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Parkrun
Great Dunmow 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
- The Recreation Ground
Meeting point: 51.87868, 0.36270. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 51.87868, 0.36270.
The course
Course description
A scenic two-lap course, all on trail.
The route starts next to the skate park and leads around the football pitches and left into the top field. We then turn right into the orchard and head towards the middle field following the marked route to the footbridge in the lower field. After crossing the bridge, we follow the perimeter of the lower field in an anticlockwise direction and leave this field using the footpath through the hedgerow following the footpath, keeping to the left of the boardwalk. We then turn left over the wooden footbridge back into the orchard where we turn right and follow the path into the top field. After completing a lap of the top field, we turn right and immediate left and join the main route again for the second lap. After the second lap, you then turn right through the gap and head towards the finish line.
During our wetter months the recreation ground can get particularly wet and muddy in sections and parkrunners are advised to select appropriate footwear.
Due to the terrain, parts of the course may make it harder for people with buggies & pushchairs - please contact the team in advance for further information.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Dourdan Pavilion, The Recreation Ground, Great Dunmow. The course is run entirely on trail paths. 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
There are public toilets located next to the Dourdan Pavilion. A children’s play area is located next to the skate park.
More details
Public transport
The following buses serve Great Dunmow and stop on the High Street:
From Chelmsford - 42A, 42B
From Colchester & Braintree - 133
There is no train station at Great Dunmow.
On foot
From Great Dunmow Leisure Centre: Turn right out of the car park onto Parsonage Downs, then right again onto Beaumont Hill (B1008). Follow the road for 635 metres. The Recreational Ground will be on your left.
From the car parks (White Street, Chequers Lane and Angel Lane) head towards the High Street: Walk towards Ropers Chemist and turn right onto North Street. Follow the road for 430 metres. The Recreation Ground will be on your right.
By road
Great Dunmow can be reached via A120/B1256. Follow signs for Great Dunmow. The nearest parking is at the Great Dunmow Leisure Centre, Parsonage Downs, CM6 2AT. There are also several car parks within the town: White Street CM6 1AB, Chequers Lane CM6 1RQ and Angel Lane CM6 1AQ. All are within a ten-minute walk of the start area. Please do not park in at the Dourdan Pavilion Car Park or along The Causeway Road.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Angel & Harp. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at the Angel & Harp - please come and join us!
Course safety
Great Dunmow 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 Great Dunmow parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.
Age grading
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.
Volunteering
All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email greatdunmow@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
- 340
- Events
- 7,520
- Finishers
- 29,459
- Finishes
- 739
- Volunteers
- 4,256
- Personal bests
- 624
- Groups
- 00:30:30
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
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- Stayin' Alive Starts with G (needed for Stayin' Alive)
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area CM
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: Ga, Ge, Gd
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