| TRAILS
Want
to get off the roads and hit the trails?
San Diego has trail runs from the
border to the mountains! |
| BALBOA
PARK-
On
the west side of Balboa Park there is a mile or so of dirt path to run on. From
Sixth & Laurel go through the 'dog park' to under the Laurel Bridge, alongside
Highway 163 | |
The SouthWest
corner of Balboa Park is at the corner of Sixth
& Elm, with an uphill to Sixth
& Laurel. The Northwest corner is at Park
& Upas.
Between these points there are 1200
acres of park to run in- from flat grass & dirt paths to hilly trails,
much of it under the shade of trees and quiet roads with little traffic. East
of this are the dirt paths and hills of Florida Canyon and Morley Field. |
MORLEY FIELD-
This is the site for the national high school cross country championships
sponsored by Foot Locker, so you know it has some good trails to run!
MAP
of Foot Locker XC Course | |
Morley
Field is North-East of downtown
San Diego, directly east of Balboa Park,
between Florida Canyon and Pershing Drive, south of Upas St. |
MISSION
TRAILS- Mission
Trails Regional Park encompasses nearly 5,800 acres of both natural and developed
recreational acres. Its rugged hills, valleys and open areas represent a San Diego
prior to the landing of Cabrillo in San Diego Bay in 1542. Centrally located and
only eight miles northeast of downtown San Diego, Mission Trails Regional Park
provides a quick, natural escape from the urban hustle & bustle. MAP |
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FLORIDA
CANYON-
Between
Balboa Park and Morley Field, on both sides of Florida Drive are trails to run.
You can have gentle rolling paths, or challenging steep hills to chose from!
trails.com |
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SAN
CLEMENTE CANYON
(HIGHWAY 52) -
, trails.com
| MAP | San
Clemente Canyon can be found south of highway 52, and between highways 5 and 805.
This canyon has dirt paths to run on, much under the shade of trees. |
MOUNT
LAGUNA-
PACIFIC CREST TRAIL | | The
Pacific Crest Trail runs through Mount Laguna which can be accessed by taking
the Sunrise Highway off of Highway 8. |
SWEETWATER
PARK -
trails.com | | |
| TECOLOTE
CANYON- | | |
SAN
DIEGO RIVER/
FLOOD CHANNEL- | | |
IMPERIAL
BEACH ESTUARY-
In the last SW corner of the USA, within site of the border of Mexico, is the
IB Estuary with flat dirt paths from near the beach to the mouth of the Tijuana
River. A number of loops in the estuary, making a 5 mile run possible. | Seacoast
Drive & Imperial Beach Blvd.,
at 2nd Street- MAP | |
CHULA
VISTA GOLF COURSE/
SWEETWATER RESERVOIR-
This
golf course has a 3 mile loop dirt path and grass you can run, or head east and
uphill to the Sweetwater Reservoir.
Parking available on the north side off
of Sweetwater Rd. in 'Rohr Park'. | MAP | |
POINT
LOMA
Below the Light House and Cabrillo Monument,
and
under Pt. Loma Nazarene College on the ocean side, there are trails to run. | MAP | |
