The best 5 km runs in City of Edinburgh
The best scoring runs in City of Edinburgh 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 North Caimtow4.6 km, 187 m up
- 2 Holyrood Park, 3.7 km3.7 km, 83 m up
- 3 From Lanark Road West3.9 km, 56 m up
- 4 Holyrood Park, 5.0 km5.0 km, 95 m up
- 5 From Wester Hailes Park5.9 km, 63 m up
- 6 From Marionville Road5.1 km, 199 m up
- 7 4.4 km from Drumsheugh Place4.4 km, 58 m up
- 8 4.5 km from Drumsheugh Place4.5 km, 57 m up
- 9 From Stewart Road4.1 km, 57 m up
- 10 Inverleith Conservation Area3.3 km, 19 m up
The best 20 km rides in City of Edinburgh
We tested a ride from a station in every 3 km square of City of Edinburgh 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 922 stations across City of Edinburgh and kept up to 10 of the best in each district, 210 in all. How we pick the starts
- Sighthill, Broomhouse and Parkhead
- Wester Hailes
- Stenhouse, Saughton Mains and Whitson
- Longstone
- Juniper Green
- Hutchison/Chesser
- Murrayfield
- Gorgie/Dalry
- Currie
- Drylaw/Telford
- West End
- Tollcross
- Muirhouse/Salvesen
- Stockbridge/Inverleith
- West Pilton/West Granton
- New Town/Broughton
- Granton and District
- Southside
- Old Town
- Trinity
- Liberton and District
- Leith Central
- Balerno
- Northfield/Willowbrae
- Leith Links
- Leith Harbour & Newhaven
- Gilmerton/Inch
- Craigentinny/Meadowbank
- Craigmillar
- Portobello
Running in parks and forests
Cycling by station
We tested 18 stations, one in each 3 km square of City of Edinburgh. 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.