Generally Speaking, Umeå Is A Good Place For Running,...
Umeå, Sweden
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Posted: Thursday, October 2
Runner: Stefan Sjöström
Generally speaking, Umeå is a good place for running, with a lot of bicycle paths all over the city. As for long runs, I have two favourites: following the Ume river to Klabböle, crossing the river on a small bridge, and then returning back towards Teg and Umeå on the south side of the river. Depending on how far you want to go, choose any of the four bridges in the city center area to go back to where you started. Loops will be around 17-25 kilometers, with only a couple of slopes. A tougher long run is Ringvägen, a gravel road encircling the old I20 military grounds. Start next to the soccer field off the E4 highway at "Umestan". Hilly, about 25 kilometers. There are a lot of gravel roads in the area, som make sure to check out the maps that are placed on signs here and there. Running alone in Umeå is pretty safe. Winter time, several of the routes cannot be accessed because of the snow.
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