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Parkrun
Onderstepoort Campus parkrun
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you!
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South Africa
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Gauteng
- 5 kilometres
- Onderstepoort Campus
Meeting point: -25.65465, 28.17919. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates -25.65465, 28.17919.
The course
Course description
Starting at the residence gates, head straight & pass the sheep/cattle camps on your left & horse camp on your right. Turn left at the T-section (kennels on the left), follow the road, until the cattle crushes on the left. Here is a sharp right split. Take this (known as the cafeteria loop), until you get to the main road T-junction again & turn right. Continue on the short straight, passing the vet hospital & parking lot. Follow the road to the right & then the straight road, passing the parking lot & the Arnold Theiler Building. The road curves to the left & then to the right, & leads to a straight, passing the toxicology garden & the paraveterinary building. Follow the main road curving right (do not continue straight into the parking lot). The road curves left around the Anatomy Hall, with the Equine Research Centre on the right. Follow the road until the T-junction, turn left, back to the start. Follow the straight section of the road until you reach a gravel road on your left side. Follow the gravel road, heading towards the main road again. Turn right at the main road & continue straight, repeating the loop again. When finished with the second loop, head back towards the start again. Before reaching the starting point, the road forks to the right. Continue on this road and finish turning right into the parking lot area at the sport fields.
Unfortunately dogs are not allowed at this event.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Onderstepoort Campus, Pretoria North. The course is run on a mixture of permanent paths and gravel 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
At the end of the route toilets are available.
More details
Public transport
N/A
On foot
N/A
By road
From the N4 go through the Doornpoort Toll Plaza then proceed to the turnoff which shows the Annlin / Wonderboom. At the 4 way stop, turn left. Then proceed to drive on the road passing the Lavender Kontrei market. At the T-Junction turn right into Linvelt Rd. Drive in Linvelt Rd for approx. 2km’s passing a King’s Hire on your left-hand side. At the next T-Junction use the slipway to turn left onto the R101. Carry on until you get to a traffic light, turn right towards Rosslyn. After passing the Sasol Garage you will find a traffic light, proceed straight over and onto a bridge. At the next traffic lights, turn right onto Soutpan Road which will lead you to the Onderstepoort Veterinary Campus. Please use the first gate for parking which will lead you to the Hostel entrance.
When arriving at the Onderstepoort Residence Grounds, pass through the first security gate where the guard will open the gate for attendees. A long straight road lies ahead with trees planted on either side. Cars can be parked anywhere under the trees, next to the road.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Villa San Giovanni Family Pizzeria. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Villa San Giovanni Family Pizzeria - please come and join us!
Course safety
Onderstepoort Campus 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.
- Unfortunately dogs are not allowed at this event.
The only exception to this rule is when accompanied by an assistance dog. - 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 Onderstepoort Campus 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 onderstepoortcampus@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
- 123
- Events
- 7,161
- Finishers
- 26,476
- Finishes
- 550
- Volunteers
- 4,877
- Personal bests
- 196
- Groups
- 00:41:55
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
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Park5K is not affiliated with parkrun. - last updated 26 October 2026
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