Carlingwark Loch parkrun

Bus: Castle Douglas is served by various bus routes from Dumfries - 500 from Whitesands bus stop and Dumfries railway station, (40-45 mins journey). 501 from Whitesands bus stop, (1 hour). 502/503 from Dumfries railway station, (1 hour). The main bus stop is on Market Street, beside the swimming pool.

Train: The nearest railway station is at Dumfries on the Glasgow to Carlisle line.

Castle Douglas also sits on the national cycle route number 7, this route is very near to our starting line.

If coming from Northern Ireland the nearest ferry port at Cairnryan is an hour away.

There are many access points into the park by Carlingwark Loch and once in the park make your way to the outdoor centre on the eastern side of the park near the small car park, (no cars allowed during parkrun, don’t bring your vehicle here please).
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Carlingwark Loch is situated in Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway.Castle Douglas sits on the A75, running from Stranraer to Carlisle and the A73 from Ayr.The town is 18 miles west of Dumfries, 58 miles east of Stranraer and 52 miles south of Ayr.The recommended parking area is the public car park on Market Hill, DG7 1AB. Please build this into your plans as it is 10-15 minutes from the start point. If you decide not to park there, please park with consideration for our community and in a safe, manner. Once you park your vehicle proceed down Queen Street, (walking in the opposite direction from Tesco) until you reach Marle Street. Turn left here and the main park opening is 50 metres in front of you. The park has several entry points but this route is closest to our start point. Move past the caravan park and you will see the starting point behind the outdoor centre buildings sitting beside Carlingwark Loch.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: one of the many local, friendly cafes in Castle Douglas. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at one of the many local, friendly cafes in Castle Douglas - please come and join us!

Carlingwark Loch 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 Carlingwark Loch 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 carlingwarkloch@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.