Ohio and Erie Canal Reservation parkrun

Bus: The East 55, East 79, and East 105 bus routes all have a stop near the intersection of Harvard Ave and East 49th St. From the bus stop, walk south on East 49th to reach the main entrance of the park. A sign for Washington Reservation is north on East 49th. The first intersection you will come to when walking south on East 49th is Grant Ave. Overall, it is about a 1.25 mile walk from the bus stop to the parkrun start line.

The park’s main entrance is located on E. 49th St. Follow the multi-purpose trail from the park’s entrance to the start/finish line. It is about a half-mile from the park entrance to the start line. Look for signs directing you to the Canalway Center.

From I-77, take either the Harvard Ave (closed on I-77 Northbound) or the Grant Ave exit. On the exit ramp, go west to E. 49th St and turn left. On E. 49th St, turn right into the Ohio and Erie Reservation entrance and take the access road to the main parking lot.

In the event of I-77 being closed, take SR-176 to the Dennison Ave/Harvard Ave exit. Take Dennison Ave east to Harvard Ave, right on East 49th St, and right into the Ohio and Erie reservation.

There is plenty of parking available at the Ohio and Erie Reservation main lot. If needed, overflow parking is available by the main entrance of the park at Morgan’s Hollow or Settler’s Bluff areas.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Canalway Center Café. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Canalway Center Café - please come and join us!

Ohio and Erie Canal Reservation 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 Ohio and Erie Canal Reservation parkrun 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 ohioanderiecanalreservation@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.