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Map of Whitley Bay parkrun

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

5th hilliest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

5th lowest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

215th highest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

365th flattest in the UK out of 389 mapped courses

383rd flattest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

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How hilly is Whitley Bay parkrun?

Everyone always wants to know how challenging a parkrun like this one at Whitley Bay is, one way we can determine this is by looking at the elevation. This parkrun has 124.36m (408.01ft) of elevation gain and 144.74m (474.87ft) of elevation loss across the analysed route. That gives you a net elevation change of -20.38m (-66.86ft). The elevation chart of Whitley Bay parkrun can be found above, just below the map. The lowest point of the course is at -15.08 meters above sea level, or -49.48 in feet. The highest point is at 51.84 meters above sea level, or 170.08 feet.

As for the climbs, Whitley Bay parkrun has a longest continuous climb of 340 meters or 1115.49 ft. The starting elevation of this climb is at 12.39 meters above sea level and will climb to 32.52 meters.

What goes up must come down and with the descents the longest continuous descent is 220 meters or 721.78 ft. The starting elevation of this descent is at 45.22 meters above sea level and will descend to 24.57 meters.

How flat is Whitley Bay parkrun?

We all love a flat course, they are the home of your PB's. Whitley Bay parkrun has a total of around 160m (524.93ft) of flat course, with 3.2% of the analysed route classified as flat.

How to get to Whitley Bay parkrun?

Directions to the start line for Whitley Bay parkrun can be found by heading to the GPS coordinates 55.048901,-1.44874 or heading to Google maps to get directions. If you prefer to use What3Words to find the start line, just head to ///spices.fake.tennis

Whitley 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	Whitley Bay
Country	UK
Start Line Lat Long	55.048901,-1.44874
Start Line What3Words	///spices.fake.tennis
Laps	2
Analysed Route Distance	5,000 meters	16,404 feet
Lowest Point	-15.08 meters	-49.48 feet
Highest Point	51.84 meters	170.08 feet
Elevation Range	66.91 meters	219.52 feet
Average Elevation	18.43 meters	60.47 feet
Net Elevation Change	-20.38 meters	-66.86 feet
Longest Climb	340 meters	1,115 feet
Longest Climb Start Altitude	12.39 meters	40.65 feet
Longest Climb End Altitude	32.52 meters	106.69 feet
Longest Climb Gradient	1:17 You'll go up 1 meter every 17 meters
Steepest 100m Climb	10.7% from 230m (755ft)
Longest Descent	220 meters	722 feet
Longest Descent Start Altitude	45.22 meters	148.36 feet
Longest Descent End Altitude	24.57 meters	80.61 feet
Longest Descent Gradient	1:11 You'll go down 1 meter every 11 meters
Steepest 100m Descent	15.3% from 1,650m (5,413ft)
Flat Distance	160 meters	525 feet
Flat Percentage	3.2%
Uphill Distance	2,420 meters	7,940 feet
Uphill Percentage	48.4%
Downhill Distance	2,420 meters	7,940 feet
Downhill Percentage	48.4%
Elevation Gain Per Km	24.9m/km
Total Elevation Gain	124.36 meters	408.01 feet
Total Elevation Loss	144.74 meters	474.87 feet
Elevation Analysis	Reliable

Official Links for Whitley Bay parkrun

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

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