Vereinigte Staaten·2026

Gainesville, FL

Gainesville running is flat and fast, with the Jack Gamble Melon Run and Ninja 5K anchoring a year-round racing calendar across the University of Florida campus and nearby parks. Cyclists tackle the Old Florida Gravel, a 161km mixed-surface route that heads south into the agricultural landscape, with rolling terrain around Alachua County and minimal elevation gain typical of north-central Florida. Road riding stays local on US-441 corridors and park loops, but the real appeal for cyclists is escaping the heat and humidity on gravel routes that wind through rural backroads and forest edges within an hour's drive.