Gadebridge parkrun

Hemel Hempstead is the nearest train station and is served by London Northwestern trains. The timetable can be found on the National Rail website. It is a 2.5km (35 min walk) from the station to Gadebridge Park. Exit the station and walk along Fishery Road, then cross the roundabout and continue down Green End Road for about one kilometre. Turn right onto Grave Hill Terrace and then left at the end of the road. Follow Glenville Road around to the right, then turn left onto Lockers Park Lane and right onto Bury Hill. At the end of the road turn right, then left at the roundabout. After about 450m, the park can be accessed through the underpass.

There are regular bus services to Hemel Hempstead town centre which is about 20mins walk from the start. For information about bus services, visit the Arriva website.

Gadebridge Park is 1.5km (20 min walk) from the town centre. It can be accessed on foot via Leighton Buzzard Road (A4146), Piccotts End Road, High Street and Queensway.

The park is located on the Leighton Buzzard Road (A4146). A free car park can be accessed off Gadebridge Lane, next to the junction with Leighton Buzzard Road. Alternatively there is a paid car park off Queensway.

From the M1, take Junction 8. Follow the A414 and turn right onto the A4146 at the Plough Roundabout. The park will be on your right after about one mile.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: one of the many excellent coffee shops on the Old Town High Street (HP1 3AH). Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at one of the many excellent coffee shops on the Old Town High Street (HP1 3AH) - please come and join us!

Gadebridge 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 Gadebridge 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 gadebridge@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.