The best 5 km runs in Auckland
The best scoring runs in Auckland at each distance, one per district. The running page has every district.
The top 10, drawn in full Where the other runs on the running page start
- 1 From Jellicoe Street3.5 km, 3 m up
- 2 Te Hāruhi /
Shakespear Regional Park4.6 km, 126 m up - 3 From Palm Avenue /
Pakuranga Plaza3.5 km, 18 m up - 4 From Vineyards4.0 km, 85 m up
- 5 From Battalion Drive4.9 km, 6 m up
- 6 From Maungakiekie /
One Tree Hill Domain4.5 km, 74 m up - 7 From Baradene College5.3 km, 103 m up
- 8 From Greenlane Clinical Centre Main Entrance5.2 km, 66 m up
- 9 From Panmure Station3.9 km, 39 m up
- 10 From Pikitea Road5.5 km, 19 m up
The best 20 km rides in Auckland
We tested a ride from a station in every 3 km square of Auckland then rode 20 km, 60 km and 100 km from the best of them and kept the best stations at each distance. These are their best scoring rides.
Running by district
We tested a run from 3,800 stations across Auckland and kept up to 10 of the best in each district, 177 in all. How we pick the starts
Running in parks and forests
Cycling by station
We tested 195 stations, one in each 3 km square of Auckland. These 12 start the best rides, each distance keeping its own. No two at one distance are within 6 km of each other, so they spread across the city.