Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Rietvlei parkrun, JHB South
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
- Rietvlei Zoo Farm, Johannesburg
Meeting point: -26.31107, 28.07997. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates -26.31107, 28.07997.
The course
Course description
The course is in a clockwise direction. It covers a mixture of sand paths, trails and road passing natural wetlands, forests and open veld areas inside Rietvlei Zoo Farm, Johannesburg. Safe and secure environment. We welcome runners and walkers.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is in Rietvlei Zoo Farm, Johannesburg. 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
Based at Rietvlei Zoo Farm, there are toilets, kiddies play areas and jungle gyms, farmyard, tractor rides, pony rides, braai facilities, picnic areas and open spaces for non-runners and supporters to enjoy. View more details on website.
More details
By road
There is secure Parking inside Rietvlei Zoo Farm.
GPS: -26.312175 and 28.079381 or Latitude: -26° 18' 44.4234", Longitude: 28° 4' 46.776"
From the N12 Comaro Off Ramp:
- Take Comaro Off Ramp
- Turn left into Comaro Road
- Continue straight through several robots
- Turn left into Bellairs Drive/Nelson Mandela Avenue
- Turn right at first robot (Hennie Alberts Str)
- Drive until you reach Swartkoppies Road robot
- Turn right into Swartkoppies Road and travel approx 1.5km until you reach Rietvlei Zoo Farm entrance on the right.
- Park in the parking area on the right
From West N12 Klipriver:
- Take Klipriver Off Ramp
- 2nd robot, turn right into Klipriver Road
- Continue on Klipriver until intersection with Swartkoppies Rd opposite Mall of the South
- Turn left on the slipway
- Travel approx 1.4km, turn left into Rietvlei Zoo Farm
- Park in the parking area on the right
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: any of the restaurants at Rietvlei Zoo Farm. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at any of the restaurants at Rietvlei Zoo Farm - please come and join us!
Course safety
Rietvlei parkrun, JHB South 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 Rietvlei parkrun, JHB South 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 rietvlei@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
- 586
- Events
- 50,197
- Finishers
- 514,844
- Finishes
- 845
- Volunteers
- 69,653
- Personal bests
- 434
- Groups
- 00:47:21
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with R
- Pirates! Starts with R (needed for Pirates!)
- Compass Club Contains “south” as a word
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: Rb, Ru, Rh, Re, Rn, Ra
Park5K is not affiliated with parkrun. - last updated 26 October 2026
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