Tour My Run!Tour My Run!Madrid isn't only meant to be enjoyed from a terrace — it's meant to be run. At first light, when the paths of El Retiro are still empty and the golden Meseta light slips between the trees, the city reveals a different side of itself. On TourMyRun, a local runner takes you along their routes: the big shaded loop of Retiro Park around its lake, the flat, traffic-light-free 10 km of Madrid Río along the Manzanares, the wooded hills of Casa de Campo — the city's largest urban forest —, or the climb up to the Templo de Debod to catch the sunset that sets Madrid ablaze. 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 cool hour and the right tempo — handy at 667 m of altitude under the Castilian sun.
Come, I'll take you running
📄 Download the Madrid running guide — routes, maps and tips (free PDF)
Get the free guideYour guide isn't a service provider — they're a Madrileño 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 moment — Retiro or Madrid Río to cruise on the flat, Casa de Campo or Cerro del Tío Pío for elevation, the Templo de Debod for sunset — and share the Madrid you won't find in guidebooks. They also know the trick that changes everything here: heading out early morning or in the evening to dodge the heat, and handling the 667 m of altitude. Many of our Madrid guides are running-club members and sports students (INEF) 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.
The Madrileños' reference loop: dirt paths around the park, past the lake, the Palacio de Cristal and the rose garden. Flat, shaded, ideal at first light or for stacking laps.
Start : Puerta de Alcalá / Retiro main gate
The great green ribbon by the river: a paved, flat path, marked by the kilometre, without a single traffic light. The city runners' favourite for tempo work and long outings.
Start : Puente de Toledo (metro Marqués de Vadillo / Pirámides)
Madrid's largest urban forest: dirt trails among pines and holm oaks, climbs and descents, views of the Royal Palace from the lake. Real elevation rewarded by calm and nature, right in the city.
Start : Lago de la Casa de Campo (metro Lago)
A loop past the Egyptian temple then the wooded paths of Parque del Oeste down to the Rosaleda. A few honest climbs, and on the way back the finest sunset in Madrid facing the temple.
Start : Templo de Debod / Plaza de España
📍 central station, Madrid · 45 min
📍 riverside path, Madrid · 88 min
📍 riverside path, Madrid · 52 min
📍 city park entrance, Madrid · 39 min
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.
Yes, with the right habits. Madrid guides often offer sunrise or evening slots to dodge the heat, and adjust the pace to the 667 m of altitude. Each listing shows distance, duration and pace.
No. Plenty of runs stay flat and accessible — Retiro, Madrid Río. Others take on the hills of Casa de Campo or Cerro del Tío Pío: each listing shows the profile, and your guide adapts the pace to your level.
Usually around 1 hour, but it depends on the run you pick — each listing shows distance, duration and pace.
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