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  1. 1Chicago Lakefront TrailChicago Lakefront TrailThe benchmark for a city waterfront run. The paved trail follows Lake Michigan for 18 miles, from Ardmore Avenue in the north to 71st Street in the south, and since 2018 it has been split into a separate bike trail and pedestrian trail along its whole length, so you are not dodging cyclists at…0
  2. 2Charles River EsplanadeCharles River EsplanadeCharles River loops from the Esplanade Boston's classic is less a single route than a choice of loops: pick two bridges over the Charles and run out on one bank, back on the other, with Boston on one side and Cambridge on the other. The loop between the Harvard Bridge and the Longfellow Bridge,…0
  3. 3Embarcadero (San Diego)Embarcadero (San Diego)Flat and right outside the Convention Center, the bayfront promenade was built for people on foot. It runs north past Seaport Village and Waterfront Park towards the airport and Harbor Island, up to about 7 miles one way, so a 30-minute out-and-back and a long run are equally simple. An optional…0
  4. 4Lady Bird LakeLady Bird LakeAnn and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail Austin's favourite run circles Lady Bird Lake in a loop of about 10 miles, with bridges that let you cut it to whatever suits the morning. Much of it is soft decomposed granite rather than tarmac, kinder on legs after a flight. The highlight is the 1.3-mile…0
  5. 5Schuylkill River TrailSchuylkill River TrailKelly Drive and Martin Luther King Drive loop Philadelphia's river run starts behind the Museum of Art and follows the paved trail along Boathouse Row. Keep going to the Falls Bridge in East Falls, cross, and come back down the other bank for a lap of a little under nine miles. The west side is…0
  6. 6Myrtle Edwards ParkMyrtle Edwards ParkElliott Bay Trail through Myrtle Edwards Park Seattle's simplest traffic-free run from downtown heads north along the water through Myrtle Edwards Park, where a pedestrian path and a separate bike trail run beside Elliott Bay. The bike trail has been repaved and lit, and the park is open around…0
  7. 7Detroit International RiverfrontDetroit International RiverfrontDetroit RiverWalk One of the great urban comebacks, and an easy one for a visitor because it runs along the edge of downtown. The RiverWalk now covers about four and three-quarter miles beside the Detroit River, including a continuous stretch of about 3.5 miles from the old Joe Louis Arena site…0
  8. 8Eastbank EsplanadeEastbank EsplanadeWaterfront Park and Eastbank Esplanade bridge loop Portland's downtown loop starts at the Salmon Street Springs fountain in Waterfront Park, runs north along the Willamette, crosses the Steel Bridge and comes back down the Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade, a mile and a half of path on the east bank.…0
  9. 9Stone Arch Bridge (Minneapolis)Stone Arch Bridge (Minneapolis)Stone Arch Bridge and the St Anthony Falls Heritage Trail A short loop with a lot packed in. The former railway bridge, which carried trains for nearly a century before it reopened to walkers and cyclists in 1994, is one of the best ways to see St Anthony Falls. The Heritage Trail loop, about 1.8…0
  10. 10Mount Vernon TrailMount Vernon TrailWashington's Potomac path. The mostly flat, paved Mount Vernon Trail follows the Virginia bank of the river for 18 miles, from Theodore Roosevelt Island down to George Washington's estate, and it passes the end of Arlington Memorial Bridge, a short crossing from the Lincoln Memorial. A run along…0