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Lonehill parkrun

South Africa Gauteng

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you!

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Meeting point: -26.01446, 28.02788. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.

Coordinates -26.01446, 28.02788.

The course

Course description

This is a 2 lap clockwise course designed to keep plenty of wide running space to cater for the free-flow of the fast and slow.
The start of the course begins at the entrance to the Lonehill Koppie Nature Reserve, in the Lonehill Park, 30 metres south of the traffic circle at the end of Calderwood Road and follows 250m of gently climbing paved path to Crestwood Drive at the Lonehill Village Church. Here the course u-turns for 250m downhill to the back of the Lonehill Shopping Centre and veers left gently uphill for 550m up a wide bridle-path to another Crestwood Drive u-turn point at the iconic Happy Rock. Then it is back downhill for 600m to where the course veers right for a gentle climb back up to the Lonehill Village Church at Crestwood Drive. Follow the paved path in a northerly direction to the Lonehill Lake where you will be guided to veer right on the lawn north of the Lake. Follow the course markings and turn right back onto the paved path. In 40 metres you will reach the start line. Repeat the course for your second lap. As you finish this second lap you will veer slightly left and see the finish line ahead.

On the course

The course is 5k long. The course is at Lonehill Park Dam, Lonehill, Johannesburg. The course is run on a mixture of trails, grass and paved 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.

Facilities

Toilets and shops at Lonehill Shopping Centre.Parking is available on the upper level of Lonehill Shopping Centre.Join us for coffee afterwards - just ask one of the volunteers where we are heading as the venue changes.

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Public transport

No public transport available apart from either e-hailing (i.e. UBER-type) vehicles (recommended) or taxi association minibus transport.

On foot

From Lonehill Shopping Centre, walk east on Lonehill Boulevard. At the Lonehill Park area turn south and walk 300m to the traffic circle on Calderwood Road. Pedestrians can also access the start from either the Concourse Crescent/Calderwood Road intersection or the Lonehill Village Church on Crestwood Drive.

By road

From N1 Western Bypass: Take exit 95 onto William Nicol Drive toward R511/Fourways. Head north past Fourways Mall to Mulbarton Road (Leaping Frog Shopping Centre on right corner). Turn right into Mulbarton Road up to and around circle (skip first left) into Lonehill Boulevard. Proceed straight over Crestwood Drive at the traffic light, past the Fire Station on left and turn right into the Lonehill Shopping Centre at the traffic light.

From Sandton/Bryanston: Take William Nicol Drive north, veer right at Grosvenor Crossing into Main Road (from Randburg), pass Dimension Data Campus, over the N1, over Witkoppen Road towards Lonehill. Take first left into Lonehill Boulevard. Straight over the traffic light at Concourse Crescent, past Crawford College on your right, proceed past the Lonehill Park and turn left into the Lonehill Shopping Centre at the traffic light.

Course safety

Lonehill 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.
  • 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 Lonehill parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.

Age grading

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For more information, please see our Support page.

Volunteering

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email lonehill@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

556
Events
36,742
Finishers
251,642
Finishes
677
Volunteers
36,903
Personal bests
491
Groups
00:42:12
Average finish time

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