Completing all Essex parkruns
There are currently 24 parkrun events in present-day Essex of which I have done 6. The first was Gunpowder which started on October 22nd 2011 and the newest is Markshall Estate which started on November 13th 2021. Hatfield Forest was also an Essex event but has now closed.
The Historic County of Essex has a further 8 events, totaling 32. These 8 are now part of Greater London.
The interactive maps below take you to the approximate location for the course, typically the centre of the park. See the course instructions in the parkrun page for each event for specific directions to the start. Course maps show the route at the time that I ran it and may have changed since then.
PARKRUNS IN PRESENT-DAY COUNTY OF ESSEX
Basildon
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
Inaugural: April 5th 2014
Billericay
Completed: New Year’s Day 2023
Time: 26:57
Other routes touched: None
Inaugural: June 24th 2017
Brentwood
Completed: November 16th 2019
Time: 28:53
Other routes touched: N/A
Inaugural: December 6th 2014
Burnham-on-Crouch
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
Inaugural: July 22nd 2014
Chalkwell Beach
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
https://www.parkrun.org.uk/chalkwellbeach/
Inaugural: February 29th 2020
Chelmsford Central
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
Inaugural: January 19th 2013
Clacton Seafront
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
Inaugural: October 15th 2015
Colchester Castle
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
Inaugural: April 6th 2013
Great Dunmow
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
Inaugural: April 14th 2018
Great Notley
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
Inaugural: June 28th 2014
Gunpowder
Completed: December 27th 2014
Time: 25:47
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN 1
This event is also part of M25 parkrun
Inaugural: October 22nd 2011
Hadleigh
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
Inaugural: October 22nd 2016
Harlow
Completed: Christmas Day 2019
Time: 26:54
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN 1
Inaugural: November 8th 2014
Harwich
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
Inaugural: August 1st 2014
Hatfield Forest
***Hatfield Forest parkrun is now permanently cancelled ***
I did not complete this event before it was closed
Inaugural: March 21st 2015
Final event: September 23rd 2017
Highwoods
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
Inaugural: March 2nd 2019
Hockley Woods
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
Inaugural: February 2nd 2015
Maldon Prom
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
Inaugural: August 31st 2013
Markshall Estate
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
https://www.parkrun.org.uk/markshallestate/
Inaugural: November 13th 2021
Mersea Island
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
Inaugural: December 17th 2016
Roding Valley
Completed: September 22nd 2018
Time: 27:08
Other routes touched: N/A
This event is also part of M25 parkrun
Inaugural: January 14th 2017
South Woodham Ferrers
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
This event is also part of parkrun Compass Club
Inaugural: March 10th 2018
Southend
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
This event is also part of parkrun Compass Club
Inaugural: October 13th 2012
Thurrock
Completed: March 12th 2022
Time: 25:59
Other routes touched:none
Inaugural: October 10th 2015
Wickford Memorial
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
Inaugural: February 29th 2020
PARKRUNS IN HISTORIC COUNTY OF ESSEX BUT NOW IN GREATER LONDON
See the LonDone blog post for maps and stats for these:
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