Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Wildflower 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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Australia
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New South Wales
- 5 kilometres
- Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden
Meeting point: -33.70563, 151.17732. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates -33.70563, 151.17732.
The course
Course description
Paved course through Ku-ring-gai bushland, flowers and trees. This is an out and back course with a start and finish loop. Follow white line from picnic area, starting clockwise. Circle up to car park, turn round, and go back through start line. Then branch left following path/white line, initially down then steeply uphill turning right into sensory garden just pass Info Office/Kiosk. Keep left going clockwise around gardens. Turn left on leaving gardens, following white line and retracing outward course. Bear left to repeat initial circuit up to car park. Turn around and back to start/finish line.
As the Sensory Gardens Loop pathways are uneven and narrow it maybe unsuitable for participants with buggies and they may find the course challenging. Please contact the team in advance for further information.
As there are native animals and delicate habitats, unfortunately no dogs are allowed at this event.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden, St Ives. The course is run on a mixture of tarmac paths and concrete 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
Parking on site (over-spill if required on approach roads). There are toilets, drinking taps, picnic tables, playground and BBQ facilities at the start/finish and elsewhere in the park.
More details
Public transport
Forest Coach Lines Service 196 services Mona Vale Road, 10 minutes walk from the start/finish from Gordon railway station & St Ives. (Check the timetable forestcoachlines.com.au)
On foot
Take Richmond Avenue off Mona Vale Road (3km north of St Ives Shopping Village), the Gardens are clearly signed branching right downhill, follow car park signs.
By road
From Sydney/Upper North Shore - The gardens are “brown” signed along Mona Vale Road in the north bound direction from the Pacific Highway and St Ives Shopping Centre.
From Terry Hills/Northern Beaches - On Mona Vale Road pass exit to St Ives Showground then turn right at the slip lane provide at the top of the hill and the apex of the left hand bend.
Main car park is 200m from start/finish. Overflow car park is mid way between entrance and main car park.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Gardens Information Centre. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Gardens Information Centre - please come and join us!
Course safety
Wildflower 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.
- 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 Wildflower 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 wildflower@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
- 357
- Events
- 10,854
- Finishers
- 49,279
- Finishes
- 762
- Volunteers
- 8,029
- Personal bests
- 501
- Groups
- 00:35:33
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with W
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: W
Park5K is not affiliated with parkrun. - last updated 26 October 2026
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