In the city
Start from the center of Oaxaca. Short notice, no travel day, and you run outside the heat of the day.
10 TO 32 KM
Oaxaca Run, sunrise or sunset
A 10K past the historic landmarks of the center, or longer up to 32 km, run at sunrise or at sunset alongside Oaxacan athletes.
21 KM
Libramiento Norte
A long, hard 21 km starting at 6:30 am, including a 12 km stretch of private paved road with hills and views over the city.
Valleys and villages
Out through the Central Valleys to a tree, a quarry town, and a hillside that has been walked for two thousand years.
18 TO 32 KM
Tule Run
A private 18 km route out to El Árbol del Tule, or longer up to 32 km, hosted by Oaxacan athletes rather than a tour company.
10–20 KM
Magdalena Apazco
Ten to twenty kilometers through Magdalena Apazco with national-level athlete Juan Victoria, past the local quarries and the monastery from “Nacho Libre”.
PAUSED
Monte Albán
The 11 km sunrise route from Xoxocotlán is not taking bookings. Trail access changed and we are reviewing safe, permitted options.
A day in the sierra
A full day in a mountain community, hosted by the athlete who lives there. Running, walking, a meal, and time with the people who host you.
FULL DAY
Capulálpam de Méndez
A day in the Sierra Norte with Luis Fabián: trail running, hiking and local food in one of Oaxaca’s best-known mountain towns.
FULL DAY
Santa Catarina Cuixtla
A day in the Sierra Sur with Felipe, in his own community, with his family and the trails he trains on.
Endurance and trail
The long ones. Real climbing, real altitude, and routes our own athletes mapped and ran first.
9 TO 32 KM
Sierra Norte trail run
Nine to thirty-two kilometers at up to 3,300 meters through protected Indigenous community forest, quiet and shared with hikers and cyclists.
15 TO 30 KM
Guacamaya Trail
Fifteen to thirty kilometers in San Juan Bautista Guelache: long ascents, rolling hills and technical descents.
UP TO 100 KM
Camino Juárez
The road Benito Juárez walked from Guelatao to Oaxaca City, run at any distance from 15 to 100 km.
No tour company in between
- You run with an Oax Sport athlete or volunteer, not a guide hired for the day.
- Routes are mapped and run by those athletes first. The distances on this page are the ones they actually run.
- Write to us and we will tell you honestly whether a route suits your pace, the season and the altitude.
Pick a route and run it with someone who knows it.
100% of designated donations received by Oax Sport fund approved expenses for the selected athlete, team, program, or project. General donations that are not designated to a specific athlete or program help cover operating costs and other areas of greatest need.