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Running trails in Brentwood, CA
Brentwood has 14 trails in the directory — 3 paved and 1 on crushed gravel or dirt, 1 loop that returns to the trailhead, 5 shaded, and 1 open 24 hours. 11 of them post opening hours, so you can check the gate before an early start. They're ranked here by rating weighted by review volume, across 2,127 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.
Veterans Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 701 reviews
Park offering picnic shelters, BBQs, bocce, horseshoes, volleyball, a playground & restrooms.
Round Valley Regional Preserve
4.6 ★★★★★ 423 reviews
Once home to Native Americans, this 1,911-acre wildlife habitat offers camping, hiking & cycling.
Creekside Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 279 reviews
Playground, picnic tables, and barbecue grills, plus basketball, pickleball, and tennis courts.
King Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 206 reviews
Dog park featuring separate areas for small & large canines, agility equipment, benches & fountains.
Orchard Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 150 reviews
Neighborhood space with playgrounds, basketball court and shaded benches.
Oak Meadow Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 123 reviews
Green space featuring a playground, grills, picnic tables & fields for baseball, softball & soccer.
Walnut Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 69 reviews
Relaxed park featuring a playground, swings and a basketball court.
Marsh Creek Trail Head
4.7 ★★★★★ 57 reviews
Popular spot for biking and walking, this paved path also hosts runners.
Summerwood Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 54 reviews
Sprawling park with a jungle gym, swings and climbing features. Baseball diamonds and hoops also feature.
Miwok Park
4.9 ★★★★★ 14 reviews
Marsh Creek Trail Bridge Crossing
4.5 ★★★★★ 11 reviews
Miwok Trail
5 ★★★★★ 5 reviews
Marsh Creek Trail Under pass
4 ★★★★☆ 1 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Brentwood
- Match the surface to your legs. Brentwood gives you a choice: 3 paved and 1 natural surface. 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? 1 trail here is a loop, so you finish back at the car with no backtracking — the easiest way to run a set distance without thinking about it. On an out-and-back you turn round at half your target distance, which makes any trail fit any run.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 1 trail in Brentwood is open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 11 of the 14 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 3 have trailhead parking, 6 have restrooms, and 9 have a water fountain in Brentwood. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 5 shaded, 2 that runners describe as quiet, 8 dog-friendly, and 1 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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