Hello fellow runners in the Canberra region.
Can anyone tell me what the distance is around the base of Mount Ainslie? There doesn’t appear to be any information available online.
Hello fellow runners in the Canberra region.
Can anyone tell me what the distance is around the base of Mount Ainslie? There doesn’t appear to be any information available online.
Potato said :
Google maps doesn’t take into account elevation (of which there is a fair bit on the base run), so it will underestimate distance.
Yes, although really not by very much.
Google maps doesn’t take into account elevation (of which there is a fair bit on the base run), so it will underestimate distance.
troll-sniffer said :
Well all these suggestions to use Google Earth and other sites are all very well… but where’s the accuracy? What if the runner has to jump 2m to the side to avoid a barreling kangaroo? What about the little washaways and vegetated clumps that add literally metres to a run? Do they cater for the little nip into the bushes to augment the rainfall? No, they don’t and that’s the problem with technology today, promises so much but in the end delivers so little.
That’s why I do all my exercise in my car. The speedo records how many kms I do.
Well all these suggestions to use Google Earth and other sites are all very well… but where’s the accuracy? What if the runner has to jump 2m to the side to avoid a barreling kangaroo? What about the little washaways and vegetated clumps that add literally metres to a run? Do they cater for the little nip into the bushes to augment the rainfall? No, they don’t and that’s the problem with technology today, promises so much but in the end delivers so little.
If you are after elevations as well, try this site/map. http://www.tams.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/13799/cnpmapmtainslie.pdf
As people have mentioned, google maps is pretty good, even if you don’t have a device with a GPS. For example, this lap is 7.85km long.
Map My Run
Map My Run
Map My Run
Any runner worth his salt is all over that site like a fat kid in a cake factory
You could try google earth or google maps.
(hate to be the only one to not suggest it)
It’s about 10 k’s… Go to Google Earth and click on the ruler and you can map your exact path.
I can’t answer your question, but Google Earth enables you to measure it yourself.
Have you tried maps.google.com.au ?
They’ve added a “Distance Measurement Tool”
1. http://maps.google.com.au/maps?ll=-35.279469,149.161034&spn=0.034333,0.077162&z=14
2. Click the little potion that says “New!” at the top of the screen (might need to be logged in)
3. Enable the Distance Measurement Tool.
4. Click the picture of the ruler on the bottom left of the map.
5. Start clicking the points you walked on the map.
Hopefully that helps you 🙂
Looks like it’s about 10km.
I don’t know your route, but you can work it out: there’s a distance calculator here.
Have a look at Google Earth- (you’ll have to install it if you don’t already have it) Try using the ruler and/or path tools to estimate distance around your running course.
i always thought the track round the base was about six kays, but can’t recall where i got that, so not sure it has any efficacy as a fact. seemed that far when i once was running. s’nice run, but – lotsa roos…
It depends on the route you run, but try MapMyRun and put your course in. Alternatively, here’s a 9.35km one that’s already been mapped by the Bilby’s triathlon club:
http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/australia/-canberra/518384840753
Alternatively if you have an iPhone (or equivalent), there’s some awesome GPS apps that will map your run/ride and tell you your average pace, elevations etc.
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