This is a tour of the central part of Mendoza — a great neighborhood of wide, tree-lined streets and numerous green squares. Use Plaza Independencia, with its shade trees and semicircular fountain as an anchor. We’ve mapped a couple of routes to use as a guideline, but it’s also great to create your own route — within the east-west area between Highway 40 and Parque General San Martín and north-south between Plaza Belgrano and Parque Central.
P. Sarmiento. Google Street View
Central Squares Route. This is a ~4.5 km ‘get oriented’ tour, starting from Plaza Independencia. Do a loop of the square, head east for a few blocks on the pedestrianized Avenida Sarmiento, then use Av. Gutiérrez to Plaza Chile, LEFT on Av. Perú to Plaza Italia, and then then LEFT on Av. Colón and LEFT on P. de Julio to return to the start.
Longer Run: Head west of Plaza Italia on Av. Colón/Av. Arístides Villanueva — a main commercial street through the Quinta neighborhood. It’s 1.3 km to Parque General San Martín, where we’ve added the optional 2.5 km loop around the lake. Can add even more in the park, or on other streets in Quinta.
Sexta Neighborhood. Can also head north to Parque Central through the Sexta neighborhood, using Av. Bartolomé Mitre or other parallel streets.
This is a tour of the central part of Mendoza — a great neighborhood of wide, tree-lined streets and numerous green squares. Use Plaza Independencia, with its shade trees and semicircular fountain as an anchor. We’ve mapped a couple of routes to use as a guideline, but it’s also great to create your own route — within the east-west area between Highway 40 and Parque General San Martín and north-south between Plaza Belgrano and Parque Central.
P. Sarmiento. Google Street View
Central Squares Route. This is a ~4.5 km ‘get oriented’ tour, starting from Plaza Independencia. Do a loop of the square, head east for a few blocks on the pedestrianized Avenida Sarmiento, then use Av. Gutiérrez to Plaza Chile, LEFT on Av. Perú to Plaza Italia, and then then LEFT on Av. Colón and LEFT on P. de Julio to return to the start.
Longer Run: Head west of Plaza Italia on Av. Colón/Av. Arístides Villanueva — a main commercial street through the Quinta neighborhood. It’s 1.3 km to Parque General San Martín, where we’ve added the optional 2.5 km loop around the lake. Can add even more in the park, or on other streets in Quinta.
Sexta Neighborhood. Can also head north to Parque Central through the Sexta neighborhood, using Av. Bartolomé Mitre or other parallel streets.
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Short, Central Squares Route: 4.3 km; Longer Run Adds Up to 6.2 km
Squares route is fairly flat. Parque General San Martín adds some elevation
The iconic running spot in Mendoza. The expansive urban park features a lake, a rose garden & tree-lined promenades lined with statues. The popular lake loop is ~2.5 km, and the other roads have paths alongside. Add with Cerro de Gloria.
Just west of Parque General San Martín, those who like hills will be rewarded with the run up the Cerro de la Gloria. A 100m climb over 1 km, with great views. Other trails for running just south of there.
Not the most scenic, but one of the best opportunities for a longer off-road run in Mendoza. The paved multi-use path starts downtown and heads south for up to 6.3 km into the Godoy Cruz area, terminating near Parque Benegas.
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Short, Central Squares Route: 4.3 km; Longer Run Adds Up to 6.2 km
Squares route is fairly flat. Parque General San Martín adds some elevation
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