What does the Elevation stats actually tell me in my Walk Summary Report

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What does the Elevation stats actually tell me in my Walk Summary Report

I see the elevation stats in my walk summary (Up 152m, down 85m).

I know I've walked uphill and downhill on my walk.

Is this telling me the "total meters" up / down (not distance but elevation height) I walked.

So, while I may have walked 2.5km uphill, I only went "up" (vertically) 152m? Or does that mean I achieved an elevation of 152m above sea level at some point on my walk (which would then lead me to assume my lowest elevation was 85m above sea level).

It's just a little confusing to me (new to paying attention to this part of the summary).

I am using an iPhone 12 & Apple Watch SE (both up to date).

Thanks in advance!

JCHOUSE

Apple Watch SE

Posted on Oct 7, 2022 1:50 PM

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Answer 1

ryane77

Community Specialist

Oct 11, 2022 11:48 AM in response to jchouse14

jchouse14,

The Hiking workout option offers something similar to what you describe: Workout types on Apple Watch - Apple Support

Hiking

Choose Hiking to track pace, distance, elevation gain, and calories burned. You can see how high you’ve climbed in real time during the workout, and total elevation gain at the end of your workout.

Apple Watch Series 3 or later has a built-in altimeter to calculate and display your elevation, so you don't need to bring your iPhone along when you work out. For Apple Watch Series 2 or earlier, bring your iPhone along to track your elevation.

For any follow-up questions, that's when we recommend getting in touch with us directly by using the following link: Apple Support

We hope this helps. Take care!

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Jaym_8

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Oct 8, 2022 6:19 PM in response to jchouse14

Hello jchouse14,

That is correct, the Elevation stat is showing the highest point and lowest point compared to sea level that you reached. The distance you traveled to reach that point would fall under the Distance section in the workout overview.

So say for example, you walk up a hill that is 100 feet above sea level, it doesn't matter if it's one mile to get to the top of that hill or five miles, the elevation at the top is still the same. So for your Elevation stat, you're going to see 100 feet and then under the Distance stat is where you would see the one or five miles you traveled to get there.

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Cheers!

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jchouse14 Author

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Oct 11, 2022 11:21 AM in response to Jaym_8

Thanks for the clarification. I thought it might be that, but wasn't certain.

So, my follow up is this: is there anything in the Apple Watch that measures "distance climbed".

For example:

Walked 5 miles

Elevation ranged from 100' to 400'

But, that range could have been done in one massive hill climb straight up.

Or that climb could have been from Mile 0 to Mile 5 as a slow, continuous climb.

Or could have been up and down and up and down (climbing from 100' to 400' 4-5-6 times on the route).

is there anything that tracks "total elevation climbed/achieved, etc?

Or total "uphill climbed" = ?? and total "downhill climbed" = ???

It won't change my world, but I am curious about the routes I take and what routes have more elevation changes - which I can't get from the Elevation stats themselves.

Thanks.

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What does the Elevation stats actually tell me in my Walk Summary Report

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