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Parkrun
Oxford 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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England
- 5 kilometres
- Cutteslowe and Sunnymead Park, Oxford
Meeting point: 51.79090, -1.26242. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 51.79090, -1.26242.
The course
Course description
Scenic run around this beautiful North Oxford park, starting on the grass field between the playground and minature railway. It is essentially a 2 lap course, but in addition starts with two small laps around the grass in an anti-clockwise direction. NOTE: this can be crowded, and faster participants are asked to keep to the OUTSIDE as they pass the back of the field.
We then start the first big lap by heading along the footpath past the cafe on your left. At the end of the path there is a left turn on to the grass where you will run past the volleyball court to join a track (please note the area where joining this track is narrow for a short period). The path then continues around the parameter of the park turning left just past the allotments. At the end of this path turn right on to the grass to continue anti clockwise around the edge of the large field (joining the “Peace Mile”). At the far end of the field the grass then joins a path that turns into a tarmac road. Follow this up the slope and round past the miniature railway on your left and complete a second loop of the route. At the final turn, bear left to finish on the grass where you started.
On the course
The course is 5k long. It's run in Cutteslowe and Sunnymead Park, Oxford on a mixture of grass, narrow paths and tarmac. 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 are available on the side of the Top Pavilion and by the San Remo Cafe. There are two car parks within the park (see below for details). Parking restrictions apply to surrounding residential roads.
More details
Public transport
By Train and Bus: The nearest station is Oxford Parkway (c. 2.5 km) and there are regular bus services from both Oxford Parkway station and the City Centre which stop at the end of Harbord Road run by the Oxford Bus Company and Stagecoach.
On foot
There are 2 main entrances into the park - one at there northern end off Harbord Road (OX2 8NP) and one off the A40 (OX2 7XD).
By road
There is one carpark at the northern end of the park off Harbord Road (OX2 8LH) and the other is to the south, off the A40 heading towards Headington (OX2 7XD). (Please note the speed limit on Harbord Road is 20mph.) These are pay and display, but charges only come into effect after 10am.
PLEASE SHOW RESPECT TO LOCAL RESIDENTS BY NOT PARKING IN THE SURROUNDING ROADS.
There is further parking available at the Peartree Park and Ride (a 2km walk) and Oxford Parkway Park and Ride (2.5 km, served by bus).
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: in The San Remo café. It is within a few hundred meters of the start/finish line. We'd love to see you there and recommend the tea and cakes - please come and come us.. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in The San Remo café. It is within a few hundred meters of the start/finish line. We'd love to see you there and recommend the tea and cakes - please come and join us.
Course safety
Oxford 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 Oxford 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 oxford@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
- 694
- Events
- 30,325
- Finishers
- 192,755
- Finishes
- 1,977
- Volunteers
- 25,222
- Personal bests
- 1,898
- Groups
- 00:28:20
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with O
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area OX
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: O
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