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Map of St Albans parkrun

St Albans parkrun is a weekly free event located in St Albans in the UK.

54th hilliest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

77th highest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

312th flattest in the UK out of 389 mapped courses

329th flattest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

337th lowest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

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How hilly is St Albans parkrun?

Everyone always wants to know how challenging a parkrun like this one at St Albans is, one way we can determine this is by looking at the elevation. This parkrun has 76.18m (249.93ft) of elevation gain and 75.32m (247.11ft) of elevation loss across the analysed route. That gives you a net elevation change of +1.23m (+4.04ft). The elevation chart of St Albans parkrun can be found above, just below the map. The lowest point of the course is at 85.04 meters above sea level, or 279 in feet. The highest point is at 105.13 meters above sea level, or 344.91 feet.

As for the climbs, St Albans parkrun has a longest continuous climb of 420 meters or 1377.95 ft. The starting elevation of this climb is at 85.78 meters above sea level and will climb to 90.38 meters.

What goes up must come down and with the descents the longest continuous descent is 560 meters or 1837.27 ft. The starting elevation of this descent is at 90.85 meters above sea level and will descend to 85.14 meters.

How flat is St Albans parkrun?

We all love a flat course, they are the home of your PB's. St Albans parkrun has a total of around 340m (1,115.49ft) of flat course, with 6.8% of the analysed route classified as flat.

How to get to St Albans parkrun?

Directions to the start line for St Albans parkrun can be found by heading to the GPS coordinates 51.749488,-0.353807 or heading to Google maps to get directions. If you prefer to use What3Words to find the start line, just head to ///smile.staple.noises

St Albans 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	St Albans
Country	UK
Start Line Lat Long	51.749488,-0.353807
Start Line What3Words	///smile.staple.noises
Laps	2
Analysed Route Distance	5,000 meters	16,404 feet
Lowest Point	85.04 meters	279 feet
Highest Point	105.13 meters	344.91 feet
Elevation Range	20.1 meters	65.94 feet
Average Elevation	92.92 meters	304.86 feet
Net Elevation Change	+1.23 meters	+4.04 feet
Longest Climb	420 meters	1,378 feet
Longest Climb Start Altitude	85.78 meters	281.43 feet
Longest Climb End Altitude	90.38 meters	296.52 feet
Longest Climb Gradient	1:91 You'll go up 1 meter every 91 meters
Steepest 100m Climb	6.3% from 1,720m (5,643ft)
Longest Descent	560 meters	1,837 feet
Longest Descent Start Altitude	90.85 meters	298.06 feet
Longest Descent End Altitude	85.14 meters	279.33 feet
Longest Descent Gradient	1:98 You'll go down 1 meter every 98 meters
Steepest 100m Descent	7.9% from 2,370m (7,776ft)
Flat Distance	340 meters	1,115 feet
Flat Percentage	6.8%
Uphill Distance	2,290 meters	7,513 feet
Uphill Percentage	45.8%
Downhill Distance	2,370 meters	7,776 feet
Downhill Percentage	47.4%
Elevation Gain Per Km	15.2m/km
Total Elevation Gain	76.18 meters	249.93 feet
Total Elevation Loss	75.32 meters	247.11 feet
Elevation Analysis	Reliable

Official Links for St Albans parkrun

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

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