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Map of Swansea Bay parkrun

Swansea Bay parkrun is a weekly free event located in Swansea in the UK.

41st flattest in the UK out of 347 mapped courses
41st flattest worldwide out of 364 mapped courses
73rd lowest worldwide out of 364 mapped courses
300th hilliest worldwide out of 364 mapped courses
317th highest worldwide out of 364 mapped courses
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Swansea Bay elevation chart Elevation in metres from 0m to 5,000m, with flat, uphill and downhill sections shown in different colours. 25811141702505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,0003,2503,5003,7504,0004,2504,5004,7505,000 Elevation (m) Distance (m)

How hilly is Swansea Bay parkrun?

Everyone always wants to know how challenging a parkrun like this one at Swansea Bay is, one way we can determine this is by looking at the elevation. This parkrun has 12.39m (40.65ft) of elevation gain and 11.37m (37.3ft) of elevation loss across the analysed route. That gives you a net elevation change of +1.02m (+3.35ft). The elevation chart of Swansea Bay parkrun can be found above, just below the map. The lowest point of the course is at 7.35 meters above sea level, or 24.11 in feet. The highest point is at 11.94 meters above sea level, or 39.17 feet.

As for the climbs, Swansea Bay parkrun has a longest continuous climb of 240 meters or 787.4 ft. The starting elevation of this climb is at 7.37 meters above sea level and will climb to 11.58 meters.

What goes up must come down and with the descents the longest continuous descent is 210 meters or 688.98 ft. The starting elevation of this descent is at 11.93 meters above sea level and will descend to 7.35 meters.

How flat is Swansea Bay parkrun?

We all love a flat course, they are the home of your PB's. Swansea Bay parkrun has a total of around 2,160m (7,086.61ft) of flat course, with 43.2% of the analysed route classified as flat.

How to get to Swansea Bay parkrun?

Directions to the start line for Swansea Bay parkrun can be found by heading to the GPS coordinates 51.611173,-3.966376 or heading to Google maps to get directions. If you prefer to use What3Words to find the start line, just head to ///back.soda.orders

Swansea Bay 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 Swansea
Country UK
Start Line Lat Long 51.611173,-3.966376
Start Line What3Words ///back.soda.orders
Laps 1
Analysed Route Distance 5,000 meters 16,404 feet
Lowest Point 7.35 meters 24.11 feet
Highest Point 11.94 meters 39.17 feet
Elevation Range 4.59 meters 15.06 feet
Average Elevation 10.35 meters 33.96 feet
Net Elevation Change +1.02 meters +3.35 feet
Longest Climb 240 meters 787 feet
Longest Climb Start Altitude 7.37 meters 24.18 feet
Longest Climb End Altitude 11.58 meters 37.99 feet
Longest Climb Gradient 1:57
You'll go up 1 meter every 57 meters
Steepest 100m Climb 2.7% from 2,640m (8,661ft)
Longest Descent 210 meters 689 feet
Longest Descent Start Altitude 11.93 meters 39.14 feet
Longest Descent End Altitude 7.35 meters 24.11 feet
Longest Descent Gradient 1:46
You'll go down 1 meter every 46 meters
Steepest 100m Descent 3.1% from 2,310m (7,579ft)
Flat Distance 2,160 meters 7,087 feet
Flat Percentage 43.2%
Uphill Distance 1,550 meters 5,085 feet
Uphill Percentage 31.0%
Downhill Distance 1,290 meters 4,232 feet
Downhill Percentage 25.8%
Elevation Gain Per Km 2.5m/km
Total Elevation Gain 12.39 meters 40.65 feet
Total Elevation Loss 11.37 meters 37.3 feet
Elevation Analysis Reliable

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