Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Coburg parkrun
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you!
Meeting point: -37.73381, 144.96886. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates -37.73381, 144.96886.
The course
Course description
The course starts between the stage and the children's play park and heads clockwise around the lake, joining Merri Creek Trail and following this southbound to De Chene Reserve. Just before Bell St, runners turn around and follow the trail back and finish where they started.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Coburg Lake Reserve, Coburg. The course is run on a mixture of sealed paths and boardwalk. 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
Coburg Lake Reserve has a barbecue area and a children’s playground.
The site has public toilets, water fountains, barbecues and picnic tables.
Coburg Lake Reserve is close to public transport and has car parking available. The Merri Creek bike trail goes directly to the reserve
More details
Public transport
Train: Batman Railway Station (Coburg North) on the Upfield line is about 500m away.
Tram: Stop 37-Gaffney St/Sydney Rd (Coburg) on route 19 is about 300m away.
Bus: Murray Rd/Champ St (Coburg) on route 526 is about 250m away.
Batman Railway Station/Sydney Rd (Coburg North) on Route 530 is about 500m
See the PTV website for journey times.
On foot
Pedestrian & cycling pathways remain open at all hours including Merri Creek Trail.
By road
There is a free car park at Lake Grove, off Murray Road, Coburg North VIC 3058.
Additional free parking is available on Champ St.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: The Boot Factory, 19 Pentridge Boulevard, Coburg VIC 3058. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in The Boot Factory, 19 Pentridge Boulevard, Coburg VIC 3058 - please come and join us!
Course safety
Coburg 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.
- 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 Coburg 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 coburg@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
- 542
- Events
- 14,177
- Finishers
- 80,456
- Finishes
- 1,022
- Volunteers
- 11,899
- Personal bests
- 647
- Groups
- 00:32:42
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with C
- Pirates! Starts with C (needed for Pirates!)
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: C, Ca, Cr, Co, Cu, Cn
Park5K is not affiliated with parkrun. - last updated 26 October 2026
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