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Map of Ruchill parkrun

Ruchill parkrun is a weekly free event located in Glasgow in the UK.

42nd hilliest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

115th highest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

295th lowest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

303rd flattest in the UK out of 389 mapped courses

320th flattest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

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How hilly is Ruchill parkrun?

Everyone always wants to know how challenging a parkrun like this one at Ruchill is, one way we can determine this is by looking at the elevation. This parkrun has 81.31m (266.77ft) of elevation gain and 81.43m (267.16ft) of elevation loss across the analysed route. That gives you a net elevation change of -0.12m (-0.39ft). The elevation chart of Ruchill parkrun can be found above, just below the map. The lowest point of the course is at 63.3 meters above sea level, or 207.68 in feet. The highest point is at 84.67 meters above sea level, or 277.79 feet.

As for the climbs, Ruchill parkrun has a longest continuous climb of 680 meters or 2230.97 ft. The starting elevation of this climb is at 67.58 meters above sea level and will climb to 84.66 meters.

What goes up must come down and with the descents the longest continuous descent is 410 meters or 1345.14 ft. The starting elevation of this descent is at 84.64 meters above sea level and will descend to 64.13 meters.

How flat is Ruchill parkrun?

We all love a flat course, they are the home of your PB's. Ruchill parkrun has a total of around 360m (1,181.1ft) of flat course, with 7.2% of the analysed route classified as flat.

How to get to Ruchill parkrun?

Directions to the start line for Ruchill parkrun can be found by heading to the GPS coordinates 55.883907,-4.276528 or heading to Google maps to get directions. If you prefer to use What3Words to find the start line, just head to ///looked.popped.finds

Ruchill 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	Glasgow
Country	UK
Start Line Lat Long	55.883907,-4.276528
Start Line What3Words	///looked.popped.finds
Laps	3
Analysed Route Distance	5,000 meters	16,404 feet
Lowest Point	63.3 meters	207.68 feet
Highest Point	84.67 meters	277.79 feet
Elevation Range	21.37 meters	70.11 feet
Average Elevation	71.96 meters	236.09 feet
Net Elevation Change	-0.12 meters	-0.39 feet
Longest Climb	680 meters	2,231 feet
Longest Climb Start Altitude	67.58 meters	221.72 feet
Longest Climb End Altitude	84.66 meters	277.76 feet
Longest Climb Gradient	1:40 You'll go up 1 meter every 40 meters
Steepest 100m Climb	5.2% from 3,390m (11,122ft)
Longest Descent	410 meters	1,345 feet
Longest Descent Start Altitude	84.64 meters	277.69 feet
Longest Descent End Altitude	64.13 meters	210.4 feet
Longest Descent Gradient	1:20 You'll go down 1 meter every 20 meters
Steepest 100m Descent	11.7% from 4,320m (14,173ft)
Flat Distance	360 meters	1,181 feet
Flat Percentage	7.2%
Uphill Distance	2,810 meters	9,219 feet
Uphill Percentage	56.2%
Downhill Distance	1,830 meters	6,004 feet
Downhill Percentage	36.6%
Elevation Gain Per Km	16.3m/km
Total Elevation Gain	81.31 meters	266.77 feet
Total Elevation Loss	81.43 meters	267.16 feet
Elevation Analysis	Reliable

Official Links for Ruchill parkrun

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

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