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Map of Ruchill parkrun

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

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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

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 81.4m (267.06ft) of elevation gain and 79.77m (261.71ft) of elevation loss across the analysed route. That gives you a net elevation change of +1.63m (+5.35ft). The elevation chart of Ruchill parkrun can be found below. 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 690 meters or 2263.78 ft. The starting elevation of this climb is at 67.57 meters above sea level and will climb to 84.64 meters.

What goes up must come down and with the descents the longest continuous descent is 420 meters or 1377.95 ft. The starting elevation of this descent is at 84.66 meters above sea level and will descend to 64.12 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 390m (1,279.53ft) of flat course, with 7.8% of the analysed route classified as flat.

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.

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 71.98 meters 236.15 feet
Net Elevation Change +1.63 meters +5.35 feet
Longest Climb 690 meters 2,264 feet
Longest Climb Start Altitude 67.57 meters 221.69 feet
Longest Climb End Altitude 84.64 meters 277.69 feet
Longest Climb Gradient 1:40
You'll go up 1 meter every 40 meters
Steepest 100m Climb 5.2% from 3,440m (11,286ft)
Longest Descent 420 meters 1,378 feet
Longest Descent Start Altitude 84.66 meters 277.76 feet
Longest Descent End Altitude 64.12 meters 210.37 feet
Longest Descent Gradient 1:20
You'll go down 1 meter every 20 meters
Steepest 100m Descent 11.6% from 4,380m (14,370ft)
Flat Distance 390 meters 1,280 feet
Flat Percentage 7.8%
Uphill Distance 2,810 meters 9,219 feet
Uphill Percentage 56.2%
Downhill Distance 1,800 meters 5,906 feet
Downhill Percentage 36.0%
Elevation Gain Per Km 16.3m/km
Total Elevation Gain 81.4 meters 267.06 feet
Total Elevation Loss 79.77 meters 261.71 feet
Elevation Analysis Reliable

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