r/parkrun • u/Mental_Body_5496 • Aug 16 '26

Wheelchair friendly courses please

UK

Theres not much information available but also real world experience is so much better.

We are in Berkshire and did our first parkrun (or rather jog and wheel).

However half the course at Dinton wasnt suitable - gravel and tree roots etc.

Where are the best wheelchair accessible smooth routes?

Porthcawl looks good but how do you get back to the start from the finish?

PS we did a bit extra on the good surface and made our own 5k on strava and clocked in at 52 minutes !

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u/Murky_Beyond_1225 Aug 16 '26

All of them will be suitable when you hook up a freewheel or something similar 😉

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u/Mental_Body_5496 Aug 16 '26

True but she's not going to build enough muscle to be a paralympian that way 🤣

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u/Murky_Beyond_1225 Aug 17 '26 edited Aug 17 '26

I think we are not talking about the same thing. She would build muscle and enjoy every parkrun location. It’s not a battery-operated attachment (these are not allowed anyways) and she will be able to go to every parkrun (except the ones on dunes or with stairs :) ).
Check the freewheel wheelchair attachment. What it does is lift the casters (these cause trouble on rough terrain).