Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Llanfoist Crossing parkrun
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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United Kingdom
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Wales
- 5 kilometres
- Llanfoist Crossing
Meeting point: 51.81491, -3.03986. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 51.81491, -3.03986.
The course
Course description
Llanfoist Crossing is a primarily out-and-back tarmac course with the addition of a lap of a small grass field halfway around. It starts approx 200 metres up the cycle path from Llanfoist Crossing car park.
Although the course is 80% on tarmac, trail shoes are advised due to the field section - especially in winter/wetter weather. Participants with buggies are advised to email us beforehand to check the suitability of the course as it can get muddy and accumulate a fair amount of leaf litter.
Please note that the surface on the crossing path and field section is uneven in places. Please be vigilant.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Llanfoist Crossing, Llanfoist, Abergavenny. The course is run on a mixture of permanent paths and grass. 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
Café and limited parking available at Abergavenny Garden Centre.
More details
Public transport
Bus: Abergavenny bus station is a 1.4-mile walk away. The nearest bus (the 76 service) stops on Merthyr Road very close to the parkrun start/finish. Please visit the Bus Times website for further information and timetables.
Train: Abergavenny train station is a 1.8-mile walk away.
On foot
Llanfoist Crossing is easily accessible from Abergavenny, Llanfoist, Govilon and The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal on foot.
By road
Located just off the B4246, with car parking available at Abergavenny Garden Centre. Please lift share if you can as parking is limited. There is strictly no parking on Church Lane (the road down to the garden centre). Our car park marshals will be on hand to point you in the right direction on arrival.
Please note there is no footpath on the road between the garden centre and Llanfoist Crossing and although the road is usually quiet between 9am and 10am on Saturday participants should take care both crossing the road and walking from the garden centre carpark to the start.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Digby’s Café at Abergavenny Garden Centre. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Digby’s Café at Abergavenny Garden Centre - please come and join us!
Course safety
Llanfoist Crossing 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 Llanfoist Crossing 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 llanfoistcrossing@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.
Getting there by bicycle
Cycle parking is available at Llanfoist Village Hall.
Event stats
- 49
- Events
- 4,595
- Finishers
- 7,958
- Finishes
- 342
- Volunteers
- 1,215
- Personal bests
- 474
- Groups
- 00:30:19
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with L
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area NP
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: Li, La, Lu, Lr
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