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Map of Porthcawl parkrun

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

93rd lowest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

176th hilliest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

261st flattest in the UK out of 389 mapped courses

276th flattest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

298th highest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

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How hilly is Porthcawl parkrun?

Everyone always wants to know how challenging a parkrun like this one at Porthcawl is, one way we can determine this is by looking at the elevation. This parkrun has 36.26m (118.96ft) of elevation gain and 36.88m (121ft) of elevation loss across the analysed route. That gives you a net elevation change of -0.62m (-2.03ft). The elevation chart of Porthcawl parkrun can be found above, just below the map. The lowest point of the course is at 9.67 meters above sea level, or 31.73 in feet. The highest point is at 25.16 meters above sea level, or 82.55 feet.

As for the climbs, Porthcawl parkrun has a longest continuous climb of 620 meters or 2034.12 ft. The starting elevation of this climb is at 15.08 meters above sea level and will climb to 24.58 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 25.14 meters above sea level and will descend to 15.08 meters.

How flat is Porthcawl parkrun?

We all love a flat course, they are the home of your PB's. Porthcawl parkrun has a total of around 470m (1,541.99ft) of flat course, with 9.4% of the analysed route classified as flat.

How to get to Porthcawl parkrun?

Directions to the start line for Porthcawl parkrun can be found by heading to the GPS coordinates 51.474189,-3.702575 or heading to Google maps to get directions. If you prefer to use What3Words to find the start line, just head to ///unwound.back.draining

Porthcawl 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	Porthcawl
Country	UK
Start Line Lat Long	51.474189,-3.702575
Start Line What3Words	///unwound.back.draining
Laps	1
Analysed Route Distance	5,000 meters	16,404 feet
Lowest Point	9.67 meters	31.73 feet
Highest Point	25.16 meters	82.55 feet
Elevation Range	15.49 meters	50.82 feet
Average Elevation	15.32 meters	50.26 feet
Net Elevation Change	-0.62 meters	-2.03 feet
Longest Climb	620 meters	2,034 feet
Longest Climb Start Altitude	15.08 meters	49.48 feet
Longest Climb End Altitude	24.58 meters	80.64 feet
Longest Climb Gradient	1:65 You'll go up 1 meter every 65 meters
Steepest 100m Climb	5.1% from 1,560m (5,118ft)
Longest Descent	630 meters	2,067 feet
Longest Descent Start Altitude	25.14 meters	82.48 feet
Longest Descent End Altitude	15.08 meters	49.48 feet
Longest Descent Gradient	1:63 You'll go down 1 meter every 63 meters
Steepest 100m Descent	5.4% from 3,050m (10,007ft)
Flat Distance	470 meters	1,542 feet
Flat Percentage	9.4%
Uphill Distance	2,300 meters	7,546 feet
Uphill Percentage	46.0%
Downhill Distance	2,230 meters	7,316 feet
Downhill Percentage	44.6%
Elevation Gain Per Km	7.3m/km
Total Elevation Gain	36.26 meters	118.96 feet
Total Elevation Loss	36.88 meters	121 feet
Elevation Analysis	Reliable

Official Links for Porthcawl parkrun

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

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