The best 5 km runs in Melbourne
The best scoring runs in Melbourne 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 Royal Park4.0 km, 39 m up
- 2 Yarra Valley Parklands3.3 km, 38 m up
- 3 Berwick Springs Parkland4.5 km, 3 m up
- 4 Grant Reserve3.9 km, 0 m up
- 5 From Stop 128: Albert Park6.0 km, 3 m up
- 6 From Keith Ave/
Kinross Ave4.6 km, 0 m up - 7 From Hawkstowe5.2 km, 37 m up
- 8 From Stop 56: Edgewater Boulevard4.6 km, 33 m up
- 9 From Coolibar Avenue/
Railway Parade4.2 km, 0 m up - 10 From Stop 36: Devon Street5.1 km, 30 m up
The best 20 km rides in Melbourne
We tested a ride from a station in every 3 km square of Melbourne 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 7,477 stations across Melbourne and kept up to 10 of the best in each district, 241 in all. How we pick the starts
- City of Knox
- City of Maroondah
- City of Whitehorse
- City of Monash
- City of Manningham
- City of Greater Dandenong
- City of Stonnington
- City of Boroondara
- City of Banyule
- City of Glen Eira
- Shire of Nillumbik
- City of Yarra
- City of Kingston
- City of Bayside
- City of Darebin
- City of Port Phillip
- City of Melbourne
- City of Merri-bek
- City of Moonee Valley
- City of Casey
- City of Frankston
- City of Maribyrnong
- City of Whittlesea
- City of Hobsons Bay
- Shire of Yarra Ranges
- City of Brimbank
- City of Hume
- City of Wyndham
- Shire of Mornington Peninsula
- City of Melton
Running in parks and forests
Cycling by station
We tested 333 stations, one in each 3 km square of Melbourne. These 13 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.