Branch Brook Park parkrun

Bus stop is Newark Penn Station. Then, take the Newark Light Rail (tram) northbound towards Grove St (Tickets can be bought in person or through the NJTransit App). Your stop is Branch Brook Park (2nd to last stop). Exit and Walk south along Franklin Ave. Cross the street and take the first left onto Heller Pkwy. Within 100 meters you will enter the park and turn left down the paved path. You will see an elevated hill, likely with a couple portable toilets and the parkrun gathering.

On the map, the parkrun gathering will be located just south of the Althea Gibson tennis courts, near the Elwood Ave E entrance on the west side of the park.

If entering through Ballentine Gateway entrance, drive 0.3mi north (about a 60sec drive or 10min walk) to find the parkrun gathering. If entering through Elwood Ave E, immediately find parking upon entering (alongside the paved pedestrian path + grassy area), and walk south to find the parkrun gathering. There is parking alongside the perimeter of the park.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Starbucks. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Starbucks - please come and join us!

Branch Brook Park 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.
• 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.

We hope these tips help to ensure that Branch Brook Park 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 branchbrookpark@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.