Plean parkrun

By train: Plean is served by Stirling and Larbert train stations. Trains from Dunblane, Alloa, Perth, Glasgow and Edinburgh arrive at both stations. Stirling train station is about six miles from Plean Country Park and next to the bus station for an easy journey to Plean, while Larbert train station is four miles. The bus stop for the bus to Plean is at Larbert Cross.

By bus: Plean and the surrounding area is well served with bus routes.
From Stirling take the 38/38A, and once the bus has travelled under the motorway bridge, get off at the first stop as you come into the village (near to President Kennedy Drive). Cross the road and walk along President Kennedy Drive up the hill to the park. Plean Country Park is sign posted via the brown information signs and is on your left at the top of the hill.
From Larbert/Falkirk take the 38/38A and get off at the stop near to President Kennedy Drive (opposite the chip shop, second stop after the roundabout). Continue towards President Kennedy Drive and follow it up the hill to the park. Plean Country Park is sign posted via the brown information signs and is on your left at the top of the hill

Enter the park from Cadger’s Loan ? take the first gated entrance and follow the long straight drive (North Drive). Keep walking past the car park on your right. The path follows around to the house after the play park.

Entering from the Glen Road ? enter the park through the gate and follow the drive (South Drive) up to the house which will be on the right at the top of the hill.

Entering from Church Lane ? follow Church Lane past the houses on your right until you enter the park. There a trail will lead you uphill. Continue across a “crossroads” of two trails, following the finger signposts for Plean House and up a further hill. Follow the track straight across a flat grassy area and down steps onto a main drive (North Drive). Turn left on this and follow it to the house (0.6 miles).

Due to its central location, Plean can be easily reached using the motorway network:

Stirling: At Greencornhills Roundabout take exit onto Falkirk Road/A9. Follow A9 to Plean for two miles. At roundabout as you enter the village, take the first exit. Take the third right onto President Kennedy Drive. Plean Country Park is sign posted via the brown information signs and is on your left at the top of the hill.

Larbert/Falkirk/Bonnybridge: Follow Stirling Road/A9 to Plean. Once at Plean, at the roundabout (Willow Brae) take the second exit and continue on the A9 taking the third on the left onto President Kennedy Drive. Plean Country Park is sign posted via the brown information signs and is on your left at the top of the hill

The North: Use the M9 south and leave at Junction 9. Keep left at the fork to stay on the M9, follow signs for Edinburgh/Kincardine Bridge. At Junction ( take A872/A91 exit to Stirling/St Andrews/Denny. At motorway services roundabout take second exit onto A91. At next roundabout (Greencornhills) take third exit onto Falkirk Road/A9. Follow A9 to Plean for two miles. At roundabout as you enter the village, take the first exit. Take the third right onto President Kennedy Drive. Plean Country Park is sign posted via the brown information signs and is on your left at the top of the hill.

Edinburgh and the East: Follow the M9 and merge onto the M876. Take the A9 exit signposted for Larbert/Falkirk. Turn right at the junction onto Stirling Road/A9 and at roundabout take second exit to continue on this road to Plean. Once at Plean, at the roundabout (Willow Brae) take the second exit and continue on the A9 taking the third on the left onto President Kennedy Drive. Plean Country Park is sign posted via the brown information signs and is on your left at the top of the hill.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: a local café. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in a local café - please come and join us!

Plean 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.
• Due to the rough terrain, parts of the course may not be suitable for buggies.

We hope these tips help to ensure that Plean 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 plean@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.