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Mount Edgcumbe parkrun

United Kingdom England

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: 50.35766, -4.17549. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.

Coordinates 50.35766, -4.17549.

The course

Course description

Mount Edgcumbe parkrun offers an off-road course where ‘up hill’ means stunning views and reaped rewards. Set inside the grounds of Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park, we present a mixed-terrain offering, with two of the three miles being grass and trail - off road/trail shoes are recommended. We meet by the main house where parkrunners can leave coats and belongings, as well as join the First Timers’ Briefing. We then take a short warmup walk/jog down to the start together.

The route begins on the wide boulevard drive near 'Aunty Em's Gatehouse', close to the lower gate at Cremyll. From here, head south. The drive turns left with Drakes Island straight ahead in eye-line (later to be seen from above!). Take the tarmac drive round to the right, remaining on the path and head over the bump towards the duck pond. Here the course follows the path up towards the main house then turning left up through the woods. The course takes in the top part of the Folly Slope and enjoys stunning views of Plymouth Sound, the Breakwater and Cawsand Bay - walking is celebrated if only to take it all in! Returning back down the grassy slope and back through the woods, the finish is in front of the Mount Edgcumbe House... and a short step from the Farriers Cafe.

The course presents an almost-out-and-back route, with the start and finish approximately 500m apart.

On the course

The course is 5k long. The course is at Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park, Cremyll, Torpoint. The course is run on a mixture of tarmac paths, trail 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

Toilets short walk from start and at finish, Pay & Display parking, café, children's play area, activity centre, local crafts.

More details

Public transport
  • The 70/70A/70B serves Cremyll to Plymouth via Torpoint and HMS Raleigh.
  • The 75 service runs between liskeard, Torpoint and HMS Raleigh.
  • The 72/72A service runs between Looe and Plymouth.
  • The 34 service stops at Admiral's Hard (for the cremyll ferry service - foot passengers and bicycles) and runs between central Plymouth, Torpoint ferry and Derriford.
  • We advise you to check up to date timetables on the Plymouth Citybus and Cremyll Ferry websites.
On foot

The Cremyll Ferry operates two crossings that will arrive before the start, from Admiral’s Hard in Plymouth. These leave the slipway promptly at 8.15am and 8.45am and return journeys leave on the hour and half past throughout the day. Bikes can be carried on for a small additional charge. Full details can be found on the Cremyll Ferry website.

By road

Perched at the end of the Rame peninsular in south east Cornwall, Mount Edgcumbe sits near the villages of Millbrook, Maker and Kingsand & Cawsand.

If travelling by car from Cornwall (west), turn off the A374 shortly after Polbathic on to the B3247 signposted for Millbrook and Cremyll. Pass through the villages of Crafthole and Millbrook to pick up the brown signs for Mount Edgcumbe. Pay & Display parking is available in the Barrow Centre Carpark, with overflow parking nearby.

If travelling from Plymouth you should cross the River Tamar on the Torpoint Ferry. As you head out of Torpoint on the A374, take the left turn at Antony signposted Millbrook and Mount Edgcumbe. Follow the B3247 up the hill until you reach a T-junction signposted left to Millbrook/Mount Edgcumbe). From here follow directions as listed above.

If using SatNav, the postcode is PL10 1HZ.

Alternatively (and highly recommended), you can park at Admiral's Hard, Plymouth and catch the foot ferry to Cremyll (see directions on foot). Parking is limited here but there are additional on street spaces or pay and display within the Royal William Yard.

Coffee

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Farriers Cafe. Please come and join us!

We're friendly

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at the Farriers Cafe - please come and join us!

Course safety

Mount Edgcumbe 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 Mount Edgcumbe 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 mountedgcumbe@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

458
Events
8,195
Finishers
26,233
Finishes
697
Volunteers
3,183
Personal bests
959
Groups
00:32:17
Average finish time

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