Many of the Olympics venues were built around the Parque Olímpico in the Barra area. One can put together a 4 km loop around the paths around the athletic park’s facilities, which includes a tennis center, velodrome, pool, arenas, & more. It’s fun to run on the Via Olimpia to the Cabo da Pombeba viewpoint.
For a longer run, head across the way to the Rio 2 Park/Parque Linear Cidade Jardim, which has a ~1.5 km cycle path that’s decent for running. It’s 2.5 km from Parque Olímpico, using the sidewalk along Av. Embaixador (not that pleasant, but runnable). Combined, this is an 11.3 km route.
Many of the Olympics venues were built around the Parque Olímpico in the Barra area. One can put together a 4 km loop around the paths around the athletic park’s facilities, which includes a tennis center, velodrome, pool, arenas, & more. It’s fun to run on the Via Olimpia to the Cabo da Pombeba viewpoint.
For a longer run, head across the way to the Rio 2 Park/Parque Linear Cidade Jardim, which has a ~1.5 km cycle path that’s decent for running. It’s 2.5 km from Parque Olímpico, using the sidewalk along Av. Embaixador (not that pleasant, but runnable). Combined, this is an 11.3 km route.
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