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Runs in and around Poole
4 running routes in Poole · 12 more nearby
The running in and around Poole is mostly on pavement and quiet roads, so road shoes are fine, covering anything from 5km to 8km. It stays flat enough for steady, even-paced running. Most are loops, so you finish back where you started. Bournemouth and Wimborne Minster are close enough to be worth a look too.
Runs in Poole

Around Poole Park
Poole, England
From Poole Park around Pool Park Boating Lake and then Parkstone Bay to the Marina, where it loops round Whitecliff Park on Whitecliff…

Holes Bay and Upton Park
Poole, England
Beginning at Holes Bay Road and proceeds along Poole Harbour Trails to Upton Country Park, where it performs a clockwise loop before…

Holes Bay Circular
Poole, England
A clockwise loop of Poole Harbour from Lifeboat Quay.

Poole parkrun
Poole, England
Set in scenic Poole Park, this flat, fast course runs on a mix of tarmac and compacted gravel paths.
Runs around Poole
Within roughly 10 km, sorted by distance.

Castlemans
Purbeck, England
An out and back on the Castleman Trailway.

Upton Heath Anticlockwise
Purbeck, England
A loop around Upton Heath Nature Reserve starts from Upton and moves through Beacon Hill Landfill and back.

Cranford Heath 5
Merley, England
A loop around Canford Heath Nature Reserve starts at Lodge Hill and moves through Broadstone Cemetery.

Cranford Heath 6
Merley, England
Around Canford Heath Nature Reserve beginning at Lodge Hill and heading towards Bearwood before turning left to skirt the woods and…

Upton Heath Clockwise
East Dorset, England
A single clockwise circle around Upton Heath Nature Reserve.

West Cliff and Shore Road Promenade
Bournemouth, England
An out and back along the prom.

Studand - Ballard Down
Studland, England
From South Beach Overflow car park. Start along Water Lane and then onto a path that climbs steeply onto Ballard Down and up Studland Hill.

Stour Valley
Canterbury, England
From Canterbury to Chartham and back on the Great Stour Way.

Wimborne Minster - The Stour Floodplain
Wimborne Minster, England
Note that this run will be impassable during flooding.

Boscombe Gardens and Sea Loop
Boscombe, England
An anticlockwise loop with a mix of streets, promenade and paved paths. Includes a climb up the Portman Ravivne Zig Zags.

Boscombe Prom and Cliffs
Bournemouth, England
Along the promenade then a climb up to and along Boscombe and Southbourne Overcliff.

Morden Bog (from Wareham)
Purbeck, England
A route made up of two loops round Morden Bag National Nature Reserve, starting by following the Sika Trail to the Nature Reserve…
Nearby towns
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