This is a good opportunity to put together a run in a historic section of Karachi, and an area populated by numerous tourist and business hotels. It combines a tour of the Frere Hall grounds the Civil Lines neighborhood with the adjacent Sindh Secretariat area, which features numerous late 1800s era spectacular buildings, including the National Museum of Pakistan, Bagh-e-Jinnah Park, the High Court, and Provincial Assembly Of Sindh (the province where Karachi is located). Overall, it’s nearly 7 km.
National Musuem. Wikimedia Commons: Muhammad Lashari
Use our route map as a guideline, since many of the roads/paths are difficult to map digitally. Start at the grounds of Frere Hall, an 1860s building surrounded by a garden and now a library and exhibition space. Then cross Club Rd. into Bagh-e-Jinnah Park, which has some nice fields and a polo ground. Continue to the grounds of the National Museum of Pakistan and Supreme Court of Pakistan, and just east of there, the YMCA Lawns and several prominent buildings associated with the Sindh government. Complete your run using Club Rd. and the Frere walking paths.
This is a good opportunity to put together a run in a historic section of Karachi, and an area populated by numerous tourist and business hotels. It combines a tour of the Frere Hall grounds the Civil Lines neighborhood with the adjacent Sindh Secretariat area, which features numerous late 1800s era spectacular buildings, including the National Museum of Pakistan, Bagh-e-Jinnah Park, the High Court, and Provincial Assembly Of Sindh (the province where Karachi is located). Overall, it’s nearly 7 km.
National Musuem. Wikimedia Commons: Muhammad Lashari
Use our route map as a guideline, since many of the roads/paths are difficult to map digitally. Start at the grounds of Frere Hall, an 1860s building surrounded by a garden and now a library and exhibition space. Then cross Club Rd. into Bagh-e-Jinnah Park, which has some nice fields and a polo ground. Continue to the grounds of the National Museum of Pakistan and Supreme Court of Pakistan, and just east of there, the YMCA Lawns and several prominent buildings associated with the Sindh government. Complete your run using Club Rd. and the Frere walking paths.
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7 km (4.3 mile) loop - use our route map as a guideline
Terrific beachside running in Karachi. About 5 km of promenade paths, including Beach View Park. Clifton Beach itself is 6 km long, and runnable. At the northern end of the beach, the Oyster Rocks Pier is also a scenic spot. Good add-ons in area.
The highlight of running in the Marina Club area is the new Major Khalid Shaheed Park/Creek Park, which is 1 km long and has nice paths facing the water. For a longer run, continue to Do Darya -- a mix of not so pleasant streets and a nicer coastal road.
Three notable beaches for running in the southern part of Karachi, opening to the Arabian Sea. Our favorite is 6 km long Clifton Beach. We also enjoy running on Sandspit/Manora Beach and Hawke's Beach. All are wide and have fairly firm sand.
One of the best off-road runs in Karachi, combining two parks in the Clifton Beach area. Run the 2 km path through Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Park along the Boat Basin, and then enjoy a 2.5 km loop around the lush grounds of Ibn-e-Qasim Park.
One of the larger parks in Karachi and a good spot to run some hills in this generally flat city. Located in the Block 6 area, Hill Park has numerous paths for walking/running, nice landscaping, and a pond. Kidney Hill a good trail-running add-on nearby.
The area around the National Stadium offers a decent opportunity for some off-road running. There are some paths, several fields in the adjacent National Coaching Center, and a running track.
Aziz Bhatti Park, Safari Park, and Karachi University are three areas in relative proximity that are good spots for standalone run or can be combined for a longer run. Use University Rd. to connect Aziz Bhatti Park and Safari Park.
Trail runners will enjoy the rugged, rocky, desert-like terrain in this vast national park 70 km north of Karachi. There are hundreds of km of rough roads and some hiking trails. The area around RaniKot Fort is one of the better running spots. Go with a guide!
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