What exactly does elevation gain mean?

Bruce Whitten

• February 09, 2022 04:51

For a given hiking map, elevation gain is provided.  What exactly does elevation gain mean?

It's not the net elevation gain.  Is it just the accumulation of elevation gain disregarding all elevation loss?

For example, if you climb 1000 feet, descend 500 feet, and then climb an additional 300 feet, is the elevation gain 1300 feet and the elevation loss 500 feet?  AllTrails seems to only report gain, not loss.

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  Em Pir

  • July 10, 2022 02:38

  Per winecountrytrekking.com / faq;  Elevation gain is the total amount you will rise in elevation in a day or on a trail.  Elevation loss is the total amount you will descend.  For example, if you climb 1000 feet, descend 500 feet, and then climb an additional 300 feet, the elevation gain would be 1300 feet, and the elevation loss would be 500 feet. 

  In short, it's the accumulated amount you will be 'going up'.

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