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Map of Penrose parkrun

Penrose parkrun is a weekly free event located in Helston in the UK.

19th lowest worldwide out of 364 mapped courses
134th highest worldwide out of 364 mapped courses
170th flattest in the UK out of 347 mapped courses
179th flattest worldwide out of 364 mapped courses
269th hilliest worldwide out of 364 mapped courses
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Penrose elevation chart Elevation in metres from 0m to 5,000m, with flat, uphill and downhill sections shown in different colours. -5102540557002505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,0003,2503,5003,7504,0004,2504,5004,7505,000 Elevation (m) Distance (m)

How hilly is Penrose parkrun?

Everyone always wants to know how challenging a parkrun like this one at Penrose is, one way we can determine this is by looking at the elevation. This parkrun has 16.72m (54.86ft) of elevation gain and 84.72m (277.95ft) of elevation loss across the analysed route. That gives you a net elevation change of -67.8m (-222.44ft). The elevation chart of Penrose parkrun can be found above, just below the map. The lowest point of the course is at 0 meters above sea level, or 0 in feet. The highest point is at 74.97 meters above sea level, or 245.96 feet.

As for the climbs, Penrose parkrun has a longest continuous climb of 410 meters or 1345.14 ft. The starting elevation of this climb is at 68.03 meters above sea level and will climb to 74.96 meters.

What goes up must come down and with the descents the longest continuous descent is 1430 meters or 4691.6 ft. The starting elevation of this descent is at 74.57 meters above sea level and will descend to 19.2 meters.

How flat is Penrose parkrun?

We all love a flat course, they are the home of your PB's. Penrose parkrun has a total of around 770m (2,526.25ft) of flat course, with 15.4% of the analysed route classified as flat.

How to get to Penrose parkrun?

Directions to the start line for Penrose parkrun can be found by heading to the GPS coordinates 50.096508,-5.283113 or heading to Google maps to get directions. If you prefer to use What3Words to find the start line, just head to ///sublet.irony.freely

Penrose 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 Helston
Country UK
Start Line Lat Long 50.096508,-5.283113
Start Line What3Words ///sublet.irony.freely
Laps 1
Analysed Route Distance 5,000 meters 16,404 feet
Lowest Point 0 meters 0 feet
Highest Point 74.97 meters 245.96 feet
Elevation Range 74.97 meters 245.96 feet
Average Elevation 26.61 meters 87.3 feet
Net Elevation Change -67.8 meters -222.44 feet
Longest Climb 410 meters 1,345 feet
Longest Climb Start Altitude 68.03 meters 223.2 feet
Longest Climb End Altitude 74.96 meters 245.93 feet
Longest Climb Gradient 1:59
You'll go up 1 meter every 59 meters
Steepest 100m Climb 4.7% from 2,420m (7,940ft)
Longest Descent 1,430 meters 4,692 feet
Longest Descent Start Altitude 74.57 meters 244.65 feet
Longest Descent End Altitude 19.2 meters 62.99 feet
Longest Descent Gradient 1:26
You'll go down 1 meter every 26 meters
Steepest 100m Descent 8.6% from 950m (3,117ft)
Flat Distance 770 meters 2,526 feet
Flat Percentage 15.4%
Uphill Distance 1,100 meters 3,609 feet
Uphill Percentage 22.0%
Downhill Distance 3,130 meters 10,269 feet
Downhill Percentage 62.6%
Elevation Gain Per Km 3.3m/km
Total Elevation Gain 16.72 meters 54.86 feet
Total Elevation Loss 84.72 meters 277.95 feet
Elevation Analysis Reliable

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