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Parkrun
Wilton Lodge Park 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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Scotland
- 5 kilometres
- Wilton Lodge Park
Meeting point: 55.42227, -2.80264. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 55.42227, -2.80264.
The course
Course description
A two lap course, starting at the War Memorial, outside Hawick Museum, in Wilton Lodge Park.
From the start, the course follows the perimeter of the park passing statues of Bill McLaren and Jimmie Guthrie. It continues around the pitches at the bottom end of the park before following the banks of the River Teviot, passing the Pump Track and the Pavillion Café. The course continues beside the banks of the river until reaching the Laurie Bridge (silver arched bridge) where it takes a tight left bend and heads back towards the startline. The course continues around the perimeter of the park a second time.
Upon reaching the Laurie Bridge for the second time the course crosses the bridge, onto the other side of the River Teviot before turning right for a wide finishing straight with the finish line opposite the Pavillion Café.
The course is entirely on tarmac paths which vary in width narrowing towards the bottom end of the park. The paths are generally smooth but can be bumpy in places due to tree roots and can be slippery with leaves and other debris throughout the year.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Wilton Lodge Park, Hawick. 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
Toilets are available at the Pavillion Café (1 minute from the start on foot) and there is a toilet block in the Common Haugh carpark (10 minutes from start on foot).
More details
Public transport
Bus: The X95 (Edinburgh - Carlisle) bus passes through Hawick. If you are travelling towards Carlisle the nearest stop is called ‘RC Church’, near Hawick High School. From there it is 10 minutes on foot to the start. If you are travelling towards Edinburgh the nearest stop is called ‘Volunteer Park’, this stop is only 2-3 minutes on foot from the start. For times, fares and ticket options please visit the Borders Buses website.
On foot
Wilton Lodge Park is approximately 15 minutes on foot from Hawick High Street. There are green finger-signs in many places around the town centre. Follow Directions for Hawick Museum. Once you’re in Wilton Lodge Park there are large maps to help orientate yourself.
By road
The Common Haugh car park, TD9 7AH, is a large free car park near Hawick Town Centre, located just off Victoria Road. This car park also offers free, dedicated campervan and motorhome parking for a maximum of 48 hours (no facilities). It is approximately a 10-minute walk from the start.
While car parking is also available next to the sports pitches, TD9 0EG, opposite the Pavilion Café, this area often fills up quickly during sporting events, which are held most weekends.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Pavilion Café Hawick. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at the Pavilion Café Hawick - please come and join us!
Course safety
Wilton Lodge Park 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 Wilton Lodge Park parkrun 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 wiltonlodgepark@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
- 28
- Events
- 2,013
- Finishers
- 3,854
- Finishes
- 142
- Volunteers
- 667
- Personal bests
- 281
- Groups
- 00:30:35
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with W
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area TD
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: W
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