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Map of Holyrood parkrun

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

19th hilliest worldwide out of 364 mapped courses
52nd highest worldwide out of 364 mapped courses
173rd lowest worldwide out of 364 mapped courses
294th flattest in the UK out of 347 mapped courses
310th flattest worldwide out of 364 mapped courses
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Holyrood elevation chart Elevation in metres from 0m to 5,000m, with flat, uphill and downhill sections shown in different colours. 294663809711402505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,0003,2503,5003,7504,0004,2504,5004,7505,000 Elevation (m) Distance (m)

How hilly is Holyrood parkrun?

Everyone always wants to know how challenging a parkrun like this one at Holyrood is, one way we can determine this is by looking at the elevation. This parkrun has 93.69m (307.38ft) of elevation gain and 96.5m (316.6ft) of elevation loss across the analysed route. That gives you a net elevation change of -2.81m (-9.22ft). The elevation chart of Holyrood parkrun can be found above, just below the map. The lowest point of the course is at 34.69 meters above sea level, or 113.81 in feet. The highest point is at 124.44 meters above sea level, or 408.27 feet.

As for the climbs, Holyrood parkrun has a longest continuous climb of 1470 meters or 4822.83 ft. The starting elevation of this climb is at 40.21 meters above sea level and will climb to 119.05 meters.

What goes up must come down and with the descents the longest continuous descent is 1510 meters or 4954.07 ft. The starting elevation of this descent is at 124.4 meters above sea level and will descend to 36.63 meters.

How flat is Holyrood parkrun?

We all love a flat course, they are the home of your PB's. Holyrood parkrun has a total of around 290m (951.44ft) of flat course, with 5.8% of the analysed route classified as flat.

How to get to Holyrood parkrun?

Directions to the start line for Holyrood parkrun can be found by heading to the GPS coordinates 55.952201,-3.162934 or heading to Google maps to get directions. If you prefer to use What3Words to find the start line, just head to ///fire.tour.ties

Holyrood 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 55.952201,-3.162934
Start Line What3Words ///fire.tour.ties
Laps 1
Analysed Route Distance 5,000 meters 16,404 feet
Lowest Point 34.69 meters 113.81 feet
Highest Point 124.44 meters 408.27 feet
Elevation Range 89.75 meters 294.46 feet
Average Elevation 79.91 meters 262.17 feet
Net Elevation Change -2.81 meters -9.22 feet
Longest Climb 1,470 meters 4,823 feet
Longest Climb Start Altitude 40.21 meters 131.92 feet
Longest Climb End Altitude 119.05 meters 390.58 feet
Longest Climb Gradient 1:19
You'll go up 1 meter every 19 meters
Steepest 100m Climb 10.1% from 910m (2,986ft)
Longest Descent 1,510 meters 4,954 feet
Longest Descent Start Altitude 124.4 meters 408.14 feet
Longest Descent End Altitude 36.63 meters 120.18 feet
Longest Descent Gradient 1:17
You'll go down 1 meter every 17 meters
Steepest 100m Descent 11.3% from 3,060m (10,039ft)
Flat Distance 290 meters 951 feet
Flat Percentage 5.8%
Uphill Distance 2,390 meters 7,841 feet
Uphill Percentage 47.8%
Downhill Distance 2,320 meters 7,612 feet
Downhill Percentage 46.4%
Elevation Gain Per Km 18.7m/km
Total Elevation Gain 93.69 meters 307.38 feet
Total Elevation Loss 96.5 meters 316.6 feet
Elevation Analysis Reliable

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