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Parkrun
Ross-on-Wye 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
- Ross-on-Wye Sports Centre
Meeting point: 51.91294, -2.59442. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 51.91294, -2.59442.
The course
Course description
A course - Wilton HR9 5JA
The start is situated adjacent to the sports club by the cricket field. You run towards the hedge line of Nine Acres field which is a grass surface alongside the football pitches. Turning right, you follow the perimeter of the pitches before enter Talbots field and continue around in an anti clockwise direction. You then head up the track/pathway that takes you alongside the River Wye on a section of the John Kyrle Circular Walk. This features a natural surface which is a mixture of terrain from grass to gravel. You continue around the perimeter of the farmed field and once you are back in the main field you repeat for a second lap, finishing back where you started. Although the route is mostly flat, it is recommended that buggy runners get in touch before visiting to check course condition. The sports club welcomes all participants pre and post event. Parking is in Wilton car park HR9 5JA and is £1 cash or pay via JustPark app.
B Course - Peterstow HR9 6JZ (when A course is unsuitable)
The location is in Peterstow which is a 5 - 10 minute drive from our A course. The course is set in a Cider Orchard and consists of 3 identical laps. It is undulating and terrain is mostly grass but includes a small gravel/ stone track. As a working farm, paths can become rutted from machinery use. This course is not suitable for buggies. There are no facilities at the Orchards, except for an Earth Closet toilet located near the start. The nearest toilets are located at Wilton petrol station. Parking is free at the Yew Tree pub and the start is a 5 minute walk from the car park.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Ross-on-Wye Sports Centre, Ross-on-Wye. The course is run entirely on grass. 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
The sports club opens its doors early to accommodate parkrunners. Toilets and showers available (please let the RD know you intend to use showers so they are unlocked and the hot water has time to warm up) Refreshments available from the bar including hot and cold drinks and snacks.
More details
Public transport
There are no trains to Ross-on-Wye, however buses run from Hereford, Gloucester, Forest of Dean and Monmouth. There are bus stops adjacent to parkrun on Wilton Road for the main course or at Peterstow Village shop for the B course.
On foot
From Ross-on-Wye town centre at the Market Building it is an easy 15 minute walk downhill.
Broome Farm is located 2 miles west of Ross along the A49 Hereford road.
By road
The course can be accessed from the east or west of the A40 at the Wilton roundabout. There is a large BP garage on the southern side where you exit. This roundabout also brings traffic from the A49 south from Hereford.
Pay and display parking is available.
For Broome Farm, head towards Peterstow on A49 from Wilton roundabout. After approximately 2 miles you will see parking at the Yew Tree Inn located on your right hand side.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: in the Sports Club. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week you will find the team catching up with other parkrunners in the Sports Club. We love hearing all your stories of tourism and travel so please come and join us!
Course safety
Ross-on-Wye 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 Ross-on-Wye 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 rossonwye@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
- 232
- Events
- 8,953
- Finishers
- 25,316
- Finishes
- 755
- Volunteers
- 3,215
- Personal bests
- 871
- Groups
- 00:31:14
- Average finish time
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- Hereford parkrun Hereford · 19 km
- Hereford Leisure Centre junior parkrun Hereford Leisure Centre · 20 km
Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with R
- Pirates! Starts with R (needed for Pirates!)
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area HR
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: Ru, Re, Rn, Ra
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