There are currently 10 parkrun events in present-day Dorset, of which I have not yet completed any. The first was Poole which started on April 2nd 2011 and the newest is Highcliffe Beach which started on December 13th 2025. The name for having completed all parkrun events in the county is “The Dor Set”.

Bournemouth, Moors Valley and Highcliffe Beach were in historic Hampshire but are now part of present-day Dorset.

Numbers exclude any events that are not open to the general public such as prisons or armed forces facilities.

A map of the parkrun events in the county of Dorset

All of the Dorset parkrun events …

Below are each of the Dorset 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 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.

Blandford

I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: July 26th 2014
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page

Bournemouth

I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Hampshire
Inaugural: August 24th 2013
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page

Durlston Country Park

I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: March 19th 2022
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page

Highcliffe Beach

I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Hampshire
Inaugural: December 13th 2025
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page

Moors Valley

I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Hampshire
Inaugural: November 7th 2015
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page

Poole

I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: April 2nd 2011
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page

St Mary’s

I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: June 29th 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page

The Great Field

I have not yet completed this event
Other routes touched: None
Inaugural: October 30th 2021
Course Map and Elevation Profile by: Mark Brace on March 9th 2024
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page

Upton House

I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: June 3rd 2017
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page

Weymouth

I have not yet completed this event
Inaugural: August 31st 2013
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page

Completing all Dorset parkruns