Drumpellier Country 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 the start and Gartcosh which is a 1.5 mile walk to the start. See "Getting there 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.

If using SatNav, the nearest postcode is ML5 2EH. Other postcodes may bring you in from the Blairhill, Coatbridge side where parking is limited.

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 South or from West & Glasgow - follow M74 to J4, then follow M73 until J2A. From North: head for Glasgow M80, turning off at J4 to M73, then take J2A.

From 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 Country 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 Drumpellier Country 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 drumpelliercountry@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.