The most attractive running in Düsseldorf is in fairly compact geographic area — including the Altstadt (old city), Rhine River paths, and major parks. Here, we combine two of Düsseldorf’s main parks — the classic, staid Hofgarten, and the more recreationally oriented Rheinpark. They can of course be done standalone, or can be easily connected via a quick jaunt on the Rhine.
Hofgarten is the oldest park in Düsseldorf. It’s about 1.2 km end-to-end. The highlights are the the classic, tree-lined alleés, beautiful landscaping, meadows, and a couple of lakes. Be sure to do the Reitallee and the Maximilian-Weyhe-Allee. See this orientation map. Good park history and information.
Rheinpark. Source: Wikimedia Commons
Just to the north, continue through some of Düsseldorf’s main cultural centers — the NRW-Forum, Museum Kunstpalast, Glasmuseum, and the Concert Hall, into Rheinpark Golzheim. This park is the most popular spot in Düsseldorf for jogging. It’s ~2.5 km from end-to-end, though interior paths allow for a longer run. Lovely meadows, poplars, birch and maple trees, and good views of the river and skyline. The total route including Hofpark and Rheinpark to the Theodor-Heuss bridge is 3.3 km one-way.
Longer Run: You can also continue further north on the Rhine Path toward the Convention Center and Botanical Garden (adds ~2 km). South, of Hofgarten, use the Rhine paths or along the Königsstraße. Good subway access allows for a one-way run!
The most attractive running in Düsseldorf is in fairly compact geographic area — including the Altstadt (old city), Rhine River paths, and major parks. Here, we combine two of Düsseldorf’s main parks — the classic, staid Hofgarten, and the more recreationally oriented Rheinpark. They can of course be done standalone, or can be easily connected via a quick jaunt on the Rhine.
Hofgarten is the oldest park in Düsseldorf. It’s about 1.2 km end-to-end. The highlights are the the classic, tree-lined alleés, beautiful landscaping, meadows, and a couple of lakes. Be sure to do the Reitallee and the Maximilian-Weyhe-Allee. See this orientation map. Good park history and information.
Rheinpark. Source: Wikimedia Commons
Just to the north, continue through some of Düsseldorf’s main cultural centers — the NRW-Forum, Museum Kunstpalast, Glasmuseum, and the Concert Hall, into Rheinpark Golzheim. This park is the most popular spot in Düsseldorf for jogging. It’s ~2.5 km from end-to-end, though interior paths allow for a longer run. Lovely meadows, poplars, birch and maple trees, and good views of the river and skyline. The total route including Hofpark and Rheinpark to the Theodor-Heuss bridge is 3.3 km one-way.
Longer Run: You can also continue further north on the Rhine Path toward the Convention Center and Botanical Garden (adds ~2 km). South, of Hofgarten, use the Rhine paths or along the Königsstraße. Good subway access allows for a one-way run!
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Both parks: 3.3 km one-way; Can easily add north or south with Rhine paths, Altstadt.
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Anywhere along route. We start at the Goethe Museum in Hofpark
U-Bahn runs along Kaiserstraße for a good one-way run
Classic European river run with paths on both the east and west sides, with bridges that allow for loops of various distances. The most popular 'loop' is the 9.2 km between the Rheinkniebrücke (bridge) and Theodor-Heuss-Brücke.
A 6.5 km (4.1 mile) 'runseeing' tour of important Düsseldorf landmarks and sights. Museums, government buildings, monuments, and parks, the Rheinkniebrücke, and Königsstraß. All in a compact area on the east side of the Rhine, around Altstadt.
Düsseldorf's ever-evolving harbor has a mix of some lovely sections for running, with great paths and water views, interesting architecture, and some industrial & construction areas. We've put together a 9 km loop, with options for longer or shorter.
Düsseldorf's largest and most visited park, comprising three sections. Nice variety of water, meadows, landscaped gardens, and historic paths. 5.5 km route, with optional Univ. of Düsseldorf & Botanical Garden add-on.
Series of forest parks just west of the city, combining Grafenberger Wald and Aaper Wald. Nice variety of easy to moderate trail running, and some hills. Our loop of 8.4 km uses the four main trails. Map has a 6.8 km jogging trail in Aaper Wald.
Only 7 km west of Düsseldorf and accessible by transport, this is a nice opportunity to see a quaint village and run on some more rural roads and trails, through farmland and woods. The route is inspired by Keith Hauser of joggingroutes.org.
There's some decent running near the airport if you're staying at one of the hotels there. We recommend the pretty paths around the two lakes Silbersee and Grüner See, and paths through a linear park across Broichhofstraße.
Good running options in the area on the western part of the Rhine across from Düsseldorf are the 3+ km of paths in the Rheinpark along the river, trails around Galopprennbahn Neuss sports complex, and around the Stadtgarten park.
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Both parks: 3.3 km one-way; Can easily add north or south with Rhine paths, Altstadt.
Flat
Anywhere along route. We start at the Goethe Museum in Hofpark
U-Bahn runs along Kaiserstraße for a good one-way run
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