Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Oriam 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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Scotland
- 5 kilometres
- Oriam, Heriot Watt University
Meeting point: 55.90975, -3.31715. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 55.90975, -3.31715.
The course
Course description
Starting and finishing in the walled garden by the Oriam sports centre, this is an out and back route, with two additional sections upon the return in the meadow and behind the astroturfed pitches.
The course is an undulating trail route, mostly on woodland path, so participants should be aware of tree roots. We request that all participants keep to the left hand side of the path.
Due to the terrain parts of the course may make it harder for people with buggies & pushchairs - please contact the team in advance for further information. Unfortunately this course is not suitable for double buggies.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Oriam, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh. The course is run entirely on trail 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
Within Oriam you will have access to changing facilities and toilets.
More details
Public transport
Bus: The buses that come onto the Heriot Watt University campus are 25, 34, and 35. Service 25 is the most frequent, leaving the city centre every 10 minutes during the day. The journey takes about 30-40 minutes from the city centre, depending on what time of day you’re travelling. For times, fares and ticket options please visit www.lothianbuses.com
On foot
From the local village, Currie, the walk would be approx 30 minutes.
By road
The campus is close to the M8, city bypass and airport and is well sign posted from all routes.
Free parking will be available on campus in car park A, unless told otherwise by parkrun marshals.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Oriam coffee cart or at Brighouse Bakery in the Student Union. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at the Oriam coffee cart or at Brighouse Bakery in the Student Union - please come and join us!
Course safety
Oriam 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.
- 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.
- The course may not be suitable for buggies - please contact the team in advance for further advice on the course.
We hope these tips help to ensure that Oriam 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 oriam@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
- 269
- Events
- 13,013
- Finishers
- 47,872
- Finishes
- 901
- Volunteers
- 7,495
- Personal bests
- 943
- Groups
- 00:29:48
- Average finish time
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- Inverleith junior parkrun Inverleith park · 8.9 km
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with O
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area EH
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: O
Park5K is not affiliated with parkrun. - last updated 26 October 2026
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