Usera Neighborhood Parks

The Usera neighborhood, in the southern reaches of Madrid, boasts several sizeable parks and green spaces that are great for running. These can be run individually or stitched together for a longer run. Another option is to combine with Parque Enrique Tierno Galván & Parque Lineal del Manzanares just to the east.

Parque de la Pradolongo is nicely landscaped park with several km of jogging paths, a botanical garden, a small lake, and a running track at the west end. A loop of the perimeter is ~3.5 km.

• Can connect to Parque Lineal del Manzanares just to the east, using  C. Latour, or Parque de la Emperatriz María de Austria just to the west, using C. de Ricardo Beltrán y Rózpide.

Parque Emparatriz Maria de Austria has nice wooded paths & meadows, and is hillier than Parque de la Pradolongo. Combining Parque Austria with Parque Pradolongo is a lovely 8-10 km run.

• South of Parque Austria, run on the long paths surrounding the municipal Cemetery. These connect to the Parque Forestal Julia Alguacil Gomez, just south of the M40, which has some pleasant bike paths/lanes, which connect to the Plata y Castañar Park. Note: a not great crossing of the M40/A42 highway interchange, using C. Villaverde.