There’s 46 different parkrun locations within metropolitan Melbourne, providing easy access to complete a 5km run each Saturday morning as well as ample variety for those who wish to travel.
The first parkrun in Melbourne was Albert parkrun (established in November 2011) with Woodlands Historic Park parkrun and Maroondah Dam parkrun the most recently established, on the same weekend in May last year.
The majority of Melbourne’s parkrun have average attendance between 70 and 170 runners each week, but there’s some that are consistently larger and smaller.
In terms of average participant the largest five parkruns in Melbourne are:
- Albert parkrun – 343 participants
- Gardiners Creek parkrun – 271 participants
- Diamond Creek parkrun – 244 participants
- Parkville parkrun – 238 participants
- Karkarook parkrun – 223 participants
While the smallest (or let’s say, providing the most intimate experience) are:
- KM Reedy parkrun – 39 participants
- Cascades on Clydes parkrun – 33 participants
- Aurora parkrun – 43 participants
- Lalor parkrun – 44 participants
- Maroondah Dam parkrun – 51 participants
Here’s a list of all of the parkruns in metropolitan Melbourne:
