Green Point parkrun

The route which takes in the Green Point Park, adjacent sports fields and Cape Town Stadium precinct, is essentially flat with good paved pathways and 750m of grass.

• Start on the grass area in front of the café in a North Easterly direction.
• Enter the paved circle at the wetlands and proceed clockwise past the cafe...
• Take the left exit path from the circle at the Biodiversity Garden.
• Where the path meets the main avenue turn right towards the East Gate and keep right.
• Exit the park through the sliding gate onto the shared fields, turn immediately right and proceed anticlockwise around and inside the perimeter fence.
• Exit the field at the Cricket Club and follow the pathway past the car park into Fritz Sonnenberg staying on the pathway.
• Pass the Cape Town Stadium and 30m before the Staphan Way intersection turn left onto the link pathway between Hamiltons and the Cricket Club.
• Entering the shared fields again turn right along the service road and continue anticlockwise around and inside the perimeter fence.
• Re-enter the park through the sliding gate and turn right onto the paved pathway towards the lighthouse (West Gate) keeping right.
• 30m before the West Gate, turn left onto the outer circular pathway to pass the labyrinth, sun dial, dog park and outdoor gym.
• At the outdoor gym path crossways turn left towards the inner circle.
• At the T junction on the circle turn right and proceed anticlockwise past the café and the lake to complete 270° of the circle.
• Take the right exit path from the circle to pass the Biodiversity Garden for the 2nd time.
• Where the path meets the main avenue turn right towards the East Gate keeping right.
• At the East Gate make a left U turn and proceed back towards the West Gate for the 2nd time.
• 30m before the West Gate, turn left onto the circular pathway to pass the labyrinth, sun dial, dog park and outdoor gym for the 2nd time.
• At the outdoor gym path crossways turn left towards the inner circle.
• On reaching the inner circle the 2nd time turn left (first loop runners/walkers being lapped turn right here for their 2nd loop).
• Proceed for 40m and turn right between the trees onto the field to the finish. Facilities Parking: Parking allocation for parkrun participants:
  Street parking in Bay Road
  Public parking areas on Bill Peters Drive and Main Road
  Green Point (P13, P14).
  
  Toilets: behind the café 50m from the start. Getting There Location of start The event starts in Green Point Park in front of the Park Café. Enter the park via the South Gate from Bill Peters Drive (closest), the West Gate from Bay Road or the East Gate from Vlei Road. Getting there by public transport Myciti bus: Green Point Stadium stop or Beach Road, Three Anchor Bay. Follow signs to park. Getting there on foot See the map for the start point. Getting there by road Approach either along Beach Road into Bill Peters or Bay Road or Green Point Main Road and look for the public parking areas. Post Run Coffee Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Park Café. Please come and join us!

The course is 5k long. The course is at Green Point Common Sports Fields & Green Point Park, Green Point. The course is run on a mixture of permanent 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.