The best 5 km runs in Boston
The best scoring runs in Boston 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 Franklin Park, 3.6 km3.6 km, 17 m up
- 2 Arnold Arboretum, 4.8 km4.8 km, 87 m up
- 3 Arnold Arboretum, 3.5 km3.5 km, 69 m up
- 4 From Bunker Hill St @ Concord St3.5 km, 21 m up
- 5 Franklin Park, 5.0 km5.0 km, 53 m up
- 6 Stony Brook Reservation4.3 km, 73 m up
- 7 Old Harbor Reservation3.7 km, 7 m up
- 8 From Kenmore3.3 km, 6 m up
- 9 From Boylston5.0 km, 27 m up
- 10 From Meridian St @ Falcon St5.2 km, 32 m up
The best 20 km rides in Boston
We tested a ride from a station in every 3 km square of Boston 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 1,870 stations across Boston and kept up to 10 of the best in each district, 154 in all. How we pick the starts
Running in parks and forests
Cycling by station
We tested 28 stations, one in each 3 km square of Boston. These 4 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.