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Parkrun
Waterstown 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.
Meeting point: 53.35872, -6.37056. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 53.35872, -6.37056.
The course
Course description
After the Run Director briefing at the playground of Waterstown Park you will be guided to the start line. From there the course has a slight incline and you bear left and follow the path past the zip-line. This is a nice down hill where you will then meet our first marshal. They will guide you to bear right down over our lovely new white steel bridge, towards the River Liffey to begin your first loop. Continue forward on a lovely flat path for approximately a 1km, where you will then bear left and cross our second bridge, this one is made of steel, head up the hill towards our second marshal, at this junction, they will direct you left along the upper path. Continue along the guided path for approximately another 1km where once again you will meet our first marshal, they will direct you back along the course again to complete your second loop. Please continue on exactly as before. Once your second loop has been completed you will face a couple of steady inclines bearing right and then a second left up towards our finish line, where you will see our finish flag and our Volunteer timekeepers awaiting for you to complete your course at Waterstown parkrun. We hope you enjoy it!
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is in Waterstown Park, Palmerstown. The course is run entirely on tarmac 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
Free car parking facilities at Waterstown Park adjacent to the Start Line.
At present there are no toilet facilities at the park but we are looking into same being made available.
More details
Public transport
Bus Numbers C1, C2, C3, C4 and the 80 all serve Palmerstown from the City Centre and beyond. The bus stop (at the foot bridge) is only a 5 minute walk to Waterstown parkrun.
For bus timetables see the Dublin Bus website.
On foot
At the traffic lights - at the footbridge - walk onto Kennelsworth Road Lower. There will be the Palmestown Lodge to your right and The Furniture Junction to your left. At the end of the road turn left onto the Old Lucan Road. Walk past the Palmerstown House on your right. Take your 1st right onto Waterstown Avenue Then take a right into Stewarts Recreation Centre
Then take a left into Waterstown Park car park. Walk past the car park to your left and you will find the park directly in front of you.
By road
From The City Center: Take the Chaplizid Bypass (R148) to Palmerstown. At the traffic lights (at the footbridge) turn right onto Kennelsworth Road Lower. Palmerstown Lodge will then be to your right and The Where Else Coffee Shop to your left. At the top of the road turn left onto the Old Lucan Road. Drive past the Palmerstown House on your right. Take your 1st right onto Waterstown Avenue Take a right into Stewarts Recreation Centre. Then take a left into Waterstown Park Car park.
From M50 - Junction 7 & The N4 West: Take the N4 exit to An Lar/City Centre Palmerstown. Drive past the Esso Garage on your right. At the traffic lights (at the footbridge) turn left onto Kennelsworth Road Lower. Palmerstown Lodge should then be to your right and The Where Else Coffee Shop to your left. At the top of the road turn left onto the Old Lucan Road. Drive past the Palmerstown House on your right Take your 1st right onto Waterstown Avenue. Take a right into Stewarts Recreation Centre. Then take a left into Waterstown Park Car park.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: The Coach House. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in The Coach House - please come and join us!
Course safety
Waterstown 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 Waterstown 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 waterstown@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
- 557
- Events
- 6,621
- Finishers
- 44,694
- Finishes
- 922
- Volunteers
- 5,709
- Personal bests
- 415
- Groups
- 00:33:56
- Average finish time
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- Beechpark junior parkrun Beechpark · 4.4 km
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- Hartstown parkrun Hartstown Park · 5.0 km
- Griffeen junior parkrun Griffeen Valley Park · 5.2 km
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with W
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: W
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