Aberdare parkrun

Bus: You can use the following buses to reach the park which is located a mile above the town centre- 6, 7, 8, 9, 11A, 89 & 91. Please ensure that the buses are going in the right direction.

Train: The nearest train station is Aberdare.

From train station: Come out of the train station and cross over the bypass by means of the pedestrian crossing. You will now be by the bus station.

From bus stop location: Go straight across the road to Market Street passing Aberdare market on your left. At the end of the street turn right (with the Boot Hotel on your right) and follow the road through town passing Lloyds Bank and Burtons on your right. At the end of the street follow the road around to the right by the Constitutional Club and follow the road to the roundabout. At the roundabout cross over and continue straight on. Follow this road for half a mile and you will arrive at the bottom gates of the park on the other side of the road.

From Coliseum car park: Walk out of the car park to the side of the Coliseum. Turn left. Head up to the main road B4275 & the park is in front of you. You can enter either at the bottom of the park or the middle gates opposite Aberdare Park Primary School.

From St John the Baptist School head back down Glan Road under 300 yards and enter via the side gate by the tennis courts/bowls greens.

If using SatNav, the postcode is CF44 8BN.
From Aberdare town centre - follow the B4275 Gadlys Road.

From the A470 (Cardiff) follow signs to Aberdare A4059, then A4233 followed by the B4275 / Gadlys Road to Penywaun.

From Merthyr follow the A465 followed by the B4275 to Aberdare.

We politely ask people to park in the Coliseum Theatre car park or the St John the Baptist School car park and NOT in the parking spots immediately adjacent to the park. The postcode of the Coliseum car park is CF44 8NG and the postcode for St John the Baptist School is CF44 8BW

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Aberdare Park café. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Aberdare Park café - please come and join us!

Aberdare parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:

• Please be considerate to the park and other park users at all times.
• Children under the age of eleven must be accompanied (within arm's reach) throughout the event by a parent, guardian or appropriate adult of the parent's choice.
• Please arrive by foot, by pedal-power or by public transport if you can - your efforts help to reduce our impact on the park and the planet.
• We invite everyone to consider volunteering at parkrun. Your support helps your parkrun events remain sustainable and free for all in your community, and it’s also a wonderful way to improve your own health and happiness. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.
• Take care near roads and car parks – some vehicles drive very quickly. Please congregate away from the cars and be careful in particular if you have children. If you’re driving to the event, please drive carefully.
• Take care on uneven surfaces – whether on grass or on tarmac. Watch out for cyclists, other participants, pedestrians, children, dogs, wildlife, park animals, vehicles, park maintenance work, falling branches, bollards, posts and other obstacles around the course.
• Please ensure that you are fit enough to walk, jog, run 5k (3.1 miles) with us.
• If you see someone with a serious problem, please stop to help them out and get help as soon as possible.
• If you’re watching, keep clear of participants on the course, and look after any children and dogs you may have with you.
• It is not permitted to run with a pushchair and a dog at the same time.
• Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. Consider protecting yourself by wearing repellent when at parkrun events in grassy or wooded areas. See lymediseaseuk.com for further details.
• You are welcome to take part with one dog by your side, within reach at all times, on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead. The use of waist harnesses is prohibited. Please also see this Support Site entry for further details about parkrunning with dogs.
• parkrunners pushing buggies are welcome, but please take care of others around you and do your best to start at an appropriate place in the field for your pace.

We hope these tips help to ensure that Aberdare parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.

All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.

parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners see progress and compare results.

For more information, please see our Support page.

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email aberdare@parkrun.com to help.

parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies please see our Safeguarding Hub.

To report a safeguarding concern please email safeguarding@parkrun.com.