Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Sale parkrun
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you!
Meeting point: -38.11410, 147.07827. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates -38.11410, 147.07827.
The course
Course description
The course commences on the path at the ‘Leaf’ Soundshell in the Botanic Gardens. Keeping Lake Guthridge on your right, the course heads west, turning left to head around Lake Guyatt. Stay on the high path and continue around the lake before turning right just prior to the carpark. Go across the small wooden bridge before continuing around Lake Guthridge. Please exert caution through the two sets of wooden bollards and on the approach and exit of the wooden bridge. The 2500m turnaround point can be found at the fixed ‘2000m marker’ on Foster Street. The course then tracks back in an anti-clockwise direction, retracing the first half
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Sale Botanic Gardens, Sale. The course is run on a mixture of concrete paths and gravel 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 can be found approximately 100m from the start area.
Free parking is available off Montgomery Street in the carpark areas or McMahon Drive adjacent to the swimming pool complex. Childrens playground facilities can be found 100m from the start area in the Fauna Park.
More details
Public transport
From the train station (3.2kms away), follow the signs to the town centre and then follow the directions on foot (below). Alternatively take the bus to the Gippsland Centre Sale and then progress through the mall to the Clocktower and follow the directions on foot.
On foot
From the town centre follow the signs from the Clocktower to the Lake Guthridge precinct, continuing south down Raymond Street to Foster Street. Turn left and head east down Foster Street before turning right at the pool down McMahon Drive. The start is approximately 200m from the corner.
By road
If heading from the Stratford side of town, head south on the Princes Hwy until the roundabout at Foster Street where you need to turn left. Heading from the western side of town, continue along Foster Street on the Princes Hwy, through the roundabout.
Continue alongside Lake Guthridge until you reach the roundabout on Guthridge Parade. Turn right and then take the next right into Montgomery Street.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: a local café. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in a local café - please come and join us!
Course safety
Sale 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 Sale 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 sale@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
- 532
- Events
- 5,889
- Finishers
- 47,753
- Finishes
- 631
- Volunteers
- 6,598
- Personal bests
- 240
- Groups
- 00:34:07
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with S
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: S, Se, Sr, Sn
Park5K is not affiliated with parkrun. - last updated 26 October 2026
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