diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4df517f..139ff1f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Data extracted:
  - calories burned during workout (as estimated by device)
  - average, max and min heart rate during workout
  - average pace during workout
+ - average altitude during workout
 
 ## Installation
 
diff --git a/tcxparser.py b/tcxparser.py
index 84cb0d2..ee15323 100644
--- a/tcxparser.py
+++ b/tcxparser.py
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ def __init__(self, tcx_file):
     def hr_values(self):
         return [int(x.text) for x in self.root.xpath('//ns:HeartRateBpm/ns:Value', namespaces={'ns': namespace})]
 
+    def altitude_points(self):
+        return [float(x.text) for x in self.root.xpath('//ns:AltitudeMeters', namespaces={'ns': namespace})]
+      
     @property
     def latitude(self):
         return self.activity.Lap.Track.Trackpoint.Position.LatitudeDegrees.pyval
@@ -69,4 +72,9 @@ def pace(self):
         """Average pace (mm:ss/km for the workout"""
         secs_per_km = self.duration/(self.distance/1000)
         return time.strftime('%M:%S', time.gmtime(secs_per_km))
-        
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+    
+    @property
+    def altitude_avg(self):
+        """Average altitude for the workout"""
+        altitude_data = self.altitude_points()
+        return sum(altitude_data)/len(altitude_data)
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diff --git a/test_tcxparser.py b/test_tcxparser.py
index 913fe9f..987a0d3 100644
--- a/test_tcxparser.py
+++ b/test_tcxparser.py
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ def test_hr_avg(self):
         
     def test_pace(self):
         self.assertEquals(self.tcx.pace, '07:05')
+    
+    def test_altitude_avg_is_correct(self):
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(self.tcx.altitude_avg, 172.020056184)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()