The best 5 km runs in Seattle
The best scoring runs in Seattle 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 Discovery Park, 3.8 km3.8 km, 65 m up
- 2 Discovery Park, 3.6 km3.6 km, 80 m up
- 3 Green Lake Park, 4.8 km4.8 km, 16 m up
- 4 Warren G. Magnuson Park4.8 km, 44 m up
- 5 Green Lake Park, 5.1 km5.1 km, 19 m up
- 6 Washington Park Arboretum4.8 km, 71 m up
- 7 From Harbor Ave SW & SW Maryland Pl4.5 km, 88 m up
- 8 From Montlake Boulevard East & State Route 5205.2 km, 46 m up
- 9 From Sand Point Way Northeast & Northeast 77th Street5.0 km, 28 m up
- 10 Green Lake Park, 5.6 km5.6 km, 31 m up
The best 20 km rides in Seattle
We tested a ride from a station in every 3 km square of Seattle 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 From Phinney Avenue North & North 58th Street14.1 km, 134 m up
- 2 From 22nd Ave SW & 23rd Ave SW14.4 km, 199 m up
- 3 From Lakeside Avenue South & South Day Street16.7 km, 304 m up
- 4 From Sand Point Way Northeast & Northeast 95th Street21.4 km, 362 m up
- 5 From Marine View Drive Southwest & Southwest 104th Street20.5 km, 312 m up
Running by district
We tested a run from 2,066 stations across Seattle and kept up to 10 of the best in each district, 473 in all. How we pick the starts
- Belltown
- Lower Queen Anne
- South Lake Union
- Pike Place Market
- Westlake
- Central Business District
- Cascade
- First Hill
- Queen Anne
- Pioneer Square
- Yesler Terrace
- Capitol Hill
- International District
- Eastlake
- Interbay
- Portage Bay
- Central District
- Montlake
- Fremont
- Wallingford
- Madrona
- Leschi
- Denny-Blaine
- Madison Park
- East Industrial District
- North Admiral
- Magnolia
- Phinney Ridge
- University District
- Alki
- West Industrial District
- North Delridge
- Genesee
- Mount Baker
- Discovery Park
- Green Lake
- Fairmount Park
- Ballard
- Laurelhurst
- Roosevelt
- Ravenna
- Bryant
- Columbia City
- Windermere
- Riverview
- Seaview
- Greenwood
- High Point
- Beacon Hill
- Crown Hill
- Wedgwood
- North College Park
- Georgetown
- View Ridge
- Maple Leaf
- North Beach
- Gatewood
- Seward Park
- Sand Point
- South Park
- Roxhill
- Highland Park
- Meadowbrook
- South Delridge
- Brighton
- Matthews Beach
- Victory Heights
- Broadview
- Haller Lake
- Fauntleroy
- Bitter Lake
- Pinehurst
- Dunlap
- Arbor Heights
- Cedar Park
- Olympic Hills
- Rainier Beach
- Rainier View
Running in parks and forests
Cycling by station
We tested 37 stations, one in each 3 km square of Seattle. These 6 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.