Hillscore...what is it?

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Bowman 🇸🇪 Jun 2023 3:03pm, 20 Jun 2023 2,802 posts	0 Bowman 🇸🇪 Great addition Fetch, thanks. And as StuH says, exactly how is it calculated? I got a solid 3 for a 15km run that had 96 ascent meters. i don't see the connection Also it's unfortunate that some ascent numbers are so wrong for some people. I know it's depending on Watch, and settings and what not. But i wished it was a simpler way so it was the same data for everyone
paulcook Jun 2023 3:29pm, 20 Jun 2023 2,876 posts	0 paulcook Never noticed the hillscore for routes is different to hillscore for actual entries until now. I couldn't even guess how it's calculated other than hillscore (for routes) is about elevation in metres (and for entries about 10x).
Bowman 🇸🇪 Jun 2023 6:38pm, 20 Jun 2023 2,803 posts	0 Bowman 🇸🇪 Now I ran a fast 10km, with less ascent. But I got a 4.. Help us out here fetch
fetcheveryone Jun 2023 10:21pm, 20 Jun 2023 29,191 posts	0 fetcheveryone Happy to share. It ignores the ascent figures, and instead looks at the sum of the individual hills on your route as follows: Hill Score = Σ (ascent X gradient / 1000) I have a script running that is amending all your routes to use this same formula.
fetcheveryone Jun 2023 10:34pm, 20 Jun 2023 29,192 posts	0 fetcheveryone Example: Here's my run from today: fetcheveryone.com/t-21966581 Hill: Length in metres @ Gradient% 21m: 513m @ 4.1% 19m: 1313m @ 1.5% 12m: 541m @ 2.3% 11m: 668m @ 1.7% HS = (5134.1 + 13131.5 + 5412.3 + 6681.7) / 1000 ~= 6.45
Bowman 🇸🇪 Jun 2023 6:35am, 21 Jun 2023 2,808 posts	0 Bowman 🇸🇪 Ok nice, thanks. Is it always rounded to a whole number? I think it would benefit of a decimal?
Gooner Aug 2023 9:45pm, 13 Aug 2023 19,334 posts	0 Gooner And now it all makes sense...sort of...