All The Welsh parkruns
There are currently 61 parkrun events in Wales of which I have completed 5. The first Welsh event was Cardiff which started on February 16th 2008 and the newest is Llwybr Dyffryn Tywi, Nantgaredig which started on April 11th 2026. The name for having completed all parkrun events in Wales is “Plugged The Leek”.
Severn Bridge parkrun’s start and end are in Monmouthshire, Wales. However the course extends into Gloucestershire, England.
Three 5k parkrun events in Wales have been permanently cancelled: Bodelwyddan Castle, Caldicot and Llanelli Coast. Each has been replaced by other nearby events.
Numbers exclude 2k Junior parkruns and any events that are not open to the general public such as prisons or armed forces facilities.
Welsh parkruns by County
If you’re exploring Welsh geography, the county names can feel a little tangled. Wales has layers of counties: some ancient, some administrative, some ceremonial, and they don’t all line up neatly. Here’s a clear guide to how the historic and preserved counties fit together.
The historic counties, with names like Glamorgan, Pembrokeshire, and Denbighshire, date back to the 16th century, when the Laws in Wales Acts (1535–1542) established them as the framework for local government, justice, and taxation.
They no longer have any official administrative role, but they remain deeply woven into Welsh life. People still use them for cultural identity, local geography, sporting organisations, and heritage. In many ways, these counties are the mental map that Wales still lives by.
The preserved counties are much more recent. They are based on the administrative counties created in 1974, when Wales underwent a major reorganisation of local government. Those 1974 counties, such as Dyfed, Gwent, and Clwyd, ran local services until 1996.
In 1996, another restructuring replaced them with today’s 22 principal areas. At the same time, the preserved counties were formally created to keep the old 1974 boundaries alive for ceremonial purposes.
Today, their role is narrow but important: they define the areas served by the Lord-Lieutenants and High Sheriffs of Wales. Beyond that, they don’t influence local government or everyday administration.
Glamorgan is the Welsh historic county with the most events at 19. Montgomeryshire has the least with 1 event.
Gwent is the Welsh preserved county with the most parkrun events at 12. Powys has the least with 4 events.
Cardiff and Gwynedd are the principal areas with the most parkrun events at 5 each. Merthyr Tydfil and Wrexham have the least with 1 each
All of the Welsh parkrun events …
Below are each of the Welsh 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.
Aberbeeg
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Monmouthshire
Preserved County: Gwent
Principal Area: Blaenau Gwent
Inaugural: November 3rd 2018
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Aberdare
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Glamorgan
Preserved County: Mid Glamorgan
Principal Area: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Inaugural: June 9th 2018
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Aberfields
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Glamorgan
Preserved County: Mid Glamorgan
Principal Area: Bridgend
Inaugural: August 19th 2023
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Aberystwyth
I completed this event on: August 15th 2015 with a finish time of: 24:42
Other routes touched: None
Historic County: Cardiganshire
Preserved County: Dyfed
Principal Area: Ceredigion
Inaugural: September 1st 2012
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Barry Island
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Glamorgan
Preserved County: South Glamorgan
Principal Area: Vale of Glamorgan
Inaugural: May 2nd 2015
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Bodelwyddan Castle
This parkrun event has been permanently cancelled. I did not complete this event before it was closed.
Historic County: Flintshire
Preserved County: Clwyd
Principal Area: Denbighshire
Inaugural: August 18th 2018. Final event: #35 on June 29th 2019
Reason for cancellation: Closure of the castle and grounds to the public.
Replaced by: Nova Prestatyn (maybe not officially but many of the core team moved there)
Links: Event Home Page, Wikipedia
Bryn Bach
I completed this event on: April 4th 2015 with a finish time of: 25:12
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN 46, 467
Historic County: Monmouthshire
Preserved County: Gwent
Principal Area: Blaenau Gwent
Inaugural: July 21st 2012
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Brynaman
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Carmarthenshire
Preserved County: Dyfed
Principal Area: Carmarthenshire
Inaugural: September 21st 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Caldicot
This parkrun event has been permanently cancelled. I did not complete this event before it was closed.
Historic County: Monmouthshire
Preserved County: Gwent
Principal Area: Monmouthshire
Inaugural: July 29th 2017. Final event: #7 on October 14th 2017
Reason for cancellation: Suspended due to railway works.
Replaced by: Rogiet
Links: Event Home Page
Cardiff
I completed this event on: August 19th 2023 with a finish time of: 27:12
Original name: Cardiff Blackweir Time Trial. The original set of Time Trials were rebranded as "parkrun" in 2008 to appeal to a wider, non-traditional running community.
Other routes touched (walk): Cambrian Way, Taff Trail
Other routes touched (cycle): Lôn Las Cymru (NCN 8)
Historic County: Glamorgan
Preserved County: South Glamorgan
Principal Area: Cardiff
Inaugural: February 16th 2008
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Chippenham Playing Fields, Monmouth
I have not yet completed this event
Original name: Chippenham Playing Fields. Added the specific town name to the title to avoid confusion with the existing Chippenham parkrun over in Wiltshire.
Historic County: Monmouthshire
Preserved County: Gwent
Principal Area: Monmouthshire
Inaugural: July 16th 2022
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Coed Cefn-pwll-du
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Glamorgan
Preserved County: Gwent
Principal Area: Caerphilly
Inaugural: September 24th 2022
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Colby Woodland Garden
I have not yet completed this event
Original name: Colby. Changed to align with parkrun HQ's naming conventions and more accurately reflect the full name of the specific National Trust venue.
Historic County: Pembrokeshire
Preserved County: Dyfed
Principal Area: Pembrokeshire
Inaugural: August 30th 2014
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Conwy
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Caernarfonshire
Preserved County: Clwyd
Principal Area: Conwy
Inaugural: January 10th 2015
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Cosmeston Lakes
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Glamorgan
Preserved County: South Glamorgan
Principal Area: Vale of Glamorgan
Inaugural: March 7th 2020
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Cwmbran
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Monmouthshire
Preserved County: Gwent
Principal Area: Torfaen
Inaugural: June 18th 2016
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Cycle Route 43, Ystalyfera
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Glamorgan
Preserved County: West Glamorgan
Principal Area: Neath Port Talbot
Inaugural: April 27th 2024
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Dolgellau
I completed this event on: June 22nd 2019 with a finish time of: 24:53
Other routes touched (cycle): Lôn Las Cymru (NCN 8)
Other routes touched (walk): Mawddach Trail
Historic County: Merionethshire
Preserved County: Gwynedd
Principal Area: Gwynedd
Inaugural: February 13th 2016
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Erddig
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Denbighshire
Preserved County: Clwyd
Principal Area: Wrexham
Inaugural: May 14th 2016
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Flint Castle
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Flintshire
Preserved County: Clwyd
Principal Area: Flintshire
Inaugural: January 10th 2026
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Gnoll
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Glamorgan
Preserved County: West Glamorgan
Principal Area: Neath Port Talbot
Inaugural: September 5th 2015
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Grangemoor
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Glamorgan
Preserved County: South Glamorgan
Principal Area: Cardiff
Inaugural: October 31st 2015
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Greenfield Valley
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Denbighshire
Preserved County: Clwyd
Principal Area: Flintshire
Inaugural: March 14th 2020
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Groe
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Brecknockshire
Preserved County: Powys
Principal Area: Powys
Inaugural: March 2nd 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Hafan Pwllheli
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Caernarfonshire
Preserved County: Gwynedd
Principal Area: Gwynedd
Inaugural: February 16th 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Haverfordwest
I have not yet completed this event
Other routes touched (cycle): N/A, although NCN 4 runs past the southern edge of the course
Historic County: Pembrokeshire
Preserved County: Dyfed
Principal Area: Pembrokeshire
Inaugural: September 23rd 2017
This event is part of the Compass Club challenge
Course Map and Elevation Profile by: Mark Brace on August 27th 2022
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Llanelli Coast
This parkrun event has been permanently cancelled. I did not complete this event before it was closed.
Historic County: Carmarthenshire
Preserved County: Dyfed
Principal Area: Carmarthenshire
Inaugural: November 19th 2016. Final event: #161 on March 7th 2020
Reason for cancellation: Not due to a single event, but rather its operations shifted to become the nearby Sandy Water parkrun, though the original site faced issues like flooding and changing conditions over time.
Replaced by: Sandy Water
Links: Event Home Page
Llanerchaeron
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Cardiganshire
Preserved County: Dyfed
Principal Area: Ceredigion
Inaugural: January 6th 2018
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Llanfoist Crossing
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Monmouthshire
Preserved County: Gwent
Principal Area: Monmouthshire
Inaugural: November 22nd 2025
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN 46
Course Map and Elevation Profile by: Ian Long
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Llanishen Park
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Glamorgan
Preserved County: South Glamorgan
Principal Area: Cardiff
Inaugural: June 18th 2022
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Llwybr Dyffryn Tywi, Nantgaredig
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Carmarthenshire
Preserved County: Dyfed
Principal Area: Carmarthenshire
Inaugural: April 11th 2026
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Llyn Llech Owain
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Carmarthenshire
Preserved County: Dyfed
Principal Area: Carmarthenshire
Inaugural: July 13th 2013
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Maesteg
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Glamorgan
Preserved County: Mid Glamorgan
Principal Area: Bridgend
Inaugural: May 25th 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Merthyr
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Glamorgan
Preserved County: Mid Glamorgan
Principal Area: Merthyr Tydfil
Inaugural: April 22nd 2017
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Milford Waterfront
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Pembrokeshire
Preserved County: Dyfed
Principal Area: Pembrokeshire
Inaugural: September 7th 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Nant y Pandy
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Anglesey
Preserved County: Gwynedd
Principal Area: Isle of Anglesey
Inaugural: August 25th 2018
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Newborough Forest
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Anglesey
Preserved County: Gwynedd
Principal Area: Isle of Anglesey
Inaugural: June 23rd 2018
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Newport
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Monmouthshire
Preserved County: Gwent
Principal Area: Newport
Inaugural: March 26th 2011
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Newtown
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Montgomeryshire
Preserved County: Powys
Principal Area: Powys
Inaugural: October 24th 2015
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Nova Prestatyn
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Flintshire
Preserved County: Clwyd
Principal Area: Denbighshire
Inaugural: December 7th 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Old Railway Trail, Llangollen
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Denbighshire
Preserved County: Clwyd
Principal Area: Denbighshire
Inaugural: June 17th 2023
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Parc Coed Gwilym
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Glamorgan
Preserved County: West Glamorgan
Principal Area: Swansea
Inaugural: June 7th 2025
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Parc Dewi Sant
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Carmarthenshire
Preserved County: Dyfed
Principal Area: Carmarthenshire
Inaugural: November 29th 2025
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Park in the Past
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Flintshire
Preserved County: Clwyd
Principal Area: Flintshire
Inaugural: May 3rd 2025
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Penallta
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Glamorgan
Preserved County: Gwent
Principal Area: Caerphilly
Inaugural: July 25th 2015
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Penrhyn
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Caernarfonshire
Preserved County: Gwynedd
Principal Area: Gwynedd
Inaugural: November 15th 2014
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Pont y Bala
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Merionethshire
Preserved County: Gwynedd
Principal Area: Gwynedd
Inaugural: April 13th 2019
The event is part of The Full Ponty challenge
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Pontypool
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Monmouthshire
Preserved County: Gwent
Principal Area: Torfaen
Inaugural: November 23rd 2013
The event is part of The Full Ponty challenge
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Pontypridd
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Glamorgan
Preserved County: Mid Glamorgan
Principal Area: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Inaugural: October 12th 2013
The event is part of The Full Ponty challenge
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Porthcawl
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Glamorgan
Preserved County: Mid Glamorgan
Principal Area: Bridgend
Inaugural: April 6th 2013
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Riverfront
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Monmouthshire
Preserved County: Gwent
Principal Area: Newport
Inaugural: January 21st 2017
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Riverside Walk
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Brecknockshire
Preserved County: Powys
Principal Area: Powys
Inaugural: November 28th 2023
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Rogiet
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Monmouthshire
Preserved County: Gwent
Principal Area: Monmouthshire
Inaugural: October 21st 2017
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Ruthin Memorial Playing Fields
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Denbighshire
Preserved County: Clwyd
Principal Area: Denbighshire
Inaugural: May 28th 2022
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Sandy Water
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Carmarthenshire
Preserved County: Dyfed
Principal Area: Carmarthenshire
Inaugural: August 21st 2021
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Severn Bridge
I completed this event on: November 3rd 2018 with a finish time of: 28:14
Other routes touched (walk): Wales Coast Path
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN 4
Historic County: Monmouthshire
Preserved County: Gwent
Principal Area: Monmouthshire
Inaugural: August 11th 2018
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Swansea Bay
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Glamorgan
Preserved County: West Glamorgan
Principal Area: Swansea
Inaugural: October 24th 2015
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Teifi Marshes Nature Reserve
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Cardiganshire
Preserved County: Dyfed
Principal Area: Pembrokeshire
Inaugural: July 22nd 2023
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Trelai Park
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Glamorgan
Preserved County: South Glamorgan
Principal Area: Cardiff
Inaugural: March 7th 2020
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Tremorfa
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Glamorgan
Preserved County: South Glamorgan
Principal Area: Cardiff
Inaugural: October 26th 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Wepre
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Flintshire
Preserved County: Clwyd
Principal Area: Flintshire
Inaugural: May 14th 2016
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Y Promenâd, Aberhonddu
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Brecknockshire
Preserved County: Powys
Principal Area: Powys
Inaugural: June 1st 2024
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Y Promenâd, Abermaw
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Merionethshire
Preserved County: Gwynedd
Principal Area: Gwynedd
Inaugural: June 13th 2024
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Y Promenâd, Llandrillo-yn-Rhos
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Denbighshire
Preserved County: Clwyd
Principal Area: Conwy
Inaugural: November 29th 2025
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
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Western Wales County Tops
View from Aran Fawddwy
“Remote” and “obscure” are relative terms. If you live in Aberystwyth then Arran Fawddwy, Plynlimon and Foel Cwmcerwyn are all local and accessible peaks. If, like the rest of the us, you don’t then they’re a bugger to get to.
Over my 7 years of County Topping I’d managed to pick off the rest of Wales. Snowdon came first and I’d repeated it several times. The rest of the North was ticked in one trip in 2016, the South in 2014 and all between came on weekend adventures over the years. The final 3 are pretty well spaced out so they could only be done on a road trip rather than a single location adventure. If I’d known earlier that this trip would be such fun I’d have tackled these much earlier.
As is mandatory for all weekend trips now, travel happens on a Friday after work. Saturday starts with the nearest parkrun not yet done. This time is was Dolgellau, a beautiful course along the Afon Mawddach river and Madwddach Trail. The National Cycle Network signs along the route reminded me that I’d passed through here before on my NCN8 end to end Wales trip in 2010.
Arran Fawddwy
Significance: Highest peak in Merionethshire (Historic CT)
Member of: Hewitt, Marilyn, Nuttall
Parent Peak: Snowdon. NHN = Peak 931
Elevation: 907m
Date climbed: June 22nd 2019
Coordinates: 52.7880° N, 3.6881° W
Route Start / End: Out and back from Llanuwchllyn, LL23 7TR
Route Distance: 18.2k / (11.3 miles)
Route Elevation Change: +/- 898m
Subsidiary tops on route: Arran Benllyn (885m), Erw y Ddafad-ddu (872m)
GPX File: get via Buy Me a Coffee
Other routes touched: None
OS Trig Pillar: TP0865 - Aran Fawddwy
Map: OS Explorer Map OL23 Cadair Idris & Llyn Tegid
Guidebook: The UK's County Tops (Jonny Muir)
Links: Wikipedia (Merionethshire), Wikipedia (Aran Fawddwy), Peakbagger
Llanuwchllyn, our start point for the Arran Fawddwy, walk was only 20 minutes from Dolgellau so we were on the trail by 11:00. We were lucky with the weather and had a the most amazing sunny day with clear skies and view for miles. The 360° view from the summit was a rare prize amongst so many cloudy summit days in my Welsh trekking experience.
Arran Fawddwy is a long but easy trek with only a small bit of scrambling in the last 20 minutes. It’s quiet up there too. At 2976 feet it narrowly misses out on being in the Welsh 3000s and the nearby Cadair Idris gets much more attention. If it wasn’t for it being a County Top I’d likely never have gone there either. That would have been a shame as this was one of my most enjoyable UK hikes in several years.
Once off the mountain we drove an hour South to the YHA at Borth. I didn’t know what to expect when I booked this one. My friend who was in charge of accommodation booking had made such an arse of it, I had to take over with only a month to go. This one was booked on the only criteria that it was near Plynlimon and still available.
As it turned out, Borth was a hidden gem. It’s an old Seaside resort that missed the memo about the need to become cheap and tacky. Our room in the YHA was spacious and had a sea view. Dinner in the seafront Victoria Inn and a beach walk back topped off a perfect adventure day in Wales.
Plynlimon
Also known as: Pumlumon Fawr
Significance: Highest peak in Cardiganshire (Historic CT), High Point of the Preserved County of Dyfed and the Principal area of Ceredigion
Member of: Hewitt, Marilyn, Nuttall
Parent Peak: Pen Y Fan. NHN = Craig Cwm Amarch
Elevation: 752m
Date climbed: June 23rd 2019
Coordinates: 52.4675°N 3.7828°W
Route Start / End: Out and back from parking place on Nant-y-Moch eastern road plus a loop of Pumlumon Fach
Route Distance: 7.7 km (4.8 miles)
Route Elevation Change: +/- 400m
Subsidiary tops on route: Pumlumon Fach (664m)
GPX File: get via Buy Me a Coffee
Other routes touched: none
OS Trig Pillar: TP5480 - Plynlimon
Map: OS Explorer Map (213) Aberystwyth and Cwm Rheidol for Plynlimon
Guidebook: The UK's County Tops (Jonny Muir)
Links: Wikipedia (Cardiganshire), Wikipedia (Plynlimon), Peakbagger
Plynlimon is just a few miles as the crow flies from Borth. We were driving though so it took a winding 45 minute trip so many hairpin bends and a route around the Nant-y-Moch reservoir.
The start of the trail is a small parking spot on the Maesnant road where it meets a farm track. There's 2 options from here: an out and back following the Maesnant stream or a circuit of the Pumlumon Fach. As we were following Jonny Muir's guide an wanted a more interesting route. We opted for the circular plus a couple of detours to bag the summits of Pumlumon Fach and an unnamed peak nearby.
Plynlimon was a much shorter trek than yesterday's Arran Fawddwy trip so we were back down by lunchtime and quickly on the road towards Newport YHA. Even with a short stop to bag a bonus Trig Pillar near Cardigan we arrived at the YHA by 15:00. I'd not read the check-in instructions so didn't realise that we were 2 hours too early. We could get a whole other mountain bagged in that time.
Foel Cwmcerwyn
Significance: Highest peak in Pembrokeshire (Historic County and Welsh Principal Area), Pembrokeshire Coast National Park High Point
Member of: Marilyn
Parent Peak: Plynlimon. NHN = Garreg Lwyd
Elevation: 536m
Date climbed: June 23rd 2019
Coordinates: 51°56′44″N 4°46′29″W
Route Start / End: Out and back from parking place on B4329
Route Distance: 6 km (3.7 miles)
Route Elevation Change: +/- 135m
Subsidiary tops on route: None
GPX File: get via Buy Me a Coffee
Other routes touched: None
OS Trig Pillar: TP5522 - Prescelly
Map: Ordnance Survey Explorer OL35 North Pembrokeshire
Guidebook: The UK's County Tops (Jonny Muir)
Links: Wikipedia (Pembrokeshire), Wikipedia (Foel Cwmcerwyn), Peakbagger
By the time wed reached the parking spot for Foel Cwmcerwyn it was proper rainy. The summit was apparently not far away but we couldn't see anything. Sticking to the GPS route and a straightforward path we arrived at the Trig Point in under and hour. The completion of the Welsh County Tops was a bit of an anticlimax in a damp field with views stretching across the nearest 15 metres.
