Kirkwall parkrun

Kirkwall bus station is at the top end of Great Western Road which is a short walk from the Peedie Sea. If you walk south from the bus station towards Lidl and turn through the car park on your right it will take you to the path at the Peedie Sea.

The start line is on the south side of the Peedie Sea, if you head to Pickaquoy Road and head along any of the paths from the road it will take you to the Boat House.

If entering Kirkwall from Stromness, turn right at the roundabout opposite Highland fuel station (Mills Filling Station). Take first left, which is Great Western Road and park in the car park. You can walk to the start using the path around the Peedie Sea.

If entering from the south, follow the main road and turn left at the mini roundabout, then first right into Great Western Road.

From the east, follow the main road into the town centre. This will bring you out at the harbour front. Go left along the harbour front and then left at the roundabout. Take first left, which is Great Western Road.

Parking is available in the Great Western Road car park.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Pickaquoy Café. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in Pickaquoy Café - please come and join us!

Kirkwall 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 Kirkwall 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 kirkwall@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.