Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Swellendam parkrun
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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Western Cape
- 5 kilometres
- swellendam
Meeting point: -34.00627, 20.43921. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates -34.00627, 20.43921.
The course
Course description
Circular route at the foothills of the Langeberg Mountain range with start at the outside of Marloth Reserve gate. Runs along gravel surface outside of reserve across dam wall. Steady climbs, but accessible to all fitness levels. Finish back at reserve gate.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course starts from Marloth Nature Reserve Gate, Swellendam. The course is run on a mixture of trail and 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
Marloth Nature Reserve offers a shady picnic and recreation area, as well as toilet facilities for parkrunners. An ideal spot for socialising after parkrun!
More details
Public transport
No public transport is currently available.
On foot
The directions by foot are more or less the same as by car. Just follow the instructions to the Swellendam Golf Course and to Marloth Park
By road
Marloth, Swellendam golf course. Swellendam Postal code is 6740.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: a nearby restaurant and kiosk. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at a kiosk - please come and join us!
Course safety
Swellendam 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 Swellendam 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 swellendam@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
- 377
- Events
- 5,170
- Finishers
- 27,757
- Finishes
- 299
- Volunteers
- 3,576
- Personal bests
- 173
- Groups
- 00:43:15
- 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, Sm
Park5K is not affiliated with parkrun. - last updated 26 October 2026
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