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Larne parkrun

United Kingdom Northern Ireland

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! Nearby Sunday 2k junior parkrun events for 4 to 14 year olds and their families can be found here.

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Meeting point: 54.88843, -5.84359. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.

Coordinates 54.88843, -5.84359.

The course

Course description

The course starts at Dixon Hall, Drains Bay, at the fence alongside the pathway into Carnfunock. Follow the tarmac path into the park, turn left, continue approx. 30 feet, turn right (1st marshal point) and follow the gravel path to the end. Turn left and continue on tarmac path to the end, near the pyramid (2nd marshal point). Enter the gate to the inner pathway and follow to the entrance to the new gravel pathway (3rd marshal point).

Follow new pathway until the end and then turn left onto tarmac path (4th marshal point) and follow to the fork in pathway (5th marshal point). Turn right then immediate left to BBQ area then right to crossroads (6th marshal point). At crossroads turn left and down hill to 1st marshal point.

Repeat route until fork again (5MP). This time, turn left on pathway past crazy golf to end. Turn left and follow to end of path (at pyramid again) (2MP).

Continue on same route as 1st lap until fork in path and this time turn right and immediate left again and follow normal route to 1st marshal point.

Continue past and exit the park and follow pathway to finish at the gates to Dixon Hall.

On the course

The course is 5k long. The course is in Carnfunnock Country Park, Larne. The course is run on a mixture of tarmac paths, gravel paths and 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.

More details

Public transport

Bus: Translink provides a regular bus service along the Coast Road (A2). The nearest bus stop is located just outside the entrance to Carnfunock Park. For timetable information please contact Translink Tel: 028 9066 6630. Service 162 (all year).

On foot

Carnfunnock Park is 3.5 miles from Larne on A2.

By road

From the direction of Larne Town Centre: Follow the signs and drive along the Coast Road (A2), to Drains Bay carpark.

From the direction of Glenarm: Follow the signs for Larne and drive along the Coast Road (A2) through Ballygally. Drains Bay carpark is on the left.

Coffee

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Caffe Spice Coffee Shop located opposite the walled garden in the centre of the park. They provide hot/cold beverages, cakes, salads, sandwiches and soup. Please come and join us!

We're friendly

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Caffe Spice Coffee Shop located opposite the walled garden in the centre of the park. They provide hot/cold beverages, cakes, salads, sandwiches and soup - please come and join us!

Course safety

Larne 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 Larne 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 larne@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

568
Events
4,498
Finishers
31,030
Finishes
565
Volunteers
4,473
Personal bests
330
Groups
00:28:37
Average finish time

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