Austin Park Running Routes
Where to run in Austin? These are the Park Mile routes — one measured route in each of Austin's best parks, from a 1-mile loop at Mueller Lake Park to the full 10-mile loop around Lady Bird Lake. Run any of them, submit your Strava link and unlock that park's free digital medal with the Park Mile Passport.
All routes
- Lady Bird Lake — 10.1 mi · Butler Trail full loop · Downtown
- Zilker Park — 3.1 mi · MoPac–Lamar loop · Zilker
- Mueller Lake Park — 1.0 mi · Lake loop · Mueller
- Barton Creek Greenbelt — 3.1 mi · Out-and-back from Zilker · Zilker
- Walnut Creek Park — 6.6 mi · Northern Walnut Creek Trail · North Austin
Shortest to longest
New to running? Start with Mueller Lake Park (1.0 mi). Ready for a 5K? Zilker Park is flat and fast, and the Barton Creek Greenbelt is the same distance on rocky trail. Going long? Walnut Creek (6.6 mi) and the full Lady Bird Lake loop (10.1 mi) are waiting.
Also running in Georgia? See the Atlanta park running routes.