The best 5 km runs in Greater London
The best scoring runs in Greater London 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 Beckenham Place Park3.7 km, 38 m up
- 2 From Wanstead6.0 km, 13 m up
- 3 Hyde Park3.4 km, 13 m up
- 4 From Wanstead Park4.6 km, 3 m up
- 5 From Knightsbridge5.1 km, 30 m up
- 6 From Barnes Bridge7.4 km, 7 m up
- 7 From Woolwich5.4 km, 9 m up
- 8 From Camden Town5.8 km, 27 m up
- 9 From Battersea Power Station4.6 km, 11 m up
- 10 From Wood Green5.4 km, 17 m up
The best 20 km rides in Greater London
We tested a ride from a station in every 3 km square of Greater London 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 633 stations across Greater London and kept up to 10 of the best in each district, 177 in all. How we pick the starts
- London Borough of Southwark
- City of Westminster
- London Borough of Islington
- London Borough of Lambeth
- London Borough of Camden
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- London Borough of Hackney
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- London Borough of Wandsworth
- London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- London Borough of Lewisham
- London Borough of Haringey
- London Borough of Newham
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- London Borough of Merton
- London Borough of Waltham Forest
- London Borough of Brent
- London Borough of Barnet
- London Borough of Ealing
- London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
- London Borough of Redbridge
- London Borough of Sutton
- London Borough of Enfield
- London Borough of Croydon
- London Borough of Bromley
- Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
- London Borough of Hounslow
- London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
- London Borough of Bexley
- London Borough of Harrow
- London Borough of Havering
- London Borough of Hillingdon
Running in parks and forests
Cycling by station
We tested 154 stations, one in each 3 km square of Greater London. These 9 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.