Tour My Run!Tour My Run!Amsterdam is a city built for running: flat as a track, laced with canals, parks and waterside paths where people run more than they park. Early in the morning, before the bikes take over the bridges, the city opens up to runners: the low light slides across the water of the grachten and you understand why Amsterdammers lace up before their coffee. On TourMyRun, a local runner takes you along their routes: the Vondelpark loop at first light, the long banks of the Amstel out to Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, the lanes and rowing course of the Amsterdamse Bos, the loop around the Sloterplas lake, or the IJ waterfront and the eastern islands. Not a canal-boat cruise, not a random jog around your hotel: one hour of running with someone who lives here, at your pace, who knows the good paths along the water, the green shortcuts and the right tempo.
Come, I'll take you running
To get taken running in Amsterdam, book a run on TourMyRun: a local runner welcomes you and their group at a meeting point, and you set off along their route, at your own pace, for the length of a run — often around an hour. You never run alone, and there's nothing for you to organise.
📄 Download the Amsterdam running guide — routes, maps and tips (free PDF)
Get the free guideYour guide isn't a service provider — they're an Amsterdammer who loves to run and wants to show you their city. They adjust the pace and distance to your level, pick the route to suit the time of day and the weather — a quiet Vondelpark in the morning, the Amstel banks at blue hour, the Bos when it's hot — and share the Amsterdam you won't find in guidebooks. Many of our guides here are running-club members and sports students who know their training loops by heart. You leave with a real memory — and often a GPX track to run again on your own.
Looking for someone to run with in Amsterdam? A local is ready to go. Rather than running alone in a city you don't know, you join a resident who already runs this ground: they open up their route, match the pace to yours, and show you the city on the move.
Not here for the performance? Many guides offer an easy-paced discovery run — a gentle jog, almost at walking pace, to see the city without racing through it. You stop at the viewpoints and take the time to look: it's a way to discover Amsterdam on the move with a local, at a pace that lets you take everything in.
Yes. On TourMyRun, a run is led by a local who welcomes a small group of runners: you join others — visitors or locals — for a shared group run, without ever having to run alone. It's the group of a TourMyRun run, led by a resident — not an outside club or crew.
Public, well-known routes you can run on your own — a solid plan B to get moving right away. But the best of TourMyRun is still discovering them with a local who takes you, at your pace.
The paved outer loop of the central park, flat and rolling, a favourite with morning runners. Repeat as many times as you like — the reference route for an easy run in the heart of Amsterdam.
Start : Main entrance, Stadhouderskade / Leidseplein
Head due south along the Amsteldijk, almost car-free, past the Amstelpark (≈ 5 km) to the pretty village of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel. An out-and-back along the water — the great classic of Amsterdam runners.
Start : Berlagebrug bridge / Amstelstation, Amstel riverside
The straight 2 km rowing course and its lanes, in Amsterdam's largest forest. Flat, shaded, ideal for a real distance; extend on the trails all the way to a half marathon.
Start : North entrance of the Bos (Amstelveenseweg / Bosbaan)
The flat, open loop around the lake in the western Garden Towns: sailboats, canoes and anglers. A local favourite, safe and easy to follow for a solo run.
Start : Sloterpark, lakeside (west Amsterdam)
📍 lakeside promenade, Amsterdam · 83 min
📍 stadium car park, Amsterdam · 79 min
📍 riverside path, Amsterdam · 49 min
📍 central station, Amsterdam · 85 min
Your guide is a passionate amateur, not a professional. They are not paid: what you pay covers the organisation and a contribution towards the costs they incur — never a wage, never a service contract. It's a run between runners, not a ticketed tour.
Amsterdam is flat — a paradise for steady pacing. Vondelpark, the Amstel banks, the Bosbaan and the Sloterplas loop are flat and rolling; the only 'elevation' comes from the bridges and footbridges. Your guide picks the terrain to suit your level and your mood. Every listing shows distance and pace.
Usually around 1 hour, but it depends on the run you pick — each listing shows distance, duration and pace.
Yes. Amsterdam guides often offer sunrise and weekday slots — ideal between meetings or before a day of sightseeing, when the canals are still empty.
Absolutely. If you know your routes by heart and enjoy running with others, you can offer your runs and choose your slots. It's voluntary: your costs are covered, never a wage.
Book a run on TourMyRun: a local runner takes you along their route and matches the pace to yours. You pick a slot, meet them at the meeting point, and run with company.
Yes — every TourMyRun run is led by a local who welcomes a small group. You join other runners for a shared run, and never run alone.
With a resident who knows the city. They open up their routes and their group: you discover Amsterdam like a local, not like a tourist.
Yes. Some guides offer an easy-paced discovery run, almost at walking pace, with stops at the viewpoints — to see the city on the move, at your own pace.
Search the runs in Amsterdam on TourMyRun: each listing shows the route, the pace, the duration and the local who guides you. Pick the one that suits you.
Come, I'll take you running