Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Hamilton Lake parkrun
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you!
-
New Zealand
-
Waikato
- 5 kilometres
- Hamilton Lake
Meeting point: -37.79969, 175.27238. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates -37.79969, 175.27238.
The course
Course description
This scenic 5 km course begins on the grass by the entrance to the Yacht Club carpark, off Lake Domain Drive. From the start you head across the grass before joining the lake path and completing a full clock wise circuit of the lake. As you return past the Yacht Club you continue on the path to the brick structure, where a marshal volunteer will turn you and you will complete the final 750m around the grass surface.
Note that the lake edge is exposed to the weather elements with limited shelter provided from trees.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Hamilton Lake, Hamilton. The course is run on a mixture of paved 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
The Hamilton Lake parkrun is a great weekly event to get the whole family involved with as the course is nice and flat, central to city and afterwards has a great playground for the kids to play while the parents have a coffee and recover. A great way to get your weekends exercise tied in with a family experience and create great habits for the next generation.
More details
Public transport
From the Hamilton Transport Centre take bus 29 for the 10 minutes trip to Hamilton Lake. From the drop off point it is a 800m walk around the lake edge to the race start.
For the bus route and current timetable please check the busit website
On foot
At the Hamilton Yacht Club off Lake Domain Drive, Hamilton on the Innes Common side of the Hamilton Lake.
By road
Examples of things you might want to include: Turn off Lake Domain Drive to enter the car park by the Hamilton Yacht Club where there is a car park with approximately 120 car parking spaces.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Fresca Cafe on Alison Street. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Fresca Cafe on Alison Street - please come and join us!
Course safety
Hamilton Lake 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.
- 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 Hamilton Lake 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 hamiltonlake@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
- 644
- Events
- 13,160
- Finishers
- 126,253
- Finishes
- 902
- Volunteers
- 16,307
- Personal bests
- 536
- Groups
- 00:33:04
- Average finish time
Nearby parkruns
- University of Waikato parkrun University of Waikato · 4.1 km
- Te Awa parkrun Te Awa · 16 km
- Cambridge NZ parkrun Avantidrome · 18 km
- Morrinsville Recreation Ground parkrun Morrinsville Recreation Ground · 27 km
- Historic Kōpū Bridge parkrun Historic Kōpū Bridge · 73 km
- Gordon Carmichael Reserve parkrun Gordon Carmichael Reserve · 76 km
- Tauranga parkrun Kopurererua Valley Reserve · 78 km
- Ōpaheke Park parkrun Ōpaheke Park · 84 km
Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with H
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: H, He, Ho
Park5K is not affiliated with parkrun. - last updated 26 October 2026
Bushy parkrun