0.8 km · ↑ 10 m
Rossio
Up through the straight streets of the Baixa to the square with the wavy pavement.
- Start · Praça do Comércio
- Rossio
- Avenida da Liberdade
- Marquês de Pombal
- Largo do Rato
- Estrela
- Santos
- Cais do Sodré
- Ribeira das Naus
- Santa Apolónia
- Finish, Praça do Comércio
Seven Hills 10K · 14 March 2027
Ten kilometres of Lisbon, every one of them real
From Praça do Comércio up the Avenida da Liberdade, over the Estrela hill and back along the Tagus. Scroll, and run the course.
Seven Hills 10K · 10.0 km · Climb 163 m
Elevation along the course, from 4 m to 88 m, 163 m of climb in all
1.7 km · ↑ 20 m
Avenida da Liberdade
A long, steady climb under the plane trees. Don't spend everything here.
2.4 km · ↑ 21 m
Marquês de Pombal
Round the statue at the top of the Avenida, the highest point of the race.
3.2 km · ↑ 16 m
Largo do Rato
A short drop, then rolling streets towards Estrela.
4.2 km · ↑ 2 m
Estrela
Past the basilica's white dome and the garden gates.
5.4 km · ↓ 62 m
Santos
The steepest descent of the day, down to the river. Shorten your stride.
6.5 km · ↓ 9 m
Cais do Sodré
Flat now, along the water, with the ferries on your right.
7.1 km · ↑ 1 m
Ribeira das Naus
The riverside promenade, where the crowds start.
8.7 km · ↓ 3 m
Santa Apolónia
Turn by the station and head home.
10.0 km · ↑ 4 m
Finish, Praça do Comércio
The last few hundred metres under the arch's gaze.
Races
Two races, one city
A hilly 10K for the ambitious and a flat 5K by the river for everyone else. Same morning, same finish line.
10K
· 09:00
Seven Hills 10K
The big one. Up the Avenida da Liberdade to Marquês de Pombal, over the Estrela hill and back along the Tagus to Praça do Comércio.
- Distance
- 10.0 km
- Climb
- 163 m
- Entry
- €28
5K
· 09:45
Riverside 5K
Flat and fast, or flat and friendly: along the Tagus from Praça do Comércio to Santos and back. Walkers and buggies welcome.
- Distance
- 5.0 km
- Climb
- 44 m
- Entry
- €15
In the bag
What every finisher gets
Chip timing
A chip on your bib, mats at the start, every kilometre split and the finish. Your time is net, from when you cross the line.
A medal
Cast for each year's race, with the course on the back.
A technical shirt
Pick your size when you enter; collect it with your bib.
Water on the course
Two aid stations on the 10K, one on the 5K, and fruit at the finish.
Race photos
Photographers on the Avenida and at the finish; the pictures are free.
The finish party
Music on Praça do Comércio until noon, for runners and everyone who cheered.
- kilometres on closed roads
- 10
- aid stations
- 2
- minutes to finish
- 90
- river to finish beside
- 1
Measured along the course on the map; heights from open elevation data.
Results
Last year's fastest
| Place | Name | Category | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Monteiro | Masters 40 | 34:53 | 3:30 /km |
| 2 | Miguel Pinto | Masters 40 | 35:11 | 3:32 /km |
| 3 | Ana Teixeira | Masters 40 | 36:59 | 3:42 /km |
| 4 | João Gomes | Masters 50 | 37:06 | 3:43 /km |
| 5 | Tiago Carvalho | Open | 37:20 | 3:44 /km |
Training
Run the hills before race day
Free club runs twice a week on the course, plans for your first 5K or a faster 10K, and coaches who answer your questions.
Beginner8 weeks
First 5K
Three runs a week, walking breaks at first, from twenty minutes to the whole distance without stopping.
Intermediate10 weeks
Strong 10K
Four runs a week with one session of hill repeats, so the Avenida feels like a friend on race day.
Advanced12 weeks
Faster 10K
Intervals, a tempo run and a long run every week, built around your goal pace.
Partners
With thanks to
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News
From the race desk
Entries are open for 2027
The Seven Hills 10K and the Riverside 5K return on 14 March 2027, on the same course, with early prices until the end of February.
Entries
How to run the Avenida
Two kilometres of steady climbing decide most people's Seven Hills 10K. Our head coach on getting up it without wrecking the rest of the race.
Training
Every metre, measured
How the course on our map is drawn: the real streets of Lisbon from OpenStreetMap, the heights from open elevation data, and the distance measured along the line.
Course
Race news, a few times a year
Entries opening, course changes and the training calendar. No more than six emails a year.
