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Running trails in Antioch, CA
Antioch has 14 trails in the directory — 2 paved, 1 with a stated distance, 7 shaded, and 3 open 24 hours. Every one post opening hours, so you can check the gate before an early start. They're ranked here by rating weighted by review volume, across 6,173 Google reviews. Filter by surface, loop, distance, shade or lighting to get to the run you're actually planning — no made-up difficulty score, just the facts you'd check before driving out.
Contra Loma Regional Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 1,900 reviews
Community lawn covering 2 blocks & surrounded by trees, featuring 2 tennis courts & a playground.
Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve
4.7 ★★★★★ 1,437 reviews
Former coal mining site featuring expansive green space, underground tours & hiking trails.
Worth Shaw Community Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 393 reviews
Large public green space with play equipment, athletic fields, trails & picnic areas with BBQ pits.
Gentrytown Park
4.2 ★★★★☆ 250 reviews
Large park with a sandbox for volleyball and picnic tables.
Almondridge Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 188 reviews
Huge park-like place featuring fenced-in tennis courts and grassy space for kites and baseball.
Corteva Wetlands Preserve
4.6 ★★★★★ 174 reviews
This 472-acre tidal wetlands conservation area offers trails, wildlife-viewing & beaver ponds.
Nelson Ranch Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 167 reviews
Pretty park featuring a play area, a grassy lawn, and a basketball court beside a football field.
Country Manor Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 161 reviews
Dog-friendly park featuring a baseball field, a playground and a trail.
Eagleridge Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 137 reviews
Family-friendly park with a playground, a shaded area and green space.
Hansen Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 132 reviews
Clean park featuring a playground, picnic tables and a basketball court.
Prosserville Park (O STREET)
4.3 ★★★★☆ 103 reviews
Clean neighborhood park featuring basketball courts, a playground and bar-b-que spaces.
Diablo West Park
4.3 ★★★★☆ 91 reviews
Clean playground and serene spot with swings, grassy fields and picnic tables for resting.
Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge
4.3 ★★★★☆ 47 reviews
Monthly tours are offered of this sand dune habitat that protects endangered plants & butterflies.
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How to pick a trail in Antioch
- Match the surface to your legs. Antioch gives you a choice: 2 paved and 2 mixed. Asphalt and concrete are fast, predictable and runnable year-round but the least forgiving; crushed limestone and dirt take the sting out of high mileage; boardwalk is flat and scenic but slick in the wet. If your shins or knees are complaining, the fix that actually works is varying the surface you run on rather than chasing one "best" one. More paved trails →
- Loop or out-and-back? A loop finishes back at the car with no backtracking; on an out-and-back you simply turn round at half your distance. The longest stated distance in Antioch is Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve at 65 mi. 1 trail is long enough for a 5-mile-plus run without repeating yourself.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 3 trails in Antioch are open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 14 of the 14 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 7 have trailhead parking, 12 have restrooms, and 7 have a water fountain in Antioch. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 7 shaded, 8 that runners describe as quiet, 10 dog-friendly, and 3 smooth and wide enough for a stroller or a wheelchair. Busy or quiet isn't a good-or-bad thing here: a busy path is the safer choice for a solo run at dawn, a quiet one is better for intervals.
More on all of this in the trail-running guides.
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