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Parkrun
Canons Park 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
- Canons Park
Meeting point: 51.61229, -0.29618. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 51.61229, -0.29618.
The course
Course description
We meet for our first timers’ welcome and pre-event briefing at the Temple then walk 100 metres to the start line.
The course begins with a 100 metre stretch along a grass patch adjacent to the Good Friends Café. Going anticlockwise, participants then merge left onto a tarmac path heading toward the children’s playground. Participants turn left after the playground and follow the paths along the perimeter of the park and then onto the gravel path leading into the Spinney woodland. Shortly before the end of the Spinney woodland runners turn left onto a dirt path then across grass, leading them back onto the tarmac path behind the back of the Memorial Garden. At the end of the path, near the starting position, participants turn left and repeat the route - until they have completed three anti-clockwise laps. Just before the end of the third lap, participants turn right, onto a path headed towards the Temple where the finish funnel is.
The path through the Spinney woodland contains a gradual ascent which is not too demanding.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is in Canons Park, Middlesex. The course is run on a mixture of tarmac paths, gravel paths, dirt paths and grass. 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
The park has a disabled toilet near the start location, although it is not always open and available. Please don't rely on access to it.
Canons Park has a large children’s play area.
Please note that some roads near the park have restricted parking hours.
There is a station car park in Donnefield Avenue and a number of spaces at the top of Canons Drive, including two for disabled drivers.
There is also free parking spaces on Howberry Road.
Please be considerate of local residents when parking. Cars should not wholly or partially block any driveways.
More details
Public transport
Situated very close to Canons Park underground station on the Jubilee Line, or 15 minute walk from Edgware station on the Northern Line, the park is well served by public transport. Enter from Whitchurch Lane (buses 79, 186 and 340 drop you right by the entrance), or walk from the underground station along Donnefield Avenue to the park entrance at the end.
On foot
The park can be accessed on foot via Donnefield Avenue, Canons Drive and Howberry Road.
By road
There are entrances at the top end of Canons Drive, and on Howberry Road.
Please note that some roads near the park have restricted parking hours. There is a station car park in Donnefield Avenue and a number of spaces at the top of Canons Drive, including two for disabled drivers.
The Sat Nav postcode close to the Donnefield Avenue entrance is HA8 6RH.
The park is about five minutes’ drive from the M1 Edgware exit, driving north to south.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the finish line - please bring your reusable cup. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at the finish line - please bring your reusable cup - please come and join us!
Course safety
Canons 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.
- 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 Canons Park 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 canonspark@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
- 450
- Events
- 12,431
- Finishers
- 75,150
- Finishes
- 824
- Volunteers
- 10,910
- Personal bests
- 845
- Groups
- 00:32:05
- Average finish time
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- Harrow parkrun Harrow Recreation Ground · 4.7 km
- Sunny Hill parkrun Sunny Hill Park · 4.9 km
- King George junior parkrun King George Recreation Ground · 5.2 km
- Meadow Park junior parkrun Meadow Park juniors · 6.0 km
- Pinner Village Gardens junior parkrun Pinner Village Gardens · 6.3 km
- South Oxhey parkrun South Oxhey Playing Fields · 7.0 km
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