Completing all County Durham parkruns
There are currently 15 parkrun events in the present-day county of County Durham, of which I have not yet completed any. The first was Durham which started on 13th August 2011 and the newest is Oakey Park which started on 27th June 2026. I’m not aware of a County Completion Name for County Durham but let me know in the comments if you have one.
There are an additional 8 parkrun events in the historic county of County Durham that are now in the present-day county of Tyne & Wear.
Tees Barrage was a parkrun event in County Durham but has now been permanently cancelled.
Numbers exclude 2k Junior parkruns and any events that are not open to the general public such as prisons or armed forces facilities.
All of the County Durham parkrun events …
Below are each of the County Durham 5k parkrun events in alphabetical order. A few things to note:
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 and elevation profiles show the route at the time that I ran it and may have changed since then. See the Course page in the event’s page on parkrun.org.uk for the current course outline. Note that course outlines are from Garmin data during a specific run and may vary from the officially measured distance.
Please contact me if you spot an event that doesn’t have a course map and elevation profile and you would like to donate one from your own run. I’m also interested in maps and elevation profiles for courses that have changed or where there’s a regular alternative route (e.g. Horsham). I’ll need a GPX file from your run plus the date. I’ll include a credit for you and will donate £1 to parkrun.
Blackhill
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: County Durham
Ceremonial County: County Durham
Inaugural: 13th July 2013
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Cotsford Fields
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: County Durham
Ceremonial County: County Durham
Inaugural: 23rd June 2018
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Darlington South Park
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: County Durham
Ceremonial County: County Durham
This event is also part of parkrun Compass Club
Inaugural: 15th December 2012
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Durham
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: County Durham
Ceremonial County: County Durham
Inaugural: 13th August 2011
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Hackworth
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: County Durham
Ceremonial County: County Durham
Inaugural: 9th March 2013
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Hamsterley Forest
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: County Durham
Ceremonial County: County Durham
Inaugural: 6th November 2021
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Hartlepool
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: County Durham
Ceremonial County: County Durham
Inaugural: 26th April 2014
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Heritage Coastal Path, Easington
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: County Durham
Ceremonial County: County Durham
Inaugural: 21st June 2025
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Jubilee
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: County Durham
Ceremonial County: County Durham
Inaugural: October 2019 (Note: exact inaugural Saturday is unspecified in the source records)
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Oakey Park
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: County Durham
Ceremonial County: County Durham
Inaugural: 27th June 2026
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Riverside
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: County Durham
Ceremonial County: County Durham
Inaugural: 14th July 2012
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Sedgefield
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: County Durham
Ceremonial County: County Durham
Inaugural: 17th March 2012
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Tees Barrage
***Tees Barrage parkrun is now permanently cancelled ***
I did not complete this event before it was closed
Historic County: County Durham
Ceremonial County: County Durham
Inaugural: June 23rd 2012. Final event: #378 on March 14th 2020
Reason for cancellation: Reportedly due to a runner tripping and injuring themselves then making a claim against the water authority who are the landowners. The landowners decided not to continue with permission to allow the event.
Replaced by: “Sure some of the core team set up Wynyard Woodlands as its replacement”
Links: Event Home Page
The Demesnes
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: County Durham
Ceremonial County: County Durham
Inaugural: 11th October 2025
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Ushaw Historic House
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: County Durham
Ceremonial County: County Durham
Inaugural: 11th October 2025
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Wynyard Woodland
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: County Durham
Ceremonial County: County Durham
Inaugural: 15th April 2023
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
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