Running trails in Leawood, KS
Leawood has 9 trails in the directory — 2 paved and 3 shaded. 6 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 2,491 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.
Leawood City Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 844 reviews
Public park with a playground, trails, pool, tennis courts, sports fields, and an off-leash area for dogs.
Gezer Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 616 reviews
Laid-back park with paved walking trails, a playground and a sandpit.
i lan Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 501 reviews
Family-friendly park with a playground, picnic tables, walking trails, and shelters.
Ironwoods Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 292 reviews
115-acre park featuring 4 cabins, a wooded walking trail, play equipment & a nature center.
Tomahawk Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 162 reviews
Clean green space featuring swings, slides and trails, along with a baseball field.
Tomahawk Creek Parkway Lake Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 31 reviews
Tomahawk Creek Bike Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 22 reviews
Brook Beatty Park
4.3 ★★★★☆ 16 reviews
Tomahawk Creek Trail and Indian Creek Trail Intersection
4.1 ★★★★☆ 7 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Leawood
- Match the surface to your legs. Most of what's here is paved (2 of 9). 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.
- 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. 6 of the 9 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 4 have trailhead parking, 6 have restrooms, and 4 have a water fountain in Leawood. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 3 shaded, 2 that runners describe as quiet, and 1 dog-friendly. 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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