Halifax parkrun

From Halifax bus station, the Mixenden Circular (510, 511, 512, 513), and Illingworth Circular (521, 522, 523, 524) take you near the park. See wymetro.com for details.

Shroggs Park is approximately 30 minutes walking distance from Halifax Town centre via Ovenden Rd: heading west on Wade St toward Northgate, turn right onto Northgate, turn right to stay on Northgate, turn left onto Cross Hills, continue onto Dean Clough, continue onto Lee Bridge, turn right toward Shroggs Rd, turn right onto Shroggs Rd, turn left onto Ovenden Rd/A629, slight left toward Melbourne St, turn left toward Melbourne St, turn left onto Melbourne St, turn right onto E Park Rd, turn left onto Melrose St, turn right onto Lee Mount Rd.
The park can be accessed on foot from Lee Mount Road where there are 2 entrances, St George’s Rd via a steep cobbled path and Wheatley Lane by the entrance barrier to the park.

Use Sat Nav location HX3 5BX
From Halifax town centre head up the A629 Ovenden Rd, turn left into Wheatley Lane then left into Lee Mount Road where parking is roadside around the park perimeter, please park considerately as this is a residential area.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: a local cafe - please ask the RD where we are heading. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at a local cafe - please ask the RD where we are heading - please come and join us!

Halifax 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 Halifax 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 halifax@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.