Best places to run in Spain

A semi-desert badlands of clay ravines and lone buttes like Castildetierra, with flat tracks ideal for long open walks and runs.

The legendary 'end of the world' cape where the Camino reaches the Atlantic, a scenic walk out to the lighthouse and cliffs.

An old coastguard footpath winding along the Costa Brava's cliffs, pine woods and hidden coves between fishing villages.

A restored boardwalk pinned to the sheer walls of the Gaitanes gorge, an exhilarating linear walk high above the river.

Madrid's vast green lung, five times the size of Central Park, with wide trails for long runs and rides plus city skyline views.

A maze of weathered karst limestone towers with waymarked loop trails, eerie and beautiful in mist or low sun.

A glassy mountain lake beneath the twin Encantats peaks, the gateway to the lake-and-waterfall heart of Aigüestortes National Park.

A long-distance dry-stone route crossing Mallorca's UNESCO Tramuntana mountains through olive terraces and limestone villages.

Car-free Atlantic islands of white-sand Praia de Rodas and pine-clad trails to clifftop lighthouse viewpoints.

Two glacial lakes, Enol and Ercina, ringed by an easy loop trail with reflections, grazing horses and views toward the Cantabrian peaks.

A cluster of high mountain lakes reached by a rewarding hike through the wild brown-bear country of Somiedo Natural Park.

A glacial tarn in a dramatic granite cirque, reached by the popular trail from the Plataforma de Gredos beneath Almanzor.

A surreal landscape of red eroded peaks left by Roman gold mining, explored on the Mirada Circular trail through chestnut woods.

A lush river park of countless waterfalls, caves and pools including the 50 m Cola de Caballo, on gentle walking paths.

The hill at the west end of La Concha, climbed on foot for the postcard panorama of San Sebastián's curving bay.

At 3,348 m the high point of the Ordesa massif, a demanding mountain ascent above one of the Pyrenees' grandest glacial valleys.

A wooded hill rising from the old town with a fortress crown and easy paths offering bay views over La Concha beach.

A surreal massif of rounded rock pinnacles above a famous monastery, laced with steep trails to viewpoints like Sant Jeroni.

At 3,479 m the highest peak in mainland Spain, a long high-altitude hike with panoramas from the Mediterranean to the Alpujarras.

An iconic 2,519 m limestone tower whose dramatic summit draws climbers, while walkers reach a viewpoint above the village of Bulnes.

A wild 200 km coastal trek linking lighthouses along Galicia's rugged Coast of Death, tough underfoot but spectacular.

A windswept stone hamlet on the Camino Francés, the trail's misty mountain gateway into Galicia with sweeping valley views.

Barcelona's leafy central park with a monumental cascade fountain and lake, flat and pleasant for a gentle walk or jog.

A green hill above Barcelona's harbour with gardens, a castle and terraced paths giving panoramic views over the city and sea.

The 512 m high point of the Collserola hills above Barcelona, crowned by a basilica and reached by forested climbing trails.

Madrid's grand central park of tree-lined avenues, a boating lake and the Crystal Palace, ideal for an easy stroll or run.

A volcanic desert coastline of red cliffs, dunes and wild beaches followed by the GR 140 between San José and Agua Amarga.

At 2,592 m the highest point of the Sistema Central, a rugged granite scramble above the glacial Circo de Gredos.

At 2,913 m one of the highest summits in the eastern Pyrenees, a tough but non-technical climb with sweeping border-ridge views.

A spectacular 12 km path carved into cliffs high above the Cares river between Poncebos and Caín, one of Spain's most famous gorge walks.

A tiny hermitage on a rocky islet linked to the coast by a serpentine 241-step stone stairway and clifftop path.

A flat former-railway greenway through tunnels and river gorges of the Bear Valleys, easy and scenic for walkers, runners and cyclists.

A glacial cirque sanctuary surrounded by Pyrenean peaks, accessed on foot via the steep Camí Vell trail beside a rack railway.

A vast glacial valley of cliffs, beech forest and the Cola de Caballo waterfall, with classic trails from the Pradera de Ordesa.

A 3,396 m summit reachable on foot from Spain's highest road, offering vast Sierra Nevada views with relatively little climb.