I've lived in San Diego for a year now but besides mission bay, balboa, torrey pines, mission trails, san dieguito, and san elijo I haven't branched out much. Where are the cool places to run?
Also a friend told me about some bike paths that are used as part of a christmas half marathon that's not being held this year - anyone got a map of these paths?
That bike path goes along Highway 56, not my favorite though because it is quite hilly and right next to the highway. I’d recommend the half (San Diego Holiday Half) though - net downhill and super fun. Aside from the places you mentioned, Peñasquitos Canyon is always a nice place. Rancho Santa Fe has a big network of horse trails. Lake Hodges is another nice area. The coast highway from Solana Beach to Carlsbad is pretty flat and scenic with a wide shoulder you can run on. Mt. Laguna has some really nice flat trails at around 5000 feet of elevation. Miramar Lake is probably the best place to do workouts or long distance time trials. You can “discover” a lot of trails just by browsing through Google Maps.
check them out and download the app. they have a ton of great san diego routes
Carlsbad has some great areas. I've run a lot at Batiquitos Lagoon and down El Camino Real connecting to the coast highway. As mentioned before, a lot of the highways and streets have bikes lanes or wide shoulders that make for great running along with scenic views of the ocean or lagoons.
I hear david45's backyard is fun to run loops in.
I am from North San Diego.
My regular running places used to be...
Anywhere in South La Jolla to Jetty st in PB to Riviera or the end of the trail via the bayshore....by campland by the bay, etc....good for 10-14 miles.
Oceanside....strand...harbor...strand.....Carlsbad beach strand harbor strand end....about 11 or so. Flat.
Lake Hodges trails, starting in Rancho Bernardo Park...
Guajome Park, Vista.....many trails....
And my favorite...Double Peak....San Marcos. Elevation is perfect. Start at San Elijo Park. Turn on Double Peak rd. Net elevation is zero. Original elevation gain may be 800-900 feet within a couple of miles.
Not sure what is safe or open during the pandemic but when it's safe, these are good.
If you want to be completely and utterly alone on a beach for about 7 miles you can start at the silver strand state beach and go south to the IB pier and back, it’s empty because of the 3.5 mile stretch of military base just off the beach. Or if you wanna go really long you can just continue through a mile or so of typical crowded beach front and then you’ll hit the sloughs which will be empty as well and you could prolly go as far as Mexico, idk I’ve never been. If you are ok with running on a bike path, (I’m not), from Coronado down to IB is pretty scenic, also just circumventing Coronado island is pretty nice, especially along the bay.
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