Forest of Dean parkrun

The course is next to Five Acres High School and Five Acres Garage. Look for buses to Five Acres on the Traveline South West web site

The course is 1.7m (2.8km) from the centre of Coleford.

Five Acres is on the A4316 Monmouth to Gloucester Road. It will be best to use a satnav or route planner.

From the Chepstow/Old Severn Bridge Take the A48 to Lydney. Turn left onto the B4234 to Parkend and keep following the B4234 until you come to Myriestock Cross Roads where the A4136 crosses. Turn left and follow the A4136 to Five Acres High School.

From Ross on Wye/Lybrook Follow the B4234 from Ross on Wye to Lydbrook and continue on the B4324 to Myriestock Cross roads where the A4136 crosses. Turn Right and follow the A4136 to Five Acres High School.

From Gloucester Follow the A40 from Gloucester until you get to Huntley. Just after Huntley fork off to the left on the A4136 and follow the A4136 to Five Acres High School.

From Monmouth Follow the A4136 from Monmouth into the Forest of Dean. Stay on the A4136 until you reach Five Acres High School.

Parking We are allowed to use the car park at Berry Hill RFC, 8 Lakers Rd, Five Acres, Coleford, GL16 7QT. This is an eight minute walk from the parkrun itself. Please use this if arriving earlier than 08.40.
Later arrivals may be accommodated at Five Acres School, GL16 7QW, where our marshals will direct you where to park.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the finish area, please bring your own refreshments. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at the finish area, please bring your own refreshments - please come and join us!

Forest of Dean 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.
• 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.

We hope these tips help to ensure that Forest of Dean 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 forestofdean@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.