Tour My Run!Tour My Run!Dublin is a compact, green, sea-facing city — a natural playground for running. A few minutes from the centre you go from the Liffey quays to the vast avenues of Phoenix Park, one of the largest walled parks in Europe, where herds of wild deer roam free. To the east, Dublin Bay unrolls kilometres of flat seafront: Sandymount Strand, the Great South Wall out to the red Poolbeg lighthouse, and further out the Howth cliffs facing the Irish Sea. On TourMyRun, a local runner takes you along their routes: the park loop at first light, the Grand Canal towpath through the 'Silicon Docks', or the cliff path when the wind drops. Not a sightseeing coach, not a random jog around your hotel: one hour of running with someone who lives here, at your pace, who knows the right turns, the right weather and the right tempo.
Come, I'll take you running
📄 Download the Dublin running guide — routes, maps and tips (free PDF)
Get the free guideYour guide isn't a service provider — they're a Dubliner who loves to run and wants to show you their city. In Dublin the weather turns fast and the bay wind decides a lot — which is exactly where a local changes everything. They pick the route to suit the moment and the sky: the sheltered avenues of Phoenix Park on a windy day, the seafront when it clears, the Howth trail when conditions are good. Many of our Dublin guides are running-club members (parkrun, athletics clubs) 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.
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.
Wide, flat, rolling avenues through the city's largest park: the Wellington Monument, the deer meadows and the presidential residence. The Dubliners' reference training ground, stunning at sunrise.
Start : Parkgate Street / Chesterfield Avenue (east entrance)
A straight sea wall reaching out into the bay to the red Poolbeg lighthouse, sea on both sides and views to the Dublin Mountains. Flat all the way — mind the wind and exposure.
Start : Sandymount Strand / Great South Wall car park (Pigeon House Road)
A flat, open seafront along Dublin Bay, with a huge tidal strand at low tide. Ideal for cruising an easy outing in the fresh air.
Start : Sandymount village / Strand Road
A waymarked coastal trail (Cliff Path Loop) above the Irish Sea, gorse, the Baily lighthouse and big views. Natural, rolling terrain — trail shoes recommended in wet weather.
Start : Howth DART station (~25 min from the centre)
Your guide is a passionate amateur, not a professional. What you pay covers the organisation and a contribution to your guide's time and expenses — not a commercial service. It's a run between runners, not a ticketed tour.
Rarely for runners: the rain is often brief and the wind matters more than the cold. Your guide picks the route to match the sky — the sheltered park on gusty days, the seafront when it clears. Bring a windproof layer and you're set.
Usually around 1 hour, but it depends on the run you pick — each listing shows distance, duration and pace.
Yes. Dublin guides often offer sunrise and weekday slots — ideal between meetings or before a day of sightseeing.
Absolutely. If you know your routes by heart and enjoy running with others, you can offer your runs, choose your slots and receive a contribution for your time.
Come, I'll take you running
