I'm going there in two weeks myself (school vacation week) and staying in St. George. St. George is a great place for running as there is an old golf course that's abandoned - nice and hilly! You have the rail trail pretty close by in South Hampton, and it's a great place to bike or run. The last two times I've been there my wife and I have rented bikes in Hamilton and biked the length of the trail. I've seen plenty of folks out running as well.

Here is some more info:

http://www.bermudarailway.net/now/trail.html


https://www.bermuda-attractions.com/bermuda2_000036.htm

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Are you staying at the Southampton Princess?

Couple of tips, the roads are VERY narrow. Always run against the traffic. if you are going to run pre-dawn or after sunset, bring reflective gear as a lot of the roads have dark spots. A nice route is to head towards the Dockyard (west). head along south shore to middle road, then in a bit you'll see the railroad trail

Running along the South Shore rd in that area is easier because there is a shoulder along much of the route.

Harbour road is quite a nice view, but very narrow with a ton of blind corners.

There isn't really anywhere to stay away from, and there is a good running / triathlon culture there. Every year most of the island comes out to watch the May 24 marathon derby (which isn't a marathon) I believe it is 12 miles, the race goes from Somerset to Hamilton.

Pop into Winner's Edge on Front St or Bicycle Works and say hi for me. I know the owners of both pretty well. Greg & Paul at Winners, Neil at Bicycle Works. Greg and Neil are both very good triathletes.

I'm actually going to be there in a couple of weeks, heading down the day before Good Friday. Hopefully the weather will be good enough to fly some kites. No running for me, I'll be doing some ocean swims.

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The St Georges route is pretty nice, heading out past Tobacco Bay and Fort St Catherines. It's usually a pretty nice run.

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thanks guys, very helpful info. can i wear flats on those trails or trail shoes needed?

Flats should be fine. If you are heading west from the Princess, it is all paved. Heading east, parts are unpaved (last I remember), but I think flats are still fine. it's pretty smooth.

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ps, if you want to know about anything local. just PM me. I grew up there and lived there for 30 years.

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Ditto what others are saying. I raced the Bermuda International Triathlon back in the late 1980's - it was a really big deal then. All the top Pros came to race it.

I seem to recall the roads were narrow, twisted and turned a lot, with lots of small up and down - rarely going flat for more the a hundred meters or so.

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