Running trails in Key West, FL
Key West has 4 trails in the directory — 1 boardwalk and 1 shaded. 3 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 1,286 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.
Truman Waterfront Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 998 reviews
Large waterfront park featuring a splash pad, playgrounds and outdoor exercise equipment.
The Key West Nature Preserve
4 ★★★★☆ 157 reviews
Small, quiet nature area featuring walking trails through marshland, as well as a beach.
Indigenous Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 122 reviews
Park containing a Wildlife Rescue Center, wildlife trail & pond, picnic area, & 6 bocce courts.
Tropical Hammock Trail
4.7 ★★★★★ 9 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Key West
- Match the surface to your legs. Most of what's here is boardwalk (1 of 4). 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 boardwalk 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.
- 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. 3 of the 4 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 2 have trailhead parking and 2 have restrooms in Key West. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 1 shaded, 1 that runners describe as quiet, 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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