The best 5 km runs in Sydney
The best scoring runs in Sydney 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 National Park5.4 km, 151 m up
- 2 Centennial Park, 5.0 km5.0 km, 34 m up
- 3 From North Head Scenic Dr opp Quarantine Station5.3 km, 115 m up
- 4 From Cowpasture Rd after Bossley Rd4.7 km, 59 m up
- 5 From Childrens Hospital4.7 km, 45 m up
- 6 From Underwood Rd opp Coleman Av4.3 km, 13 m up
- 7 Centennial Park, 5.2 km5.2 km, 48 m up
- 8 From Doran Dr opp Hills Showground Station4.6 km, 61 m up
- 9 From Turrella5.5 km, 58 m up
- 10 From Mona Vale Rd after Kitchener St8.1 km, 214 m up
The best 20 km rides in Sydney
We tested a ride from a station in every 3 km square of Sydney 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 10,245 stations across Sydney and kept up to 10 of the best in each district, 225 in all. How we pick the starts
- Cumberland City Council
- Fairfield City Council
- Blacktown City Council
- City of Parramatta Council
- Strathfield Municipal Council
- Liverpool City Council
- Council of the City of Ryde
- Canterbury-Bankstown Council
- Penrith City Council
- City of Canada Bay Council
- Burwood Council
- The Council of the Municipality of Hunters Hill
- Ku-ring-gai Council
- Lane Cove Municipal Council
- Inner West Council
- Georges River Council
- Willoughby City Council
- North Sydney Council
- City of Sydney
- Bayside Council
- The Hills Shire Council
- Mosman Municipal Council
- The Council of the Shire of Hornsby
- Camden Council
- Campbelltown City Council
- Woollahra Municipal Council
- Sutherland Shire Council
- Northern Beaches Council
- Waverley Council
- Randwick City Council
Running in parks and forests
Kamay Botany Bay National Park 4 runs Royal National Park 11 runs Lane Cove National Park 17 runs Garigal National Park 8 runs Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park 5 runs Berowra Valley National Park 5 runs Western Sydney Regional Park 8 runs Mount Annan Botanic Garden 7 runs Mowbray Park 3 runs Bidjigal Reserve 4 runs Centennial Park 26 runs Manly Warringah War Memorial State Park 9 runs
Cycling by station
We tested 278 stations, one in each 3 km square of Sydney. These 10 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.
Cycling in parks and forests
Royal National Park 4 rides Mirambeena Regional Park 28 rides Lane Cove National Park 15 rides Sydney Harbour National Park 5 rides Lower Prospect Canal Reserve 30 rides Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park 9 rides Western Sydney Regional Park 11 rides Prospect Reservoir controlled area 8 rides Mount Annan Botanic Garden 4 rides Centennial Park 14 rides