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Map of Torvean parkrun

Torvean parkrun is a weekly free event located in Inverness in the UK.

125th lowest worldwide out of 364 mapped courses
134th hilliest worldwide out of 364 mapped courses
175th flattest in the UK out of 347 mapped courses
184th flattest worldwide out of 364 mapped courses
239th highest worldwide out of 364 mapped courses
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Torvean elevation chart Elevation in metres from 0m to 5,000m, with flat, uphill and downhill sections shown in different colours. 1721252933374102505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,0003,2503,5003,7504,0004,2504,5004,7505,000 Elevation (m) Distance (m)

How hilly is Torvean parkrun?

Everyone always wants to know how challenging a parkrun like this one at Torvean is, one way we can determine this is by looking at the elevation. This parkrun has 44.06m (144.55ft) of elevation gain and 44.87m (147.21ft) of elevation loss across the analysed route. That gives you a net elevation change of -0.81m (-2.66ft). The elevation chart of Torvean parkrun can be found above, just below the map. The lowest point of the course is at 22.94 meters above sea level, or 75.26 in feet. The highest point is at 35.22 meters above sea level, or 115.55 feet.

As for the climbs, Torvean parkrun has a longest continuous climb of 290 meters or 951.44 ft. The starting elevation of this climb is at 22.95 meters above sea level and will climb to 28.69 meters.

What goes up must come down and with the descents the longest continuous descent is 490 meters or 1607.61 ft. The starting elevation of this descent is at 34.71 meters above sea level and will descend to 23.23 meters.

How flat is Torvean parkrun?

We all love a flat course, they are the home of your PB's. Torvean parkrun has a total of around 710m (2,329.4ft) of flat course, with 14.2% of the analysed route classified as flat.

How to get to Torvean parkrun?

Directions to the start line for Torvean parkrun can be found by heading to the GPS coordinates 57.462585,-4.249336 or heading to Google maps to get directions. If you prefer to use What3Words to find the start line, just head to ///chip.librarian.photo

Torvean 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 Inverness
Country UK
Start Line Lat Long 57.462585,-4.249336
Start Line What3Words ///chip.librarian.photo
Laps 2
Analysed Route Distance 5,000 meters 16,404 feet
Lowest Point 22.94 meters 75.26 feet
Highest Point 35.22 meters 115.55 feet
Elevation Range 12.28 meters 40.29 feet
Average Elevation 26.52 meters 87.01 feet
Net Elevation Change -0.81 meters -2.66 feet
Longest Climb 290 meters 951 feet
Longest Climb Start Altitude 22.95 meters 75.3 feet
Longest Climb End Altitude 28.69 meters 94.13 feet
Longest Climb Gradient 1:51
You'll go up 1 meter every 51 meters
Steepest 100m Climb 4.9% from 3,190m (10,466ft)
Longest Descent 490 meters 1,608 feet
Longest Descent Start Altitude 34.71 meters 113.88 feet
Longest Descent End Altitude 23.23 meters 76.21 feet
Longest Descent Gradient 1:43
You'll go down 1 meter every 43 meters
Steepest 100m Descent 4.1% from 3,560m (11,680ft)
Flat Distance 710 meters 2,329 feet
Flat Percentage 14.2%
Uphill Distance 1,720 meters 5,643 feet
Uphill Percentage 34.4%
Downhill Distance 2,570 meters 8,432 feet
Downhill Percentage 51.4%
Elevation Gain Per Km 8.8m/km
Total Elevation Gain 44.06 meters 144.55 feet
Total Elevation Loss 44.87 meters 147.21 feet
Elevation Analysis Reliable

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