Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Wycombe Rye 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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England
- 5 kilometres
- The Rye
Meeting point: 51.62337, -0.74009. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 51.62337, -0.74009.
The course
Course description
The Rye is a Scenic urban park, with the course on a mixed terrain but predominantly sticks to hard paths on the edge of the park. The run is an out and back route looped around the water "dyke" having the feeling of one lap. At one point there will be a short section (shown 2k/3k on image) where leading runners will be passing back markers moving in the opposite direction. The track is wide enough to take 2-way running. It will be a coned and marshalled position. The park covers an area of more than 53 acres and is the second largest park in the district which also forms part of the grounds of Wycombe Abbey School.
On the course
The course is 5k long. It's run in The Rye, off Bassetsbury Lane, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1QX and run mostly on hard paths ,with some multi-terrain. 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 can be found located in the car park near the run start.
More details
Public transport
Bus Numerous buses pass by the Rye east and west bound: 1, 3, 27, 32, 35, 37, 39, 74, 305, 336, 740, A40, X74. Train The Chiltern Line rail station, High Wycombe Train Station, is less than 1km to the Rye (less than 10 mins away)
By road
The Wycombe Rye parkrun is situated on the A40 road at the eastern side of the town centre. Pay and Display parking is available at:Holywell Mead Carpark, HP11 1QX - 114 spaces, 5 disabled bays.Railway place, HP11 1XS - 0.28 miles away, 159 spaces, 2 disabled bays.Duke Street, HP13 6DU - 0.34 miles away, 167 spaces, 2 disabled bays.
Please avoid parking in the nearby residential areas. Post Run Coffee Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: at the cafe at Wycombe Rye Lido. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at the cafe at Wycombe Rye Lido - please come and join us.
Course safety
Wycombe Rye 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 Wycombe Rye 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 wycomberye@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
- 655
- Events
- 25,619
- Finishers
- 231,203
- Finishes
- 2,471
- Volunteers
- 33,663
- Personal bests
- 1,320
- Groups
- 00:29:55
- Average finish time
Nearby parkruns
- Wycombe Rye junior parkrun Wycombe Rye · 0.3 km
- Higginson parkrun, Marlow Higginson Park, · 6.9 km
- Church Mead parkrun Church Mead · 9.9 km
- KGV junior parkrun, Amersham KGV juniors, Amersham · 11 km
- Maidenhead parkrun Braywick Park · 13 km
- Ockwells junior parkrun Ockwells Park · 13 km
- Salt Hill junior parkrun Salt Hill Park · 15 km
- Henley-on-Thames parkrun Henley-on-Thames · 16 km
Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with W
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area HP
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: W
Park5K is not affiliated with parkrun. - last updated 26 October 2026
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