Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
- Also cancelled Saturday 7 November: Course unsafe or blocked
Parkrun
Burrum Heads Beach parkrun
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you!
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Australia
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Queensland
- 5 kilometres
- Burrum Heads Beach
Meeting point: -25.20458, 152.63028. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates -25.20458, 152.63028.
The course
Course description
Burrum Heads Beach parkrun is an out and back course which starts on the beach.
The morning briefings are held at the gazebo at Chadwick Park before participants walk 200m along the footpath to the start line on the beach. Participants run or walk South approximately 2.4 km along the sand. At the half-way point participants will retrace their steps back to the starting area before turning West onto the footpath and continuing approx 200m to the finish area back at the gazebo.
Being mostly a beach course, prams and wheelchairs may be difficult to operate and maneuver on the sand.
Sturdy runners or aqua shoes are recommended on this course. Running in bare feet is not advised.
Being a beach course with tidal movements the course can be wet and you may get wet feet/runners.
Please note if we have a king or high tide the event will be cancelled. Updates regarding tide cancellations will be advised well in advance on our facebook page.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Burrum Heads Beach, Burrum Heads. The course is run on a mixture of sand and permanent paths. 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
Burrum Heads beach has a public toilet, drinking fountain, children’s playground, BBQ facilities and plenty of shade and seating.
More details
Public transport
There is no public transport available.
On foot
N/A
By road
From Burrum Heads Road turn East into Orchid Drive then North into Sirenia Drive. Barramundi Drive is the first turn on the right from Sirenia Drive. Follow Barramundi Drive to Burrum Heads Beach.
There is plenty of on street parking along Barramundi Drive, Sandcastles Cct and Pavilion Ct.
Course safety
Burrum Heads Beach 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.
- 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 Burrum Heads Beach 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 burrumheadsbeach@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.
Event stats
- 71
- Events
- 1,205
- Finishers
- 2,700
- Finishes
- 180
- Volunteers
- 408
- Personal bests
- 98
- Groups
- 00:42:12
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with B
- Stayin' Alive Starts with B (needed for Stayin' Alive)
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: Be, B, Br, Ba, Bk, Bh
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