Running trails in Leesburg, FL
Leesburg has 13 trails in the directory — 1 on crushed gravel or dirt, 2 boardwalk, 2 loops that return to the trailhead, 1 with a stated distance, 4 shaded, and 1 open 24 hours. 12 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 2,836 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.
Venetian Gardens
4.7 ★★★★★ 711 reviews
Family-friendly venue offering a boating lake alongside barbecue stations, a playground, birds and walking trails, plus holiday lights in winter.
Emeralda Marsh Conservation Area
4.6 ★★★★★ 378 reviews
This conservation land offers an abundance of wetland wildlife viewing, boating, hiking & fishing.
Pear Park - Wildlife Conservation Area
4.5 ★★★★★ 336 reviews
Park offering baseball, basketball, tennis, and pickleball, as well as a playground, trails, and dog parks.
Flat Island Preserve
4.5 ★★★★★ 318 reviews
Preserved woodlands and palm forests with trails, campsites, and picnic tables, plus canoe rentals for the canal.
P.E.A.R. Park "Gateway"
4.7 ★★★★★ 238 reviews
County park for hiking and biking, featuring a dog area, baseball fields and courts.
Roger's Park at Venetian Gardens
4.7 ★★★★★ 211 reviews
Kid-friendly play area with slides, swings, and zip lines, plus a walk trail.
Bourlay Historic Nature Park
4.3 ★★★★☆ 170 reviews
Nature preserve with a fishing pier, lake views, and picnic areas, plus well-marked trails.
Veterans Memorial Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 147 reviews
Relaxed-feeling park for strolling, jogging and biking, featuring a playground and a circular walking path around a pond.
Twin Lakes Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 121 reviews
Family destination with pavilions, jungle gyms and picnics plus basketball courts.
Corrine Williams Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 19 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Leesburg
- Match the surface to your legs. Leesburg gives you a choice: 2 boardwalk, 1 natural surface, and 1 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 boardwalk trails →
- Loop or out-and-back? 2 trails here are loops, 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. The longest stated distance in Leesburg is Flat Island Preserve at 5 mi. 1 trail is long enough for a 5-mile-plus run without repeating yourself.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 1 trail in Leesburg is open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 12 of the 13 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm. 1 is lit, which is what you want for winter evenings.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 7 have trailhead parking, 5 have restrooms, and 4 have a water fountain in Leesburg. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 4 shaded, 1 with mile markers, 6 that runners describe as quiet, 5 dog-friendly, and 7 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.
Browse Leesburg trails by type
- Boardwalk trails
- Natural surface trails
- Mixed trails
- Loop trails
- Long-run trails (5+ mi)
- Shaded trails
- Lit for early & night runs
- Flat & fast
- Scenic trails
- Trails with restrooms
- Trails with water fountains
- Trailhead parking
- Trails with mile markers
- Quiet, uncrowded trails
- Dog-friendly
- Stroller & wheelchair-accessible
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