Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Parklakes Wetlands 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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Australia
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Queensland
- 5 kilometres
- Parklakes Wetlands
Meeting point: -26.60466, 153.02415. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates -26.60466, 153.02415.
The course
Course description
The start/finish is at the Perren Family Park in the Parklakes Wetlands. Head 300m along the footpath past the wetlands, then complete 4 laps of the lake. After the 4th lap, return to the finish line via the wetlands path.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Parklakes Wetlands, Bli Bli. The course is run entirely on permanent 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
Toilets are located at The Local Parklakes Café, 125 Parklakes Dr, Bli Bli. This is a 1 km walk or a short drive from the start/finish area.
More details
Public transport
Public transport is not available at the time of the event.
On foot
We encourage walking and bike riding to Parklakes Wetlands parkrun, due to limited car parking. We are on quiet streets and there are plenty of footpaths to take.
By road
Enter the Perren Family Park, 87 Parklakes Dr, Bli Bli QLD into your GPS. If you are unable to find a parking spot nearby, go to Little Sprouts, 138-174 Camp Flat Road. Exit the car park, turn right, walk 50m to the roundabout, turn right and follow Parklakes Drive for 450m and the start/finish area will be on the left.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: The Local Parklakes Café. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at The Local Parklakes Café - please come and join us!
Course safety
Parklakes Wetlands 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.
- 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 Parklakes Wetlands 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 parklakeswetlands@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
- 35
- Events
- 1,758
- Finishers
- 3,458
- Finishes
- 132
- Volunteers
- 642
- Personal bests
- 152
- Groups
- 00:34:31
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with P
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: P, Pd, Pr, Pt, Pa, Pu
Park5K is not affiliated with parkrun. - last updated 26 October 2026
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