Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Hermanus 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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South Africa
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Western Cape
- 5 kilometres
- Hermanus
Meeting point: -34.39742, 19.21507. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates -34.39742, 19.21507.
The course
Course description
Start in the beautiful forest area of the Hemel & Aarde Valley, just near the car park area. It will be clearly visible.
The route first goes up the Jeep Track, then onto a small tar road, passing the entrance of the Bona Dea estate then entering into the Camphill school and Camphill Farm Community gate. The route continues uphill through the Camphill grounds where at the top you will be greeted with amazing views of the mountains, and a lovely downhill track. Continue around the school clockwise and exit at the same gate as you entered. Continue for a short way on the tar road before entering the forest on the left hand side. The remainder of the route winds through the forest and is clearly marked.
The finish is just before the road where the car park is situated.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Hermanus Forest, Camphill Road, Hemel en Aaarde Valley, Hermanus. The course is run on a mixture of gravel paths, tar paths and forest 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
Unfortunately no toilet facilities are available.Free parking is at the start, and tables and benches are available for spectators or for when you finish.We recommend bringing water with you, as drinking water is also not available.
More details
Public transport
Unfortunately no public transport.
On foot
The start is approximately 2.5km from the main road so if you plan to walk there it could take some time!
By road
Follow the main road into Hermanus from Cape Town passing Vermont and Onrus. At the 4 way traffic light next to the Sandbaai turn off, turn left passing the Hemel en Aarde Village on your left. This road is the R320 to Caledon. Follow this road for about 2 mins, you will see the Camphill turn off on your left, take this and follow the gravel road until you see the parkrun sign on your left, approx 2 mins after the turn off.
GPS Co-Ordinates 34° 23’54.29”S 19° 12’54.27”E
If using SATNAV the nearest postcode is 7200.
Course safety
Hermanus 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 Hermanus 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 hermanus@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
- 472
- Events
- 18,470
- Finishers
- 104,646
- Finishes
- 398
- Volunteers
- 12,713
- Personal bests
- 500
- Groups
- 00:42:48
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with H
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: H, He, Hs
Park5K is not affiliated with parkrun. - last updated 26 October 2026
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