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ELEVATION DIFFERENCE AND ELEVATION GAIN 1 October 2022 The difference between an easy or difficult bushwalk! SOME DEFINITIONS TOTAL DISTANCE This is the distance from start to finish whether the walk is out and back or a loop! ELEVATION This one is easy: elevation is the height of a point above sea level. HEIGHT Height is the vertical distance of a point to a horizontal surface.  for instance the base of a mountain. It usually refers to a feature such […]