About cycling & running in Winston-SalemWinston-Salem Miles And Rides
Running: Salem Lake has a 1-mile trail and a 7-mile crushed gravel loop. Hanes Park gives locals a rubberized track and a loop around the park for intervals, shakeouts, and easy Z2. The Run Club meets Saturday at 8:30 AM at Sayso Coffee, then navigates through downtown Winston-Salem with the drink coffee, eat miles crowd. Twin City Track Club keeps the race calendar honest with group runs and town staples. The TCTC Summer Track Series, Ultimate Runner, Beat the Heat 5k, Mistletoe Run, and Frosty 50 are the anchor events.
Cycling: Fiddlin Fish brewery downtown gives riders a casual 10-12 mile no-drop Monday ride around 6pm, and locals call it fun, welcoming, and a nice intro to the city cycling scene. Crossroads Cycling and Bespoke Cycling add group rides when you want steadier wheels and more pace. The National Cycling Center sits in Winston-Salem and keeps cycling visible through Pedals for People, WS Cycling Classic, and safety work. Road cyclists head around Lewisville and the countryside for base miles. The north side points toward the ancient Sauratown Mountains when locals want the climbs, and Hobby Park may have mountain bike trail time for singletrack legs.
Season: Winston-Salem gives both runners and riders a humid subtropical rhythm, so locals build the best weeks around cool mornings and steady habits. Summer brings warm, humid air, and Salem Lake, Muddy Creek Greenway, Reynolda Gardens, and downtown group runs still work when starts stay early. Cyclists keep Monday Fiddlin Fish spins casual, then save harder intervals for better-feeling windows. Winter brings cool weather, and runners lean into Frosty 50 season, track work, and park loops without making it complicated. Riders keep Z2 rolling, take what the day gives, and use the same local groups when the calendar gets quieter.
