Cancelled this Saturday
Saturday 31 October · Reason: Venue unavailable
Parkrun
Voortrekker Monument parkrun, Pretoria
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
- Voortrekker Monument Heritage Site
Meeting point: -25.77262, 28.17957. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates -25.77262, 28.17957.
The course
Course description
This is a single lap course. The course starts slightly to the right of the front of the Voortrekker Monument in the parking area. Head down the road, keep right at the split and follow the road until you reach the parking area. Turn right and follow the road all the way up to the 3km marker. Keep right at the split meandering uphill all the way through Fort Schanskop. Follow the road downhill for 1.8 km all the way to the Voortrekker Monument again. You will finish in front of the Voortrekker Monument itself.
Voortrekker Monument is a nature reserve. NO DOGS ARE ALLOWED AT THIS VENUE. Guide dogs are an exception. The course is completely wheels-friendly.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Voortrekker Monument Heritage Site, Pretoria. The course is run entirely on permanent 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
Bathrooms, restaurants, Heritage site.
More details
Public transport
N/A
On foot
Search on Google Maps: Voortrekker Monument
By road
Take the N14 towards Pretoria. Take Eeufees Road off-ramp. Turn left onto Eeufess Road until the robot to turn right into the main gate on the right hand side. From Old Pretoria/Johannesburg keep left up to Eeufees Road and the entrance will be in front of you.
Important notice: Main gate opens at 06:30 and our landowner has said that all vehicles entering the Voortrekker Monument parkrun venue will now be scanned at the entry gate. This may take extra time, so please leave a few minutes earlier to avoid being late for the start.
Please contact the landowner if you've any concerns about this.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Skool op Wiele Coffeeshop and Uitspan Restaurant. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Skool op Wiele Coffeeshop and Uitspan Restaurant - please come and join us!
Course safety
Voortrekker Monument parkrun, Pretoria 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.
- Unfortunately dogs are not allowed at this event.
The only exception to this rule is when accompanied by an assistance dog. - 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 Voortrekker Monument parkrun, Pretoria is fun and safe for everyone.
Age grading
All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.
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For more information, please see our Support page.
Volunteering
All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email voortrekkermonument@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
- 335
- Events
- 37,040
- Finishers
- 172,450
- Finishes
- 1,109
- Volunteers
- 33,498
- Personal bests
- 505
- Groups
- 00:42:54
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
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- Periodic Table Matches symbols: V
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