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There’s a lot of climbing in this city, so

get ready for some hills.

A TOP-TO-BOTTOM TOUR OF THE CITY: Start

at the Common, the city’s sprawling park

just north of downtown. There are newly

installed water fountains there. Then

cruise to the top of Citadel Hill for the

view, and down the harbourside of the

hill along Duke or Carmichael Streets to

the waterfront. You’ll get a nice view of

the Grand Parade and Murphy’s Cable

Wharf. Run all the way to Bishop’s

Landing, back up Morris Street to

Barrington Street, then to the Grand

Parade and home to the Common.

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A great, easy to figure out MID-DISTANCE

RUN to start anywhere you are in the city

proper, and head to Point Pleasant Park,

loop it once or twice and back to where

you started. The park is gorgeous, and

serves as the tip of the peninsula that

makes up the Halifax area. The payoff

is the ocean view and the beautiful trail

section along the Northwest Arm.

A good LONG DISTANCE RUN is either the

Bluenose Marathon’s half route – it’s a

complete tour of the peninsula – or doing

an out-and-back out on Purcell’s Cove

or the Rails-to-Trails trail that heads out

to the Bike and Bean café and bike shop

(5401 St. Margarets Bay Rd.).

Locals are also spoiled with sweeping

oceanside and inland forest trails for

TRAIL RUNNING of varying difficulty.

Within a 10-minute drive, you can run

granite spines with the ocean in the

distance and can stop to pick blueber-

ries. It’s a trail runner’s paradise.

For more routes and help getting

around the city, or a great group run,

connect with Halifax’s welcoming run

clubs and crews. Check out the Run

Nova Scotia database for more info:

runnovascotia.ca/nova-scotia-run-clubs-groups

Sarah Riley is a founder of the North End

Runners in Halifax.

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Just to say you did it! But don’t run, or
even walk on the black rocks, seriously.

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Probably the best place to get lost and go
for a longer, uninterrupted run in Halifax.

The Lower Deck i
1887 Upper Water St.
For a proper Maritime sociable complete
with kitchen party music. A serious
crowd with big, burly servers slinging
trays of Keith’s.

The Seaport Market and the wharf j
1209 Marginal Rd.
Occasionally you can find free yoga
(MEC hosts Mondays at 6 p.m. near the
‘Whale’s Tongue’ Wave sculpture.)

The Keith’s Brewery Tour k
1496 Lower Water St.
It’s so fun to step back in history. But make
sure you get your run out of the way first.

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A great nearby hike or trail run for those
who don’t have time to tour the province.

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Run over to Dartmouth and eat a lobster
roll at Evan’s (2 Ochterloney St.). Then
take the ferry back and take in the spec-
tacular view of the city from the water.
Or, take the Harbour Hopper tour.

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