Rossin Rovers Heritage 5k
Boyne Valley, Meath
22 Aug 2026
⚠ Start times change frequently. Always check with race organiser or their website for this year's confirmed start time before travelling.
Course map
Map based on 2025 route
⚠ This map is for indicative purposes only — routes can change, or be reversed, year to year. Check with the race organiser for this year's confirmed map.
Elevation profile
About this race
The Rossin Rovers Heritage 5k is a community run and walk based at the club near Monknewtown, Slane, in County Meath, set in the heart of the historic Boyne Valley close to the Louth border. The scenic route passes by the entrance to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Newgrange and offers fantastic views out over the Boyne Valley countryside, run on the quiet rural roads of this heritage-rich area. Described as a challenging but enjoyable course, it is open to runners and walkers of all ages and abilities. The chip-timed event is managed by MyRunResults and organised by Rossin Rovers AFC, a community soccer club founded in 1984, as a key fundraiser and social occasion. With its striking ancient setting, welcoming atmosphere and strong local support, the run has been a popular fixture since its first staging and celebrates community, health and wellbeing.
Course profile & record eligibility
World Athletics record-eligibility rules cap net elevation loss at 1m per km of race distance, and require the start and finish to be no more than 50% of the race distance apart — both meant to stop a course gaining an unfair edge from downhill grade or a point-to-point tailwind. This is based on this course's recorded elevation and GPS data, not an official measurement or certification.