One of the better opportunities for a pleasant, off-road green space run in Lahore is to combine Bagh e Jinnah (Lawrence Park) with the adjacent Race Course Park (also known as Jilani Park), where it’s possible to put together a 5 km+ run!
Jilani Park. Wikimedia Commons, Tahir mq.
Bagh e Jinnah is a large park housing a library, open-air theater, sports facilities, extensive lawned areas, and a zoo at the northern end. The best bet for running is the 1.8 km (1.1 mile) Jogging Track, located next to the iconic Quaid-e-Azam Library. You can also explore more on the park’s paths and lawns.
Just south of Bagh e Jinnah is Race Course Park, which is has paths around fields and gardens. An overall loop of the paths is a neat 3 km, which includes a path around the Children’s Playground at the southern end.
Add-Ons: Mall Rd. runs along the eastern side of the parks and is one of the more runnable streets in Lahore. Also the Lahore Canal. See our route there.
One of the better opportunities for a pleasant, off-road green space run in Lahore is to combine Bagh e Jinnah (Lawrence Park) with the adjacent Race Course Park (also known as Jilani Park), where it’s possible to put together a 5 km+ run!
Jilani Park. Wikimedia Commons, Tahir mq.
Bagh e Jinnah is a large park housing a library, open-air theater, sports facilities, extensive lawned areas, and a zoo at the northern end. The best bet for running is the 1.8 km (1.1 mile) Jogging Track, located next to the iconic Quaid-e-Azam Library. You can also explore more on the park’s paths and lawns.
Just south of Bagh e Jinnah is Race Course Park, which is has paths around fields and gardens. An overall loop of the paths is a neat 3 km, which includes a path around the Children’s Playground at the southern end.
Add-Ons: Mall Rd. runs along the eastern side of the parks and is one of the more runnable streets in Lahore. Also the Lahore Canal. See our route there.
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Essentials
Bagh e Jinnah Jogging Track is 1.8 km (1.1 miles); Jilani Park loop is 3.1 km (1.9 miles)
Our 'runseeing' tour of Lahore's Walled City, which is bound by Circular Rd. The most runnable section is the ~5 km loop of Greater Iqbal Park, which has several important sites. Outside the park, it's a maze of narrow, alley-like streets.
Mall Road is one of the more runnable roads in Lahore. It's not exactly bucolic, but it's lined with trees and there are sidewalks a good part of the way. Can combine with Canal Road and our route in Bagh e Jinnah and Race Course Park.
An upscale neighborhood in the southeast part of Lahore, featuring colonial-era buildings and leafy streets. One of the few sections of Lahore that are suitable for road running. Make sure to include Cavalry Ground section.
Gulshan Iqbal Park is a good running option in the Sabzazar area of Lahore. The 67-acre green space features a well-maintained jogging track, ~2 km loop. In Sabzazar, options include the several small 'block parks' and the LDA Sports Complex.
Combine two parks in Model Town for a long off-road run! Model Town Park has a ~2 km jogging track, while a loop of the adjacent Arfa Karim Park's paths is 4 km. The streets of Model Town are also runnable.
A large and beautifully landscaped spot in the eastern part of Lahore. In addition to botanical gardens and a lake, there are numerous recreation facilities. For running, there's a 5 km cycle track. The park is 3 km east-west and 0.6 km north-south.
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Bagh e Jinnah Jogging Track is 1.8 km (1.1 miles); Jilani Park loop is 3.1 km (1.9 miles)
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