ROADS San Diego has miles of 'Runner Safe' roads to chose from! Here are a few-
LOCATION/DIRECTIONS	MAPS	DESCRIPTION
MISSION BAY - NW corner of highways 5 & 8. Mission Bay has roads, sidewalks & grass, plus Fiesta Island. Group runs depart from the restrooms near the info center. From Seaworld Drive, or 5 Info Center. Park near restrooms with showers and rack of race info/flyers	Google Map	Flat roads,with some gentle grass slopes around Mission Bay, and a possible loop around Fiesta Island.
BALBOA PARK - Dirt, grass, trails, trees and roads. North of downtown. Between Sixth Ave. and 12th Ave./Park Blvd., from Elm to Upas. The west side is park with grass and trees, & the east side has quiet roads with little traffic around the museums. There ia also a bridge to a cactus garden with dirt paths.	Google Map	Balboa Park Maps- www.balboapark.org/maps
SAN DIEGO HARBOR- From behind the convention center and the 'Embarcedero' past Seaport Village to Harbor Drive, Harbor Island loop, on to Shelter Island and Point Loma and the Lighthouse at the Cabrillo National Monument.	Google Map
CORONADO BIKE PATH- From Coronado 'Island' along the 'Silver Strand'/Highway '75' between the harbor and the ocean to Imperial Beach. 10 miles of mostly uninterrupted bikepath.	Google Map
SWEETWATER RIVER BIKE PATH- From Plaza Bonita, only 2 miles out, 4 back. Alongside Highway '52', between Highways '805' and '5', on the border of National City and Chula Vista. North side is a paved bike path, the south side is dirt. Now connects to harbor bike path & Chula Vista's 'Bay Blvd.'

TRAILS Want to get off the roads and hit the trails? San Diego has trail runs from the border to the mountains!
BALBOA PARK- On the west side of Balboa Park there is a mile or so of dirt path to run on. From Sixth & Laurel go through the 'dog park' to under the Laurel Bridge, alongside Highway 163	MAP Balboa Park Trails Map- www.balboapark.org/maps	The SouthWest corner of Balboa Park is at the corner of Sixth & Elm, with an uphill to Sixth & Laurel. The Northwest corner is at Park & Upas. Between these points there are 1200 acres of park to run in- from flat grass & dirt paths to hilly trails, much of it under the shade of trees and quiet roads with little traffic. East of this are the dirt paths and hills of Florida Canyon and Morley Field.
MORLEY FIELD- This is the site for the national high school cross country championships sponsored by Foot Locker, so you know it has some good trails to run! MAP of Foot Locker XC Course	MAP City of San Diego- Park & Recreation	Morley Field is North-East of downtown San Diego, directly east of Balboa Park, between Florida Canyon and Pershing Drive, south of Upas St.
MISSION TRAILS- Mission Trails Regional Park encompasses nearly 5,800 acres of both natural and developed recreational acres. Its rugged hills, valleys and open areas represent a San Diego prior to the landing of Cabrillo in San Diego Bay in 1542. Centrally located and only eight miles northeast of downtown San Diego, Mission Trails Regional Park provides a quick, natural escape from the urban hustle & bustle. MAP
FLORIDA CANYON- Between Balboa Park and Morley Field, on both sides of Florida Drive are trails to run. You can have gentle rolling paths, or challenging steep hills to chose from! trails.com	MAP
SAN CLEMENTE CANYON (HIGHWAY 52) - , trails.com	MAP	San Clemente Canyon can be found south of highway 52, and between highways 5 and 805. This canyon has dirt paths to run on, much under the shade of trees.
MOUNT LAGUNA- PACIFIC CREST TRAIL		The Pacific Crest Trail runs through Mount Laguna which can be accessed by taking the Sunrise Highway off of Highway 8.
SWEETWATER PARK - trails.com
TECOLOTE CANYON-
SAN DIEGO RIVER/ FLOOD CHANNEL-
IMPERIAL BEACH ESTUARY- In the last SW corner of the USA, within site of the border of Mexico, is the IB Estuary with flat dirt paths from near the beach to the mouth of the Tijuana River. A number of loops in the estuary, making a 5 mile run possible.	Seacoast Drive & Imperial Beach Blvd., at 2nd Street- MAP
CHULA VISTA GOLF COURSE/ SWEETWATER RESERVOIR- This golf course has a 3 mile loop dirt path and grass you can run, or head east and uphill to the Sweetwater Reservoir. Parking available on the north side off of Sweetwater Rd. in 'Rohr Park'.	MAP
POINT LOMA Below the Light House and Cabrillo Monument, and under Pt. Loma Nazarene College on the ocean side, there are trails to run.	MAP

Links to other San Diego Running Trails Websites

TRACKS Are you looking for a track to work on your speed? San Diego has a number of All-Weather tracks to run on spread around the county.
BALBOA STADIUM- NE corner of downtown, behind San Diego High School & the top of SD City Community College, Behind Twelfth Ave./Park Bl. and 'Russ Blvd./'A' St. * Parking in the old Navy Hospital parking lot off of Park Blvd. & Presidents Way, then over the bridge over Freeway '5' to the track.	MAP to Balboa Stadium
More 'All-Weather' tracks by area of San Diego- South- Southwestern College, Otay Ranch HS East- Cuyamaca College Coast- UCSD, PLNC North- MiraCosta CC Inland- Poway HS	map	photo
LINKS TO MORE SAN DIEGO RUNNING TRACKS INFO	by 'Movin Shoes'

OTHER TO BE ADDED!-> night running & beaches in San Diego !
CHOLLAS LAKE- Kids fishing lake with dirt path 8/10 of a mile around. Mostly flat with a couple rolling hills. Off of highway 94 College Grove.- Directions -From Interstate 805 take the 94 Freeway East and exit on Broadway/College Avenue. Turn right on College Avenue and then left on College Grove Drive. Look for the park entrance on the right, just past College Grove Way. Chollas Lake Park is accessible by bus via routes 5, 856, 916, 936 'Trails.com' , San Diego City,
COWLES MOUNTAIN- By 'RunningPlaces.com	directions	description
MIRAMAR LAKE - by 'Movin' Shoes' by- http://sandiegohomeblog.com	MAP	The Miramar Resevoir is located north of downtown San Diego and east of Highway 15, between MiraMesa and Poway.
LAKE MURRAY- City of San Diego- Resevoirs Running & Racing in San Diego	MAP	Photo
MOUNT SOLEDAD- Looking for a challenge? Try this all uphill run coming north out of Mission Bay, TO Balboa/Garnet Aves., then uphill to a great view of San Diego from the top!	MAP
Places to Run in San Diego at Night! This is a new section being added and worked on! My personal favorite is alongside the harbor on 'Harbor Island' across from the airport and near the Sheraton Hotel. The loop in about 3 miles, with much of it being grass. Great view of the city skyline and the Coronado Bridge, while running alongside the water of the harbor. No traffic to worry about and easy parking! - MAP *( from 'Island Prime' to 'Tom Ham's Lighthouse') Also, you can park behind the convention center and run along the 'Embarcedero' and Seaport Village down the harbor front at the foot of Broadway. From 'Joe's Crab Shack to Tom Ham's Lighthouse it's 5 mile one-way run alongside the harbor. MAP - Balboa Park is also a place where you can run at night. There isn't much traffic, and you can run on the west park side, or the east museum side where there is some lighting. It is alway safer to run in a group at night, so check out these groups for night runs!

Beach Running in San Diego-

Since San Diego is a coastal city it has over 60 miles/100 km of beaches to run on! Not all beaches are meant for running.
If you are new to beach running the first thing you should know is that it's best to run at low tide! Why?... because at low tide the sand is flatter and more hard packed. At high tide the beach is at an angle with softer sand that can cause your feet, knees and hips to be of of alingment. Some of the better beaches to run on, from south to north are-
*Imperial Beach- from the north end to the 'Silver Strand' State Beach.
* Coronado and Ocean Beach have shorter beaches that limit the distance you can go.
* Mission Beach to Pacific Beach are popular places for runners.
At 'PB' you can also run on the boardwalk- just watch out for skaters, cyclists and many others!
* La Jolla has a nice stretch of beach, and also dirt paths just above the beach that are good for running trails.
North of La Jolla is Del Mar and Oceanside.
Check the tides out here- wavecast.com/tides/
Also, one of the best times of day to run on the beach is at sunset!
Combine a low tide and sunset run by checking out the sunset here- www.timeanddate.com

For a complete list of San Diego beaches check here - www.a-zsandiegobeaches.com