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Malecón de Miraflores

Run 5.4 km of clifftop park path above the Pacific from the Barranco bridge to the San Isidro bridge, open 24 hours, with a lighthouse, paragliders and no traffic lights.

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5.4 kmDistanceEasy mediumSite gradeLimaNearest base

Site grade

Easy mediumFeatured

A paved clifftop path at sea level with short stairs and ramps between the parks. The only difficulty is other people: tourists on the Cisneros stretch and cyclists on the lane beside you.

The experience

Flat, paved and continuous, broken only by stairs and ramps between parks and two footbridges over the ravines. Run it one way from Barranco to San Isidro, or back for 10.8 km.

Two bridges made the run continuous: the Puente de la Amistad in 2020 joined Miraflores to San Isidro, and the Puente de la Paz in 2025 joined it to Barranco. What used to be a walk down and up a ravine is now one line.

The malecón is named in sections: Cisneros for the poet Antonio Cisneros, Paul Harris in Barranco. Miraflores guards it with district police; San Isidro built the Parque Bicentenario in 2020 for Peru's 200 years of independence; the Puente de la Paz was financed by the tourism ministry through Plan Copesco at 30 million soles.

Where the sources disagreeThe malecón is a public park, not a course: cyclists, scooters and tourists share it, the Cisneros stretch is packed from mid-morning, and the municipality was still renovating the cycle lane in stages in 2024. The Puente de la Paz bars motorcycles and requires cyclists to dismount; it opened on 21 August 2025 to a protest by neighbours, and its rules may change. The Parque Bicentenario keeps park hours; the path through it between the malecones is open 24 hours.

Trail path

The line
you follow.

StartPuente de la Paz, at the Malecón Paul Harris in BarrancoFinishPuente de la Amistad and the Parque Bicentenario, San IsidroDirectionSouth to north along the cliff: Malecón de la Reserva, Malecón Cisneros, Malecón de la Marina. Run it back for a 10.8 km out-and-back.
  1. 01Puente de la Paz
  2. 02Malecón de la Reserva
  3. 03Larcomar
  4. 04Puente Villena Rey
  5. 05Parque del Amor
  6. 06Faro de la Marina
  7. 07Coliseo Manuel Bonilla
  8. 08Puente de la Amistad
  9. 09Parque Bicentenario

Route sections

01 · The Glass BridgePuente de la Paz to the Puente Villena Rey
The 112 m Puente de la Paz, open since 21 August 2025, crosses the Armendáriz ravine from Barranco with a glass strip in the floor. Cyclists must dismount on it; runners do not. The Malecón de la Reserva beyond is the quietest stretch, past Larcomar to the Villena bridge.02 · The Tourist TaxPuente Villena Rey to the Faro de la Marina
The Malecón Cisneros, with the Parque del Amor and the paragliding launch: the most photographed kilometre in Lima and the slowest to run through. ESPN Run's advice is 6:00 to 9:00 or 16:00 to 18:00, before and after the crowds.03 · La MarinaFaro de la Marina to the Coliseo Manuel Bonilla
The northern malecón has the sports courts and the exercise stations, and fewer people. The lighthouse, 21 m tall, marks the turn into it.04 · The Friendship BridgeColiseo Manuel Bonilla to the Parque Bicentenario
The Puente de la Amistad, 48 m of span opened in July 2020, carries the path into San Isidro and its 20,000 m² Parque Bicentenario. The path between the two malecones is open 24 hours.

Weather profile

What the sky
is likely to do.

Coastal desert with a grey lid. May to October the garúa fog sits on the cliff most mornings, cool and damp with no rain to speak of; December to March is sunny and warm by mid-morning. Wind off the sea on the exposed stretches.

Season & timing

Managed seasonThe malecón is open 24 hours. The Parque Bicentenario keeps park hours; the path through it is open 24 hours.Best windowAny day at 6:00, or 16:00 to 18:00, per ESPN Run. In summer the early slot is the cooler one.SurfacePaved park paths and pavement along the cliff edge, with stairs and ramps between parks, a marked cycle lane alongside, and two footbridges over the ravinesDirectionSouth to north along the cliff: Malecón de la Reserva, Malecón Cisneros, Malecón de la Marina. Run it back for a 10.8 km out-and-back.

Signature moments

What you will
remember afterwards.

01

The glass floor of the Puente de la Paz over the Armendáriz ravine

02

The Parque del Amor before the tourists

03

Paragliders launching from the cliff

04

The Faro de la Marina

05

The Puente de la Amistad into San Isidro

THE MALECÓN

5.4 KM

Continuous cliff park from the Barranco line to the San Isidro line

The Municipalidad de Miraflores puts its malecón at 5.4 kilometres between the district's borders with San Isidro and Barranco, with a cycle lane being renewed along all of it in four stages.

Access & logistics

AccessStart in Barranco at the Malecón Paul Harris, a short walk from the Puente de los Suspiros, and cross the Puente de la Paz. Finish at the Parque Bicentenario, Calle Godofredo García, San Isidro. Taxis and buses along Avenida Arequipa or the Costa Verde connect the ends.PermitsNone. Public park, free, open 24 hours. No motorcycles on the Puente de la Paz; cyclists walk across it.BookingsNone.WaterNothing official on the path. Shops at Larcomar and along Avenida Larco, one block inland.FoodCafés at Larcomar and on the streets one block inland along the whole route.Mobile coverageFull urban coverage.

Key hazards

  • ▲Crowds on the Malecón Cisneros from mid-morning
  • ▲Cyclists and scooters on the shared lane
  • ▲Wet stairs in the winter garúa

SafetyOrientation only. Always use current official maps, alerts and safety guidance. Keep to the path at the cliff edge, run early, and carry nothing you would miss.

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Official sources

Last verified 2026-09-16 · Record CETC-RUN-045 · Orientation only. Always use current official maps, alerts and safety guidance.

Photograph: Diegovaxz · CC BY-SA 4.0