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Parkrun
Forest Rec parkrun
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! Nearby Sunday 2k junior parkrun events for 4 to 14 year olds and their families can be found here.
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United Kingdom
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England
- 5 kilometres
- Forest Recreation Gound, Nottingham
Meeting point: 52.96535, -1.15977. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 52.96535, -1.15977.
The course
Course description
The course consists of three out and back sections and two laps of the field. Participants should keep to the left at all times.
The course starts close to the children's playground near the pavilion facing in the direction of Mansfield Road. Head past the pavilion on the concrete path and then take a left turn for an anti-clockwise lap of the field. The route then takes a left turn and goes past the pavilion towards Mansfield Road, please keep to the left hand side. Once past the pavilion, continue up the promenade keeping to the left of the lampposts. Upon reaching the gate, turn around and head back down the promenade keeping to the left of the lampposts. The route goes past the pavilion and then turns left before the playground and follows the path up the incline. At the first crossroads participants will turn left and continue up the incline towards the cobbles. The route follows the path over the cobbles and then onto concrete, participants must keep to the left. Continue on this path until reaching the metal gate, turn around and head back along the concrete path keeping to the left. Follow the path back up the incline to the cobbles. Follow the path to the right heading down the cobbles, then continue on the path towards the left running towards the war memorial. Go around the tree at the cobbled section and then down the concrete path towards the park and ride. At the bottom of the path turn right going in the direction of pavilion until reaching the concrete path to the left. The route then follows this path for a clockwise lap of the field. Head back up the promenade keeping to the left of the lampposts. At the gate turn around and head back down the promenade keeping to the left of the lampposts. The course then finishes in front of the pavilion.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is in The Forest Recreation Ground, Nottingham. The course is run on a mixture of tarmac paths, trail paths and grass. 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
- Parking: There is a small car park near the Forest Multi-Activity Pitch off Gregory Boulevard which has spaces for approximately 80 cars.
- Pavilion: The new pavilion has toilet facilities which are open before the run only. Please don't leave anything inside the pavilion as we lock it during the run and will not open it until we are packing up afterwards. Homemade Cafe is open from 9:00am, they have toilets too but only for customers and only after 9:00am. Please don't ask to go in before then as they're getting everything ready!
More details
Public transport
Bus: Regular buses run to and from the site located on Mansfield road. There are a number of bus stops that are in easy reach of the park including
- Forest Gates, Mansfield Road
- Sherwood Rise
- Forest Ride Park and Ride site
- Djanogly College, Gregory Boulevard
Tram: The NET tram stop for the Forest is located at the North West corner of the site at the park and ride. From here trams run on a frequent basis north to Hucknall or south to the city centre and train station. See thetram.net for more information.
On foot
The Forest Recreation Ground has a number of entrances off Gregory Boulevard, Mansfield Road, Mount Hooton Road and Forest Road East. Bike parking stands are available at the car park off Gregory Boulevard near the sports facilities and at the tram park and ride site. There are also numerous other fences and areas where bikes can be locked up around the site.
By road
The Forest Recreation Ground can be accessed by using the postcode NG7 6HB. There is a small car park near the Forest Multi-Activity Pitch off Gregory Boulevard which has spaces for approximately 80 cars.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the pavilion (right next to the start / finish area) for tea and a chat after the run. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the pavilion (right next to the start / finish area) for tea and a chat after the run - please come and join us!
Course safety
Forest Rec 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 Forest Rec parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.
Age grading
All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.
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For more information, please see our Support page.
Volunteering
All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email forestrec@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
- 610
- Events
- 22,313
- Finishers
- 130,327
- Finishes
- 1,788
- Volunteers
- 18,503
- Personal bests
- 1,380
- Groups
- 00:30:11
- Average finish time
Nearby parkruns
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- Colwick parkrun Colwick Country Park, Nottingham · 4.7 km
- Holme Pierrepont parkrun Holme Pierrepont Country Park · 5.1 km
- Gedling junior parkrun Gedling Country Park · 5.8 km
- Gedling parkrun Gedling Country Park · 5.8 km
- Bestwood Village parkrun Bestwood Country Park · 6.4 km
Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with F
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area NG
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: F, Fe, Fr
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