The best cycling and running routes in Montréal
Montréal's top-ranked 5 km run in November 2026 starts at Papineau / Barnabé-Larocque bus stop: 5.4 km, 34 m up, 100% through nature. This was ranked from 39,611 runs and 1,006 rides Remap built across Montréal. Montréal ranks 26th of 54 cities in the November 2026 edition. Remap's 5 km runs in Montréal score 58 out of 100; a typical run scores 13. Our methodology
The best 5 km runs in Montréal
The best runs in Montréal at each distance.
The top 10, drawn in full Where the other runs on the running page start
- 1 Frédéric-Back Park5.4 km, 34 m up
- 2 Mount Royal Park5.3 km, 179 m up
- 3 From Rosemont /
25e Avenue5.3 km, 14 m up - 4 From Marguerite-Bourgeoys /
du Club-Marin4.8 km, 19 m up - 5 Grand Parc de l'Ouest5.5 km, 7 m up
- 6 Jean-Drapeau Park5 km, 25 m up
- 7 From Broadway /
2e Avenue5.1 km, 10 m up - 8 From Chèvremont /
Joncaire5.4 km, 24 m up - 9 From Guy /
Paxton5.1 km, 3 m up - 10 From Ozias-Leduc /
Paul-Letondal4.6 km, 14 m up
The best 20 km rides in Montréal
The best rides in Montréal at each distance.
Running by district
We tested runs from 3,968 stations across Montréal and selected up to 10 of the best starting points in each district. 149 starting points with the top ranked runs were kept in total. How we pick the starting points
- Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
- Outremont
- Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
- Ahuntsic-Cartierville
- Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
- Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
- Ville-Marie
- Saint-Laurent
- Saint-Léonard
- Le Sud-Ouest
- Montréal-Nord
- Lachine
- Verdun
- LaSalle
- Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
- Anjou
- Pierrefonds-Roxboro
- Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
- L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève
Running in parks and forests
Cycling by station
We divided Montréal into 3 km squares and tested a ride from a starting point near the centre of each. Of the 61 starting points, we selected the 9 with the best rides, keeping them at least 6 km apart to cover more of the city.
