Best places to run in Cyprus

A 7.5 km Akamas loop starting at the Baths of Aphrodite, climbing to ruins and a viewpoint over Chrysochou Bay before descending the coast.

A roughly 7 km loop encircling the Chionistra summit through cool pine forest with continuous 360-degree mountain and coastal views.

One of the longest and gentlest Troodos nature trails, a shaded 14 km contour walk past springs and varied highland flora.

A remote highland valley filled with some 130,000 endemic Cyprus cedars, walked on quiet forest trails where mouflon roam.

Cyprus's flagship long-distance trail of over 500 km, crossing the Akamas, Troodos and southern coast through the island's finest scenery.

A compact 15th-century Crusader keep set among vineyards, a flat-walk landmark on the Limassol plain near Kourion.

A sheltered horseshoe cove of calm clear water below pine slopes, a fine swim stop on the Cape Greco coastal walk.

A spectacular ancient city on a clifftop above the sea with a Greco-Roman theatre and mosaics, walkable ruins with coastal panoramas.

Cyprus's grandest mountain monastery at around 1300 m, a striking landmark and start of long ridge trails through the western Troodos.

A remote unspoilt golden-sand turtle-nesting bay at the wild western edge of the Akamas, reached by a rough track or coastal hiking.

At about 15 m this is the tallest waterfall in Cyprus, reached on a short steep path through dense vegetation off the Platres road.

The island's largest and wildest forest complex, a vast remote expanse for long forest hikes and prime mouflon habitat.

A there-and-back 3 km pine-forest path to the Makria Kontarka viewpoint with sweeping views over the Limassol district and southern ranges.

Aphrodite's Rock, a famous sea stack on a pebble beach below rugged cliffs, with a clifftop path and tunnel access to the shore.

A sheltered crescent bay below dramatic chalk cliffs, with clifftop and beach walks between Limassol and Paphos.

A rugged unspoilt northwest coastline of small coves and headlands near Pomos point, scenic for low-traffic coastal walking.

A long, steep and demanding descent from Troodos square to Platres through black-pine forest, one of the toughest Troodos nature trails.

A forest station deep in the Paphos Forest beside a wooded river valley, base for quiet walks and the resident mouflon enclosure.

A 4th-century monastery perched on a 750 m rocky peak, reached by a steep climb with commanding views over the Larnaca plain to the sea.

Cyprus's largest salt lake and wetland, with boardwalks and bird hides where flamingos and migratory birds gather in winter.

A 50-foot natural sea arch on the Cape Greco coastal path, a dramatic photo stop above the Blue Lagoon sea caves.

A broad winter salt lake hosting thousands of greater flamingos, circled by a flat broad trail to the Kamares aqueduct and Hala Sultan Tekke.

A spectacular high ridge around 1600 m with the Teisia tis Madaris cliffs, a rewarding circular hike of high-mountain atmosphere and rare plants.

Limassol's landscaped seafront promenade and sculpture park, a flat palm-lined route ideal for an easy seaside run or stroll.

A 1362 m forest summit above Cedar Valley, a short but steep climb rewarding hikers with views over the wild Paphos Forest.

A dramatic narrow limestone canyon where walls rise up to 30 m, followed on foot along the Avgas riverbed in a striking deep cleft.

A reservoir north of Limassol circled by a 4-5 km nature trail with sweeping views back over the coast and the dam waters.

A scenic reservoir below the Troodos foothills with a 4 km nature trail along the dam, good for birdlife and an easy lakeside walk.

At 1952 m this is the highest peak in Cyprus, a snow-dusted summit in winter with island-wide panoramas reached on a steady forest climb.