Lillie parkrun, Ann Arbor

Bus: From downtown Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan campus: Take the #5 Packard bus from the Blake Transit Center to the corner of E. Ellsworth Road and Platt Road (approx. 22 minutes). On the east side of Platt, take the sidewalk 0.6 miles south to Lillie Park South.

To return, take the #5 bus from Ellsworth and Platt back to the Blake Transit Center. The #5 bus runs every 30 minutes on Saturday mornings.

Check the AATA website here for specific times and service alerts.

There are bike lanes and sidewalks the entire way from downtown Ann Arbor (approximately 5 miles). Take Packard St southeast. Turn south on Platt Rd and continue to Ellsworth. Cross to the east side of Platt and continue south on the paved path to Lillie Park South. Bike parking and a bike repair station are available near the playground.

From downtown Ann Arbor or the University of Michigan campus, take Packard Street southeast to Platt Road. Turn right on Platt. After 1.5 miles, Lillie Park South is on your left.

From the east or west: Take I-94 to exit 180A / US-23 South. Then follow directions for US-23 below.

From the north or south: Take US-23 to exit 34 / US-12 toward Saline. Turn right onto Platt Road. After 1.6 miles, Lillie Park South is on your right.

Parking: Lillie Park South has a large parking lot. However, during the spring and fall youth soccer season and other busy times, we ask that you park on Hanselman Drive, just north of the park, and walk to the start (less than 5 minutes).

Alternate parking: If conditions on the course are too treacherous due to ice or mud, we will announce adjustments in our weekly email and on social media. For those adjustments, it may be more convenient to park at Lillie Park North (0.3mi to the north) or on Hanselman Drive which is between Lillie Park North and South entrances.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Biggby, Ellsworth Road. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in Biggby, Ellsworth Road - please come and join us!

Lillie parkrun, Ann Arbor 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 Lillie parkrun, Ann Arbor 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 lillie@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.