Drumpellier junior parkrun

Bus: McGill’s service 245 between Coatbridge and Moodiesburn - stop at Townhead Golf Club on Townhead Road (or may drop you outside Drumpellier Park).

Train: There are two rail stations: Blairhill which is a 1.3 mile walk to start and Gartcosh which is a 1.5 mile walk to the start. See directions on foot for details.

Entering the park from Townhead Road, turn left away from the Visitor Centre and follow the main path, past the car park towards the ‘Crannog’ play area.

Entering the park from Blair Road, follow the main tarmac road under the railway line and through the park until you reach the loch, then turn right to follow path to start point opposite ‘Crannog’ play area.

Entering the park from Gartcosh Road (A752) - follow path to loch then head for east end of loch as above.

From Coatbridge town centre - take Sunnyside Road/Gartsherrie Road (or Bank Street/Blair Road) towards Gartcosh/A752, following Townhead Road then turning left into Drumpellier Country Park just before joining A752.

From the South or West & Glasgow - follow M74 to J4, then follow M73 until J2A.

From the North: head for Glasgow M80, turning off at J4 to M73, then take J2A.

From the East, follow M8 until J8 (Baillieston Interchange) then take M73 northbound until J2A.

From M73 J2A slip - take 1st exit towards Gartcosh/loch, then take 2nd exit A752 through/past Gartcosh, 1st exit on mini roundabout, leave village then continue approx 1 mile on A752, taking a left towards Coatbridge then first right into park.

Substantial parking is available within the country park when entering and turning left from Townhead Road. Additional parking is also available on your right hand side when entering the park.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Drumpellier Country Park Café. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Drumpellier Country Park Café - please come and join us!

Drumpellier junior parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. To make the event as safe as possible, participants, spectators and volunteers are asked to take note of the following rules and guidelines:

• Whilst parkrun fully accepts its duty of care and will do everything it can to minimise risk of injury and harm to all participants whilst at parkrun events, it is parent/guardians who ultimately have responsibility for the welfare of their children.
• It is not mandatory for a parent/guardian to participate in junior parkruns, but children under the age of 11 must be accompanied to/from the event by a responsible adult, and the responsible adult must remain in attendance for the duration of the event.
• junior events are open and inclusive. Disabled people may participate wherever it is safe for them to do so. The event team can provide disabled participants with course information in order that the participant (or their parent/guardian) can make an informed decision about their safe participation.
• Whilst more competitive children can use junior parkruns to test themselves against their own time, and against others, participation should ultimately be for fun, and we urge all parents/guardians/volunteers not to put children under undue pressure to perform.
• junior parkruns are running, jogging and walking events, and the use of children’s scooters, balance bikes, trikes or cycles is prohibited.
• Slower runners are encouraged to seed themselves, by starting towards the back of the group especially if an adult is accompanying them.
• junior parkruns are timed events. Only those aged between 4 to 14 years old completing the course themselves will be given a result. ​
• Exceptions to this rule are subject to the discretion of parkrun head office. Examples include those over 14 with special educational needs (SEN) or those with a registered disability, for whom social interaction and physical activity may be difficult but important.
• A strict ‘no barcode no result’ policy will be enforced.
• Buggies are allowed, subject to course conditions, but only if the adult pushing the buggy is accompanying a junior parkrunner. Adults with buggies are urged to position themselves appropriately for the safety and enjoyment of all.
• With the exception of assistance dogs, dogs are not allowed to accompany walkers, joggers, runners or volunteers at junior parkrun events.
• 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.
• Spectators should keep clear of participants on the course and keep control of any children and dogs.
• Participants should take care near roads and car parks, congregate away from the cars and be careful if driving to/from the event.
• Photography or filming is likely to take place at junior parkrun events. Please see our photos page for more details.
• 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.

Please consider helping the event by volunteering - this event survives only because of your generosity. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email drumpellierjuniors@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.