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Map of Kirkwall parkrun

Kirkwall parkrun is a weekly free event located in Kirkwall in the UK.

6th lowest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

215th hilliest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

255th flattest in the UK out of 389 mapped courses

270th flattest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

390th highest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

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How hilly is Kirkwall parkrun?

Everyone always wants to know how challenging a parkrun like this one at Kirkwall is, one way we can determine this is by looking at the elevation. This parkrun has 27.81m (91.24ft) of elevation gain and 34.29m (112.5ft) of elevation loss across the analysed route. That gives you a net elevation change of -6.48m (-21.26ft). The elevation chart of Kirkwall parkrun can be found above, just below the map. The lowest point of the course is at -7.28 meters above sea level, or -23.88 in feet. The highest point is at 5.7 meters above sea level, or 18.7 feet.

As for the climbs, Kirkwall parkrun has a longest continuous climb of 360 meters or 1181.1 ft. The starting elevation of this climb is at -7.27 meters above sea level and will climb to -1.01 meters.

What goes up must come down and with the descents the longest continuous descent is 390 meters or 1279.53 ft. The starting elevation of this descent is at 0.66 meters above sea level and will descend to -6.5 meters.

How flat is Kirkwall parkrun?

We all love a flat course, they are the home of your PB's. Kirkwall parkrun has a total of around 490m (1,607.61ft) of flat course, with 9.8% of the analysed route classified as flat.

How to get to Kirkwall parkrun?

Directions to the start line for Kirkwall parkrun can be found by heading to the GPS coordinates 58.983025,-2.968697 or heading to Google maps to get directions. If you prefer to use What3Words to find the start line, just head to ///unlimited.tangent.dumpy

Kirkwall 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	Kirkwall
Country	UK
Start Line Lat Long	58.983025,-2.968697
Start Line What3Words	///unlimited.tangent.dumpy
Laps	2
Analysed Route Distance	5,000 meters	16,404 feet
Lowest Point	-7.28 meters	-23.88 feet
Highest Point	5.7 meters	18.7 feet
Elevation Range	12.98 meters	42.59 feet
Average Elevation	-0.71 meters	-2.33 feet
Net Elevation Change	-6.48 meters	-21.26 feet
Longest Climb	360 meters	1,181 feet
Longest Climb Start Altitude	-7.27 meters	-23.85 feet
Longest Climb End Altitude	-1.01 meters	-3.31 feet
Longest Climb Gradient	1:58 You'll go up 1 meter every 58 meters
Steepest 100m Climb	2.9% from 2,220m (7,283ft)
Longest Descent	390 meters	1,280 feet
Longest Descent Start Altitude	0.66 meters	2.17 feet
Longest Descent End Altitude	-6.5 meters	-21.33 feet
Longest Descent Gradient	1:54 You'll go down 1 meter every 54 meters
Steepest 100m Descent	3.7% from 1,670m (5,479ft)
Flat Distance	490 meters	1,608 feet
Flat Percentage	9.8%
Uphill Distance	2,130 meters	6,988 feet
Uphill Percentage	42.6%
Downhill Distance	2,380 meters	7,808 feet
Downhill Percentage	47.6%
Elevation Gain Per Km	5.6m/km
Total Elevation Gain	27.81 meters	91.24 feet
Total Elevation Loss	34.29 meters	112.5 feet
Elevation Analysis	Reliable

Official Links for Kirkwall parkrun

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

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