The best 5 km runs in Bristol
The best scoring runs in Bristol 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 Butterfly Junction4.6 km, 14 m up
- 2 From Stapleton Baptist Church5.7 km, 89 m up
- 3 From Eastgate Centre5.9 km, 77 m up
- 4 Stoke Park Estate4.8 km, 100 m up
- 5 From Princes Wharf5.3 km, 74 m up
- 6 Blaise Castle Estate, 5.2 km5.2 km, 129 m up
- 7 Blaise Castle Estate, 5.3 km5.3 km, 173 m up
- 8 From Filwood Broadway3.4 km, 20 m up
- 9 From Winterstoke Road5.6 km, 123 m up
- 10 From Clifton Park4.2 km, 66 m up
The best 20 km rides in Bristol
We tested a ride from a station in every 3 km square of Bristol 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 707 stations across Bristol and kept up to 10 of the best in each district, 267 in all. How we pick the starts
- Avonmouth
- Shirehampton
- Lawrence Weston
- Sea Mills
- Stoke Bishop
- The Downs
- Coombe Dingle
- Hotwells
- Ashton Gate
- Clifton
- Clifton Wood
- Henbury
- Spike Island
- Bedminster
- Bedminster Down
- Westbury-on-Trym
- Harbourside
- Redland
- Bishopsworth
- Cotham
- West End
- St. Michael's
- Southville
- Kingsdown
- Henleaze
- Old City
- Redcliffe
- St. James
- Bishopston
- Broadmead
- Temple Meads
- St. Andrews
- St. Pauls
- Southmead
- Ashley Down
- Totterdown
- Temple
- St. Agnes
- St. Judes
- Horfield
- Hengrove
- Knowle
- Newtown
- St. Werburghs
- St. Philips Marsh
- Easton
- Lawrence Hill
- Pylle Hill
- Arnos Vale
- Greenbank
- Lockleaze
- Redfield
- Eastville
- Whitehall
- St. George
- Clay Hill
- St Anne's
- Stapleton
- Brislington
- White's Hill
- Speedwell
- Fishponds
- Soundwell
Running in parks and forests
Cycling by station
We tested 18 stations, one in each 3 km square of Bristol. These 2 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.