Elevation Change -7.31 meters -23.98 feet
Longest Climb 790 meters 2,592 feet
Longest Climb Start Altitude -19.59 meters -64.27 feet
Longest Climb End Altitude -10.48 meters -34.38 feet
Longest Climb Gradient 1:87
You'll go up 1 meter every 87 meters
Steepest 100m Climb 9.3% from 370m (1,214ft)
Longest Descent 630 meters 2,067 feet
Longest Descent Start Altitude -12.51 meters -41.04 feet
Longest Descent End Altitude -30.01 meters -98.46 feet
Longest Descent Gradient 1:36
You'll go down 1 meter every 36 meters
Steepest 100m Descent 24.1% from 950m (3,117ft)
Flat Distance 320 meters 1,050 feet
Flat Percentage 6.4%
Uphill Distance 2,860 meters 9,383 feet
Uphill Percentage 57.2%
Downhill Distance 1,820 meters 5,971 feet
Downhill Percentage 36.4%
Elevation Gain Per Km 14.4m/km
Total Elevation Gain 72.27 meters 237.11 feet
Total Elevation Loss 79.58 meters 261.09 feet
Elevation Analysis Qualified (1 anomaly group detected)

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