Running in Stockholm

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Winter can bring lots of snow and ice to Stockholm. Click here to see a map of the bike paths in Stockholm that are cleared first (as of winter 2017-2018).

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Stockholm is divided into four major boroughs. Östermalm, Norrmalm, Södermalm, and Västermalm (also known as Kungsholmen). These are the best accessible runs for each of them.

Östermalm

Take the chance to run in the beautiful Olympic stadium. No other arena has had more world records than Stockholms Stadion. It is located just a kilometer from the center of Stockholm's nightlife at Stureplan. Behind the stadium is the small forest Lill-Jansskogen where you can find a marked trail of about 3km.

On the opposite side of Östermalm, at the end of the street called Strandvägen, you can pass over a small bridge to the island Djurgården which is one of the most popular areas for running in Stockholm. Follow the canal out and back or loop the entire island and race the big ferries entering Stockholm on the way back.

Södermalm

A popular route starting at Södermalm is running around the water Årstaviken. It is very flat running on Södermalm and rather hilly at Årsta on the other side. You can also follow the water around Södermalm for a flat 10k.

Norrmalm

The park Hagaparken is the best spot for running close to Norrmalm. It hosts the only parkrun in central Stockholm and if you are lucky you might see the Crown Princess and her family who live in the park.

Västermalm

Kungsholmen is another island that is popular to run around. Right across from the canal Karlbergskanalen is the castle and military park Karlberg. It has some trails and a 400m gravel oval.

The ski slopes Hammarbybacken are barely runnable because of the gradient but rather popular for a tough hill workout. The longest slope is 400m long and descends 85m.

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If you want a real challenge you can try the course of Lidingöloppet 30km. Lidingöloppet is a brutal 30km cross country race that's one of the most well-known races in Sweden. From Lidingövallen it is rather close to the start, the 8k mark, the 20k mark and the finish which makes it easy to run parts of the course if you feel like 30k's of hills are too much.

Another more accessible nice area is Ursvik. It's a 10-minute walk from the subway station Hallonbergen on the blue line and has hilly trails from 2.5km to 15km.

Winters in Stockholm can get cold and snowy. December through March might see snow and the temperature is often below -10°C10°F . The days are short and in December it is only bright out between about 1010 AM and 164 PM.

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Zinkensdamms IP, Kristinebergs IP, Stockholms Stadion, Kronobergsparken, Västberga IP and Humlegården has lighting and Lill-Jansskogen 3kmLill-Jansskogen 3km and Djurgården is usually usable all through the winter.

Zinkensdamms IP, Kristinebergs IP, Stockholms Stadion, Short Djurgården loop 5kmShort Djurgården loop 5km, Ängby IP, Karlbergs slottspark, Haga parkrun and Sundbybergs IP are popular places to run in this area.

For those who like to run on soft surfaces, these are recommended: Lill-Jansskogen 3kmLill-Jansskogen 3km, Short Djurgården loop 5kmShort Djurgården loop 5km, Långholmen, Around lake trekanten 1.7kmAround lake trekanten 1.7km and Karlberg 4kmKarlberg 4km.

Those looking for a course with hard surface can go to Tantolunden, Kronobergsparken, Skeppsholmen, Gärdet, Djurgården or Norra Djurgården.

If you prefer trails you can check out Elljusspåret GärdetElljusspåret Gärdet.

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Running spots in Stockholm

Humlegården | Långholmen | Djurgården | Gärdet | Skeppsholmen | Järva sågspånsloop | Norra Djurgården | Hammarbybacken | Tantolunden | Kronobergsparken

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Running routes in Stockholm

Karlberg 4km | Åkeshov 1.55km | Lill-Jansskogen 3km | Norra Djurgården 3.1km | Short Djurgården loop 5km | Around lake trekanten 1.7km | Elljusspåret Gärdet | Fiskartorpet 2.5km | Solviksspåret | Nationaldagsgaloppen

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Group runs in Stockholm

RUN:TRACK:RUN run | Judarskogen parkrun

Running tracks in Stockholm

Kristinebergs IP | Stockholms Stadion | Zinkensdamms IP | Ängby IP | Stora mossens IP | Spånga IP | Kärrtorps IP | Enskede IP | Västberga IP | Hagsätra IP | Hammarbyhöjdens idrottsplats | Farsta IP | Avicii arena Show all tracks

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Weather in Stockholm

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Solna kommun | Solna | Kungshättan | Sundbybergs kommun | Canton village | Lambarudd | Parksidan | Ekerö | Rocksta | Botkyrka kommun