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Parkrun
Sherwood Pines 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
- Sherwood Pines Forest Park
Meeting point: 53.16583, -1.08484. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 53.16583, -1.08484.
The course
Course description
The parkrun course at Sherwood Pines Forest Park is 5k long and is made up of one anti-clockwise lap. The route is a combination of trail and compacted stone paths and park roads.
Please be aware that cyclists may be using designated cycle routes which cross the parkrun route at a number of points, and whilst marshals will monitor the crossing points, runners don’t have automatic right of way and should be vigilant.
The run starts a short way past the Visitor Centre and the Go Ape Tree Top Adventure Course. After a short straight of approximately 150m turn right along the forest road. After a further 500m the course reaches the first marshalled corner where you are directed left. Follow the yellow arrow signs, turning right after a 100m and then left up the hill at the end of the track. At the top of the hill a marshal will direct you left, follow this track for approximately 3km where it sweeps round to the right at the bottom of the hill and on towards a green metal barrier. Follow the yellow arrow sign round to the left, past another barrier and up to the top of the hill where a marshal will direct you left back towards the finish. Follow this for around 700m before finally turning right onto the same initial straight you ran along at the start. Follow this for around 150m to the finish.
Whilst the parkrun route is on parts of the marked cycle routes, cyclists are not permitted at parkrun. At 9am the parkrun route has been designated for runners, joggers and walkers. Any cyclists (and accompanying runners) will be asked to step away until the parkrun field is clear and will not be eligible for a result.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is in Sherwood Pines Forest Park, Mansfield. The course is run on a mixture of trail paths and compacted stone 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
- Car parking: The park charges for parking and all payments are cashless only.
For parkrun, Forestry England give parkrunners a discounted rate of £3 to stay at the park up to 12:00noon. The discount is via a QR code which will need to be photographed on your phone on the day of the event. Details will be confirmed at the pre-run briefing.
Parking is free for all volunteers. - Café: Sherwood Pines Café is open every day from 9am and offers a wide range of food and drink and offers disabled access.
- Toilets with disabled access: Available next to the Visitor Centre and Café, and are a short walk from our start line.
- Walking and Bike Trails: A collection of routes suitable for all the family who wish to explore the forest a little more. Cycle hire is available next to the Visitor Centre.
- Children’s Adventure Facilities: A wide range of trails and equipment designed for all the family including the Go Ape Tree Top Adventure Course.
More details
Public transport
Bus: Stagecoach buses - number 14 or 15 heading towards Kirton or Walesby from Mansfield Bus Station.
These run every 30 minutes Monday - Saturday.
For more information please see the Stagecoach website.
Train: East Midlands Trains - the nearest railway stations are at Mansfield, Mansfield Woodhouse and Worksop. Additional transport is needed from these stations to reach Sherwood Pines.
Trains to Mansfield are the Robin Hood Line operated by East Midlands Trains. For more information please see East Midlands Trains website.
On entering the park from the main road (B6030) follow the signs for Visitor Centre. Head past the car park, bike hire and Visitor Centre to the start which is located just beyond the Go Ape Tree Top Adventure Course.
On foot
The main entrance of Sherwood Pines Forest Park is from the B6030.
On entering the park from the main road follow the signs for Visitor Centre. Head past the car park, bike hire and Visitor Centre to the start which is located just beyond the Go Ape Tree Top Adventure Course.
By road
The main entrance of Sherwood Pines Forest Park is from the B6030.
Take the A60 out of Nottingham, and then the A614 towards Ollerton. Just after Rufford Country Park and The Rose Cottage, take a left and join the B6030 to Clipstone.
On entering the park follow the brown signs which will direct you to Sherwood Pines Visitor Centre and the car park.
Once parked head past the bike hire and Visitor Centre to the start which is located just beyond the Go Ape Tree Top Adventure Course.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Sherwood Pines Café. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Sherwood Pines Café - please come and join us!
Course safety
Sherwood Pines 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 Sherwood Pines 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 sherwoodpines@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
- 488
- Events
- 29,541
- Finishers
- 128,837
- Finishes
- 1,130
- Volunteers
- 18,335
- Personal bests
- 1,518
- Groups
- 00:31:09
- Average finish time
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- Dukeries junior parkrun Dukeries Leisure Centre · 7.5 km
- Shirebrook Leisure Centre junior parkrun Shirebrook Leisure Centre juniors · 9.7 km
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- Sutton Lawn junior parkrun Sutton Lawn · 12 km
- Worksop College junior parkrun Worksop College · 14 km
Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with S
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area NG
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: Si, S, Se, Sr, Sn
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