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Map of York parkrun

York parkrun is a weekly free event located in York in the UK.

25th lowest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

162nd flattest in the UK out of 389 mapped courses

169th flattest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

275th hilliest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

334th highest worldwide out of 407 mapped courses

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How hilly is York parkrun?

Everyone always wants to know how challenging a parkrun like this one at York is, one way we can determine this is by looking at the elevation. This parkrun has 19.91m (65.32ft) of elevation gain and 22.99m (75.43ft) of elevation loss across the analysed route. That gives you a net elevation change of -3.07m (-10.07ft). The elevation chart of York parkrun can be found above, just below the map. The lowest point of the course is at 0.23 meters above sea level, or 0.75 in feet. The highest point is at 16.08 meters above sea level, or 52.76 feet.

As for the climbs, York parkrun has a longest continuous climb of 840 meters or 2755.91 ft. The starting elevation of this climb is at 3.3 meters above sea level and will climb to 16.06 meters.

What goes up must come down and with the descents the longest continuous descent is 650 meters or 2132.55 ft. The starting elevation of this descent is at 6.6 meters above sea level and will descend to 0.89 meters.

How flat is York parkrun?

We all love a flat course, they are the home of your PB's. York parkrun has a total of around 940m (3,083.99ft) of flat course, with 18.8% of the analysed route classified as flat.

How to get to York parkrun?

Directions to the start line for York parkrun can be found by heading to the GPS coordinates 53.937379,-1.102024 or heading to Google maps to get directions. If you prefer to use What3Words to find the start line, just head to ///under.glad.boring

York 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	York
Country	UK
Start Line Lat Long	53.937379,-1.102024
Start Line What3Words	///under.glad.boring
Laps	1.5
Analysed Route Distance	5,000 meters	16,404 feet
Lowest Point	0.23 meters	0.75 feet
Highest Point	16.08 meters	52.76 feet
Elevation Range	15.86 meters	52.03 feet
Average Elevation	6.99 meters	22.93 feet
Net Elevation Change	-3.07 meters	-10.07 feet
Longest Climb	840 meters	2,756 feet
Longest Climb Start Altitude	3.3 meters	10.83 feet
Longest Climb End Altitude	16.06 meters	52.69 feet
Longest Climb Gradient	1:66 You'll go up 1 meter every 66 meters
Steepest 100m Climb	2.7% from 170m (558ft)
Longest Descent	650 meters	2,133 feet
Longest Descent Start Altitude	6.6 meters	21.65 feet
Longest Descent End Altitude	0.89 meters	2.92 feet
Longest Descent Gradient	1:114 You'll go down 1 meter every 114 meters
Steepest 100m Descent	2.3% from 2,030m (6,660ft)
Flat Distance	940 meters	3,084 feet
Flat Percentage	18.8%
Uphill Distance	1,780 meters	5,840 feet
Uphill Percentage	35.6%
Downhill Distance	2,280 meters	7,480 feet
Downhill Percentage	45.6%
Elevation Gain Per Km	4.0m/km
Total Elevation Gain	19.91 meters	65.32 feet
Total Elevation Loss	22.99 meters	75.43 feet
Elevation Analysis	Reliable

Official Links for York parkrun

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

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