‘Unique’ Runs

We define ‘unique runs’ as one-of-a-kind running opportunities. It could mean an unusual landscape, important landmark, or some sort of running superlative, such as highest/longest/steepest, etc.!

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Lake Hood

Anchorage, AK

Grant Park, Oakland Cemetery, State Capitol

Atlanta, GA

Hitchcock Woods

Augusta, GA

Lady Bird Lake (Butler) Trail

Austin, TX

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Acadia National Park Carriage Roads

Bar Harbor/Acadia National Park/Mount Desert Island, Maine

Run in the Lava Lands

Bend, OR

Clay Head/“The Maze”

Block Island, RI

Winthrop Shores Dr. and Deer Island

Boston, MA

Magnolia Rd. Challenge

Boulder, CO

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Provincetown – Province Lands Dunes

Cape Cod, MA

Route of the Hiawatha

Coeur d'Alene, ID

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Dequindre Cut Greenway

Detroit, MI

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Pre’s Trail: A Runner’s Pilgrimage

Eugene, OR

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Buffalo River State Park

Fargo, ND

Overseas Heritage Trail

Florida Keys and Key West, FL

Fresno County Blossom Trail

Fresno, CA

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Seawall Urban Park

Galveston, TX

Cumberland Island

Golden Isles, GA: St. Simons Island, Jekyll Island, Sea Island, Cumberland Island

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Volcanoes National Park

Hawaii "The Big Island," HI

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Monon Trail

Indianapolis, IN

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Historical Railroad Tunnel Trail (Hoover Dam Area)

Las Vegas, NV

The Strip

Las Vegas, NV

Keeneland and Lexington Horse Farm Run

Lexington, KY

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Acadia National Park

Maine: Mid-Coast

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Death Valley National Park

National Parks - ALL Major NPs

Great Sand Dunes National Park

National Parks - ALL Major NPs

Haleakala National Park

National Parks - ALL Major NPs

Sequoia and Kings Canyon, California

National Parks - ALL Major NPs

Volcanoes National Park

National Parks - ALL Major NPs

Voyageurs National Park

National Parks - ALL Major NPs

Niagara Falls Scenic Run – Canada Side

Niagara Falls, NY

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Cape Kiwanda Area

Oregon Coast, OR

Devil’s Punch Bowl & Yaquina Head

Oregon Coast, OR

Seminole Wekiva Trail

Orlando & Disney/Universal Area, FL

Jockey’s Ridge Park Sand Dune Run

Outer Banks, NC

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Patriot Park & Riverwalk Greenway

Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg, TN

Downtown Pittsburgh and Point State Park ‘Ballerina’ Tour

Pittsburgh, PA

Beaverton: Nike HQ, Tualatin Hills Nature Park, Other Trails

Portland, OR

Willamette River/Esplanade Loop

Portland, OR

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Crazy Horse Memorial: Avenue of the Chiefs

Rapid City/Black Hills, SD

Mount Rushmore: Presidential Trail

Rapid City/Black Hills, SD

Monument Ave & Capitol Complex

Richmond, VA

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San Diego Adventure: The ‘Coaster’

San Diego, CA

Cedar Point – Runs, Thrills, and Chills

Sandusky & Lake Erie Shores, OH

Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

Seattle, WA

Trail Running Options Outside of Shreveport

Shreveport, LA

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Tampa – Bayshore Linear Park Trail

Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL

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Embassy Row

Washington, DC: Central

The Memorials

Washington, DC: Central

The National Mall

Washington, DC: Central

Douglas Design District Murals

Wichita, KS

Newark- Reservoir Loop, Rail Trails, Trail Running

Wilmington, DE

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Icefields Parkway: Running Highlights

Banff/Canmore/Lake Louise, Alberta

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Escarpment Rail Trail and Stairs!

Hamilton, Ontario

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Best Roads For Running Near Jasper

Jasper National Park, Alberta

Icefields Parkway Running Highlights

Jasper National Park, Alberta

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Champlain Bridge & Saint-Lawrence River Bike Paths

Montreal, Quebec

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Niagara Falls Scenic Run – Canada Side

Niagara Falls, Ontario

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Kettle Valley Railway (KVR) Trail

Okanagan Valley, BC (Osoyoos to Vernon)

Rideau Canal Loop

Ottawa, Ontario

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Heritage Roads

Prince Edward Island

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Plains of Abraham

Quebec City, Quebec

Quebec City Stairs

Quebec City, Quebec

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Saint John Grand Tour

Saint John, New Brunswick

Saint-Andrews-by-the-Sea Running Options

Saint John, New Brunswick

Northeast Swale Nature Preserve and Grasslands

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

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The Grouse Grind

Vancouver, British Columbia

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Walkway to La Quebrada

Acapulco, Mexico

Hooiberg Challenge (Stair Run)

Aruba

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Run to the “World’s Widest Tree”

Oaxaca, Mexico

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Running the Eixo Monumental (Monumental Axis)

Brasília, Brazil

Run The Widest Avenue in the World: Av. 9 de Julio

Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Run to a Panama Canal Viewpoint!

Panama City, Panama

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Elevated Highway Run: Minhocão (Nights & Weekends Only)

São Paulo, Brazil

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Ushuaia Waterfront — A Run at the End of the World

Ushuaia, Argentina

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Sunbeams over Aarhus: Seven Fantastic Routes!

Aarhus, Denmark

Alvor – Boardwalks, Beach, and Estuary

Algarve, Portugal

Tarifa – Waterfront Run

Andalucía, Spain - Costa de la Luz

Athens ‘RunSeeing’ Tour

Athens, Greece

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Two Tunnels Greenway

Bath, England

Grunewald Forest

Berlin, Germany

Bologna ‘Runseeing’ Tour

Bologna, Italy

Portico San Luca: World’s Longest Covered Arcade

Bologna, Italy

Danube Dam and Waterfront (South of Bratislava)

Bratislava, Slovakia

Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer & Ébihens Tidal Run

Brittany, France

Zwin Nature Park

Bruges Area, Belgium

Margaret Island

Budapest, Hungary

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Wimpole Hall Estate

Cambridge, England

La Palma: Volcano Running

Canary Islands, Spain

Cliffs of Moher Coastal Path

Cliffs of Moher & The Burren, Ireland

Mizen Head: Star Wars Run

County Cork, Ireland

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Derry Walls & Runseeing Tour

Derry/Londonderry, UK

Peace Bridge and St. Columb’s Park

Derry/Londonderry, UK

Dartmouth: Waterfront Paths, National Trust – Greenway

Devon, England

The Moors of Dartmoor National Park & Other Running Options

Devon, England

Dublin Street Art Tour

Dublin, Ireland

St. Andrews: ‘Chariots of Fire’ Run

Dundee & St. Andrews, Scotland

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Running the White Cliffs of Dover and Dover Castle

England: Southeast Coast

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Park of the City Walls (Parco delle Mura)

Genoa, Italy

Upper Rock Running

Gibraltar

Run to the Fort de La Bastille

Grenoble, France

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Ses Salines Natural Park

Ibiza, Spain

Hveragerdi – Thermal River Run

Iceland: Running Highlights

Run a Volcano! Eldfell on Heimaey Island

Iceland: Running Highlights

Bosphorus: Sarayburnu and Galata

Istanbul, Turkey

Brijuni National Park

Istria, Croatia

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Kaunas Parks Tour

Kaunas, Lithuania

Holosiivskyi National Natural Park

Kyiv, Ukraine

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Fiumelatte to Varenna Waterfront Run

Lake Como, Italy

Run Across the Meridian! Greenwich Park, O2, Thames Path

London, England (Central)

East London Suburbs

London, England (Suburbs)

South London Suburbs

London, England (Suburbs)

Unique Run: Old Lyon, Fourvière, Roman Ruins

Lyon, France

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Xemxija Hill Heritage Trail

Malta

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Mont Saint-Michel Spectacular

Normandy, France

Sherwood Forest

Nottingham, England

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SDU Campus & World’s Most Unique Running Track!

Odense, Denmark

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Star Game Reserve and Břevnov Monastery

Prague, Czechia

Vaucluse: Avignon and Luberon

Provence, France

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Parco degli Acquedotti

Rome, Italy

Via Appia/Parco Della Caffarella

Rome, Italy

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Trebevic Viewpoint

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mount Etna – Road, Trails, Parkrun (Catania)

Sicily, Italy

“Cinema Paradiso” Run, Palazzo Adriano

Sicily, Italy

“The Godfather” Run: Forza d’Agrò / Savoca

Sicily, Italy

Marjan Forest Park

Split, Croatia

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Path of the Reclaimed Land (Arezzo-Siena-Umbria)

Tuscany, Italy

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Fort Rhijnauwen & National Forest Loops

Utrecht, Netherlands

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Zatterre

Venice, Italy

Prater Park

Vienna, Austria

Vigo Historic Centre & Parque Monte do Castro ‘Runseeing’ Tour

Vigo, Spain

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Ataturk Mausoleum (Anıtkabir) & Nearby Track

Ankara, Turkey

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Canggu Rice Paddies

Bali, Indonesdia

Phuttha Monthon: Run By the World’s Tallest Buddha Statue!

Bangkok, Thailand

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Second Ring Road Pedestrian Path

Chengdu, China

Kasori Midden & Riverside Path

Chiba, Japan

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Running the Rajpath

Delhi, India

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Hiroshima ‘Runseeing’ Tour

Hiroshima, Japan

District 11: Phu Tho Horse Track

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Happy Valley Race Track

Hong Kong, China

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Botanical Gardens & ‘Great Banyan Tree’

Kolkata, India

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Solar System Trail

Melbourne, Australia

The Tan Track & Domain Parklands

Melbourne, Australia

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Al Kasir Island Loop

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Run in the Desert: Al Wathba Cycle Track

Abu Dhabi, UAE

YAS Marina Circuit

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Jordan Trail

Amman, Jordan

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Wadi Degla Trail Run

Cairo, Egypt

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The Desert

Doha, Qatar

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Haifa Area Running Options

Israel: All Routes

Masada and Ein Gedi

Israel: All Routes

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Jeddah Corniche

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Cradle of Humankind

Johannesburg, South Africa

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Luxor Corniche & Temple Run

Luxor, Egypt

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Medina Walls

Marrakech, Morocco

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La Digue Running Options

Seychelles, Africa

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Valiasr Street

Tehran, Iran