Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Hanmer Forest parkrun
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you!
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New Zealand
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Canterbury
- 5 kilometres
- Hanmer Forest
Meeting point: -42.52653, 172.83318. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates -42.52653, 172.83318.
The course
Course description
The route is a clockwise lap around Hanmer Forest. Starting from the Brooke Dawson Reserve follow the path into Hanmer Springs Heritage Forest. The course is mostly flat, with a few small inclines and is a mixture of walking trails, all of which are solid underfoot, suitable for road shoes.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Hanmer Forest, Hanmer Springs. 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
Public toilets are available in the park, adjacent to the start/finish.
More details
Public transport
No public transport is available in Hanmer Springs.
On foot
From the township you can walk down the hill toward the Top Ten campground, turning left into Bath Street. You follow the road which will take you down into Brooke Dawson Reserve.
By road
Enter Bath Street from Hanmer Springs Road, drive to the end of the road, where parking is available. From there, it’s a short walk down into Brooke Dawson Reserve. You can also enter the park with your car, where parking can also be found.
Course safety
Hanmer Forest 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 Hanmer Forest 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 hanmerforest@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
- 103
- Events
- 3,374
- Finishers
- 6,846
- Finishes
- 134
- Volunteers
- 757
- Personal bests
- 179
- Groups
- 00:34:39
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with H
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: H, He, Ho, Hf, Hs
Park5K is not affiliated with parkrun. - last updated 26 October 2026
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