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Butter Trail parkrun

Canada

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you!

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Meeting point: 45.71127, -63.28637. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.

Coordinates 45.71127, -63.28637.

The course

Course description

An out & back run to Nelson Park along the Butter Trail, part of the Trans Canada Trail. The start and finish will be 100 metres along the trail from Creamery Square. The trail is level, well-maintained and runs alongside the edge of the beautiful Waughs River.

On the course

The course is 5k long. The course is at Butter Trail, Tatamagouche. The course is run entirely on trail 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

During the summer season, washrooms and showers are available at Creamery Square, where you’ll also find the weekly Farmers’ Market every Saturday, as well as The Grace Arts Centre, and the Margaret Fawcett Norrie Heritage Centre.

More details

Public transport

N/A

On foot

From the Tatamagouche Trailhead carpark walk 3 minutes along the trail, keeping the train carriages and the Train Station Inn on your left.

By road

The village postcode is B0K 1V0.

From Amherst, head east along route 6 to Tatamagouche. Once in the village take a left on to Station Road.

From Pictou, head west along route 6 to Tatamagouche. Once in the village take a right on to Station Road.

From Truro, head north along the 311 before taking a left on to route 6 (Main Street) and turning right on to Station Road.

From Wentworth, head east along the 246 before turning right on to route 6 (Main Street) and taking a left on to Station Road.

There is plenty of free parking available at the Tatamagouche Trailhead on Station Road next to the Train Station Inn.

Coffee

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Tatamagouche Farmers’ Market. Please come and join us!

We're friendly

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Tatamagouche Farmers’ Market - please come and join us!

Course safety

Butter Trail 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 Butter Trail parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.

Age grading

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

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For more information, please see our Support page.

Volunteering

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email buttertrail@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

116
Events
484
Finishers
1,884
Finishes
64
Volunteers
380
Personal bests
48
Groups
00:35:32
Average finish time

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