The best 5 km runs in Perth
The best scoring runs in Perth 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 Whiteman Park3.9 km, 10 m up
- 2 Rottnest Island State Reserve5.7 km, 49 m up
- 3 Kings Park, 5.0 km5.0 km, 71 m up
- 4 Lake Gwelup Reserve3.5 km, 15 m up
- 5 Kings Park, 6.1 km6.1 km, 69 m up
- 6 Koondoola Regional Bushland3.9 km, 35 m up
- 7 From Harborne Street Before Dodd Street4.6 km, 14 m up
- 8 From Chestnut Road Before Gooralong Road2.6 km, 75 m up
- 9 John Forrest National Park6.2 km, 141 m up
- 10 From Marlee Loop After Victoria Park Drive5.3 km, 3 m up
The best 20 km rides in Perth
We tested a ride from a station in every 3 km square of Perth 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 5, drawn in full
- 1 Rottnest Island State Reserve17.6 km, 144 m up
- 2 From Shuttle Bus Mountain Bike Pickup22.0 km, 523 m up
- 3 From Canning Highway After Cliffe Street22.6 km, 106 m up
- 4 From Jarrahdale Road Before Jubb Road19.3 km, 297 m up
- 5 From Vanessa Road Before Eldora Crescent20.0 km, 73 m up
Running by district
We tested a run from 10,260 stations across Perth and kept up to 10 of the best in each district, 272 in all. How we pick the starts
- City of Canning
- Town of Victoria Park
- City of South Perth
- City of Belmont
- City of Gosnells
- City of Melville
- City of Perth
- Kings Park
- City of Vincent
- City of Bayswater
- Town of Bassendean
- City of Subiaco
- City of Nedlands
- Town of Claremont
- Town of East Fremantle
- Town of Cambridge
- Town of Mosman Park
- Town of Cottesloe
- City of Stirling
- City of Fremantle
- City of Kalamunda
- City of Armadale
- City of Cockburn
- City of Kwinana
- City of Swan
- Shire of Mundaring
- City of Joondalup
- Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale
- City of Rockingham
- City of Wanneroo
- City of Mandurah
Running in parks and forests
Cycling by station
We tested 253 stations, one in each 3 km square of Perth. 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.
- City of York Bay
- Shuttle Bus Mountain Bike Pickup
- Canning Highway After Cliffe Street
- Jarrahdale Road Before Jubb Road
- Vanessa Road Before Eldora Crescent
- Daglish
- Flora Terrace After Elsie Street
- Grove Road After Dianella Road
- Cockburn Road Potato Marketing Corporation
- Cockburn Central
- Bayswater
- Stirling
- Rockingham Road Before Dalison Avenue