Hillsborough Forest parkrun

Bus: Bus services available from Belfast Grand Central (238) or from Lisburn (38 or 325G) direct to Hillsborough village.

On foot from the centre of Hillsborough village:

• Walk up Main Street; turn left through the ornate gates at the top of hill (w3w: ///readjust.hopefully.dives)
• Walk on towards, and pass to the left of, Hillsborough Fort.
• Follow the lakeside path anticlockwise and look for the parkrun flag.
• The start is beside the Fox sculpture (w3w: ///intensely.imparting.typhoon).

• Coming from Sprucefield on M1 take Dublin Road. Turn off for Hillsborough village at roundabout. Drive through the village and forest is signposted on the left leaving the village.
• Coming from Dublin turn in at sign for Hillsborough go approx half a mile entrance to forest signed on right before village.
• The forest car park has about 200 spaces. It is a 12-min walk to the start. Head towards the lake, turn left and follow the lakeside path anticlockwise. Passing the fort on your left look for the parkrun flag. The start is close by, beside the Fox sculpture (w3w: ///intensely.imparting.typhoon).

Hillsborough 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.
• 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 Hillsborough Forest 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 hillsboroughforest@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.