Running trails in Ellington, CT

How to pick a trail in Ellington

• Match the surface to your legs. 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.
• 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.
• Check the hours before a 6am run. Plenty of trails sit inside parks that gate at dusk and don't unlock until well after sunrise, so a trail that's perfect at lunchtime can be locked at 6am. 1 of the 5 listing carries posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm.

More on all of this in the trail-running guides.

Running trails near Ellington

Worth the short drive — the closest towns with trails in the directory.

• Running trails in Tolland, CT (15 · 4 mi)
• Running trails in Vernon, CT (3 · 5 mi)
• Running trails in Somers, CT (5 · 6 mi)
• Running trails in Broad Brook, CT (1 · 6 mi)
• Running trails in Bolton, CT (1 · 8 mi)
• Running trails in Enfield, CT (6 · 8 mi)
• Running trails in South Windsor, CT (7 · 8 mi)
• Running trails in Coventry, CT (5 · 9 mi)