Going ahead this Saturday
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Parkrun
Bolton parkrun
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! Nearby Sunday 2k junior parkrun events for 4 to 14 year olds and their families can be found here.
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United Kingdom
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England
- 5 kilometres
- Leverhulme Park, Bolton
Meeting point: 53.57471, -2.39561. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 53.57471, -2.39561.
The course
Course description
The volunteer assembly point and start is on the crossroad of paths close to the carpark.
The course follows this path and crosses straight heading to the top of “Cinder Hill”. Turn left and follow the path down into an open clearing, passing a marshal at the foot of the hill and continuing to the marshal at a bend in the path. Turn right and head uphill, over a narrow bridge and take the first right fork following the uneven trail path above and alongside the stream. As you reach the tarmac path a marshal will guide parkrunners around a left turn to an out and back section - please keep left. Pass the point where you entered the tarmac path, turn right approx 10 yards going behind the football pitches (beware of the 4 stumps). Head down hill, turn right at the marshal, follow the path around, turn left and head alongside the river. Continue on this path until you reach a marshal at the steps / rise up to the tarmac hill known as Cruella. Turn left at the top of the steps to go up Cruella. Reaching the crossroads where you started, turn right and run an out and back section, keeping right and turning at the marshal. On lap 1, go straight on past the start towards "Cinder Hill" again - this time taking the path around to the left, alongside the river and the marshal at the steps and up Cruella a second time. On lap 2, turn right past the start again and complete the out and back, this time turning right out of the path on the crossroads to complete another out and back towards the car park and the finish funnel is a short distance after the turn around point.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Leverhulme Park, Bolton on a mix of tarmac paths and off road sections. Some sections of the course may accumulate mud, leaves and puddles after rain. Dependent on availability, marshals will be at key sections of the course, or signs will be in place.
Please remember that the parkrun uses shared paths. For the continued success of the event, please give way to other park users. This won't hurt your time, it won't stop you from getting a PB and it will make sure everyone continues to enjoy the event.
Please, wherever possible walk, jog, cycle or use public transport when attending the event. If you do have to drive, please consider car-sharing to reduce our impact on both the environment and other park users. Please also watch out for other park users when arriving and leaving. Parking may be limited so try to arrive early.
Facilities
There are limited toilet facilities available at the Leverhulme Park sports centre but only from 8:50 onwards and at the discretion of the sports centre staff. NOTE: These are not public toilets.
More details
On foot
There are multiple access points to the park, much of which is surrounded by easily accessible fields. The easiest is the main entrance where the Leverhulme Park centre is, off Long Lane. Alternative entrance points can be found at the junction of Radcliffe Road and Woodside Place, or at the junction of Blenheim Road and Bury Road.
By road
Leverhulme Park is situated off Long Lane. This can be accessed off the A58 Bury and Bolton Road and also the B6209 Radcliffe Road. Follow the brown tourist signs for Leverhulme Park. Postcode for sat navs is BL2 6EX.
Please DO NOT park in the Power League and Leisure Centre car parks.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the local charity's mobile coffee van (it actually comes every other week). They serve up great coffee and cake and it's all for a good cause. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at the local charity's mobile coffee van (it actually comes every other week). They serve up great coffee and cake and it's all for a good cause - please come and join us!
Course safety
Bolton 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 Bolton parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.
Age grading
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.
Volunteering
All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email bolton@parkrun.com to help.
Safeguarding
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.
Car parking
There are plenty of parking spaces available at Leverhulme Park Community Leisure Centre (beside the running track). The car park is accessed off Long Lane, follow the brown tourist signs for Leverhulme Park. Parking is free at all times. Please DO NOT park in the Power League and Leisure Centre car parks.
Bus
You can take the 471, 511, 561, 562 which run between Bolton and Bury and passes Long Lane (you must get off on Bury and Bolton Road and walk down to the park). Please check with BEE Network for the latest travel information and an interactive journey planner.
Train
The nearest rail station to Leverhulme Park is Bolton which is a 1.5 mile walk away.
Event stats
- 721
- Events
- 21,174
- Finishers
- 175,355
- Finishes
- 1,777
- Volunteers
- 24,543
- Personal bests
- 991
- Groups
- 00:30:45
- Average finish time
Nearby parkruns
- Queen’s Park junior parkrun, Bolton Queen’s Park · 3.3 km
- Clarence parkrun Clarence Park · 7.7 km
- Worsley Woods parkrun Worsley Woods, Salford · 9.3 km
- Ramsbottom junior parkrun Nuttall Park · 9.4 km
- Heaton parkrun Heaton Park, Manchester · 10 km
- Salford junior parkrun Buille Hill Park · 11 km
- Queen’s Park junior parkrun, Rochdale Queen’s Park · 12 km
- Peel parkrun Peel Park · 13 km
Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with B
- Stayin' Alive Starts with B (needed for Stayin' Alive)
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area BL
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: B, Br, Ba, Bk
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