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The Bosque Los Colomos is the signature running spot in Guadalajara (bosque=forest). This large urban park is the ‘green lung’ of the city, featuring many km of paths and trails, gardens, ponds, and a bird lake. There’s a running track at its southeastern end. Much of the park is wooded, though there are some more open spots around the gardens. The trails are a mix: wider dirt paths, some narrower, more rugged paths, and some paved sections. Our thanks to Clyo Ramirez for suggesting this route.
For running, we suggest creating your own route in the numerous parts of the park. The southeastern end of the park is more landscaped, with gardens, and the northwest section is more rugged. There are some marked jogging paths: three 5 km loops and two 3 km loops — and there are map kiosks in the park (though no digital one we could find). A full loop of the park’s perimeter would be ~10k. The running track is at the southeastern end.
Add-Ons: At the northern end of the park, it’s possible to run on Av. Partia along the narrow RÃo Atemajac (river). It’s a tree-shaded street with a decent sidewalk in the ~3 km between Av. Acueducto & Av. de las Américas
- Create your own route. There are three 5 km tracks and two 3 km tracks
- Some gentle rolling hills
- Near parking lot is a good start point
- Parking lot off C. Alberta at the eastern end
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