The best 5 km runs in Manchester
The best scoring runs in Manchester 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 White Gate4.6 km, 62 m up
- 2 From Every Street/
Carruthers Street3.4 km, 19 m up - 3 From Holt Town, Ashton New Road /
Holt Town Metrolink Stop4.0 km, 30 m up - 4 From Clayton, Clayton Lane /
Clayton Hall Metrolink Stop3.3 km, 22 m up - 5 From Manchester Oxford Road5.7 km, 29 m up
- 6 From Moston, Moston Lane /
opposite Horncastle Road5.3 km, 64 m up - 7 From Crumpsall Green, Middleton Road /
opposite Wilton Road5.4 km, 79 m up - 8 From Gorton, Cross Lane /
opposite Royal Oak4.4 km, 17 m up - 9 From Bridgewater Hall (Stop ST)5.2 km, 22 m up
- 10 From Northenden, Palatine Road /
Northenden Village (Stop D)4.7 km, 14 m up
The best 20 km rides in Manchester
We tested a ride from a station in every 3 km square of Manchester 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.
The top 4, drawn in full
- 1 From Charlestown, Charlestown Road /
near Grange Park Road13.6 km, 147 m up - 2 From Manchester Oxford Road16.7 km, 108 m up
- 3 From East Didsbury, Wilmslow Road /
opposite Moor Park Road18.8 km, 118 m up - 4 From Manchester Airport, Wilmslow Road /
opposite Mill Lane19.7 km, 110 m up
Running by district
We tested a run from 1,657 stations across Manchester and kept up to 10 of the best in each district, 259 in all. How we pick the starts
- Rusholme
- Moss Side
- Fallowfield
- Whalley Range
- Hulme
- Longsight
- Chorlton upon Medlock
- Ardwick
- Withington
- Levenshulme
- Ladybarn
- Piccadilly
- Deansgate
- Chinatown
- West Gorton
- Castlefield
- Chorlton Cum Hardy
- Beswick
- Ancoats
- Openshaw
- Gorton
- East Didsbury
- Strangeways
- Bradford
- Miles Platting
- Clayton
- Abbey Hey
- Collyhurst
- Cheetham Hill
- Harpurhey
- Baguley
- Newton Heath
- Crumpsall
- Benchill
- Moston
- Blackley
- New Moston
- Civic Centre
- Bowker Vale
- Ringway
Running in parks and forests
Cycling by station
We tested 22 stations, one in each 3 km square of Manchester. 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.