Cycling & running events in Rhodes, 2026

Rhodes Training Notes

Running: Locals run the Old Town moat when they want soft footing without leaving the city centre. The moat loop is a 5 km circuit on smooth dirt paths featuring gardens and views of the city walls. The Rhodes waterfront works when you want flat rhythm, because the route runs 16 km out and back. Surfaces vary from concrete to boardwalk to gravel, and a smooth dirt path splits off and continues along the water. Runners use the TUI Rhodes Marathon as the anchor event. The 6ο Karya Olympus Trail gives trail legs a sharper target.

Cycling: RodosCycling is the local name to know, and the club has been here since 1993. Locals ride the Rhodes Town Route for easy spin days, then build bigger loops on Kamiros, Psinthos, Orange Valley, Filerimos, Profitis Ilias, Rhodes 170, and Rhodes 192. The roads away from the main drag between Rhodos and Lindos are amazingly quiet. The tarmac across much of the island is so fabulously smooth that I wanted to take it home with me. Mount Attavyros gives Rhodes its high point at 1215 m. The UCI Gran Fondo Rhodes Tour, Gran Prix of Rhodes, International Tour of Rhodes, RC 258 Cycling Marathon, and Rhodes Bike Festival are the anchor races.

Season: April and May are the best months for steady running and riding. May temperatures often sit above 20C, so Z2, intervals, and base miles all feel easy to place in the week. Summer changes the clock more than the routes, because Lindos has recorded 48.0C and Paradeisi has recorded 46.0C. Locals treat the south-east with respect, since Lindos averages about 18.5C across the year and runs warmer than the rest of Greece. Winter stays mild near the coast, and coastal Paradeisi has not dropped below 0C since the station started in 1977.