This run in central Stockholm is a beauty, combining several parks, running paths, and worthwhile sites. The anchor point is Olympic Stadium, a still functioning facility dating back to when Stockholm hosted the games in 1912. Enjoy a loop of the running track, grounds, and adjacent recreational facilities, as well as the Lill-Jansskogen — a 3k off-road race track. Then use Villagatan south to enjoy a 1 km loop around Humlegården, a beautifully landscaped 1500s era park. Exit the park onto Karlavägen, and run for 1.5 km along the green median in the hip Östermalm area, to the large park that’s the site of Lollapalooza Stockholm. It’s near the river and the nearby roads are ringed by embassies and museums. Here, you can run on 2-3 km of allée-like paths. For the return, run on the median path of the Västbergavägen.
Humlegården. Wikimedia: Lordgubbe
Our mapped route is 12k, but there are many options to shorten or extend.
This run in central Stockholm is a beauty, combining several parks, running paths, and worthwhile sites. The anchor point is Olympic Stadium, a still functioning facility dating back to when Stockholm hosted the games in 1912. Enjoy a loop of the running track, grounds, and adjacent recreational facilities, as well as the Lill-Jansskogen — a 3k off-road race track. Then use Villagatan south to enjoy a 1 km loop around Humlegården, a beautifully landscaped 1500s era park. Exit the park onto Karlavägen, and run for 1.5 km along the green median in the hip Östermalm area, to the large park that’s the site of Lollapalooza Stockholm. It’s near the river and the nearby roads are ringed by embassies and museums. Here, you can run on 2-3 km of allée-like paths. For the return, run on the median path of the Västbergavägen.
Humlegården. Wikimedia: Lordgubbe
Our mapped route is 12k, but there are many options to shorten or extend.
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Up to 12 km, with many options to shorten or extend
A 10k “runseeing" tour” of Stockholm’s main sites. Much of the route is along the water and over bridges to two islands. Includes Gustav Adolfs square, Old Town, Långholmen, Kungsholmen, City Hall. Nearly all off-road!
A residential island where the spectacular City Hall is located. Mostly along the water. Highlights include a beautiful park, an inner city beach, and Hornsbergs Strand. Add the 2 km loop around Lilla Essingen!
An 11.5 km loop of this island in south Stockholm. Many lovely sections, much of it along waterfront paths. Great views of the water, and other Stockholm islands.
This green oasis is Stockholm's most popular recreation area. Waterside paths passing several museums, galleries, gardens & historic buildings. The eastern side is the Royal Djurgården, with numerous paths around landscaped gardens.
A lovely green park about 5 km north of the city, popular for running. There are several scenic running paths, including a loop around Brunnsviken lake
A nice run on the eastern side of Brunnsviken Lake, combining a Botanical Garden, paths along Bockholmens marina & Lappis Beach, and the University of Stockholm campus. Part of the route overlaps with our Hapaparken route.
Nice running on the island of Lidingö, the self-proclaimed 'health island'. We've mapped a route over the bridge and along the waterfront, and another one on forest paths at the northern end of Lidingö.
A nice recreation area offering several running trails in the woods and along the Källtorpssjön lake. It is located about 20 minutes by bus from downtown Stockholm. Numerous other recreation facilities, and a lakeside cafe.
In southern Stockholm, there's some pleasant and easy trail running in the Skärholmen area. There are some trails near the water, some interior trails, and even more at Vårbergstoppen Park. Mainly wooded.
Drottningholm Palace is a great spot for a destination run, with beautiful grounds and gardens. Also in the area are nice wetlands trails around Judarskogen Nature Preserve and forest trails of Kärsön Island.
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Up to 12 km, with many options to shorten or extend
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