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Running trails in Havre De Grace, MD
Havre De Grace has 9 trails in the directory — 1 paved and 2 on crushed gravel or dirt, 1 boardwalk, 2 loops that return to the trailhead, 2 shaded, and 3 open 24 hours. 8 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 3,775 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.
Susquehanna State Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 1,970 reviews
Rocky, forested venue, featuring a working grist mill, boating, fishing & mountain bike trails.
Concord Point Park
4.8 ★★★★★ 939 reviews
Park featuring a boardwalk, pier, and lighthouse, plus picnic facilities and a public restroom.
Frank J. Hutchins Memorial Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 366 reviews
Park featuring picnic tables, a fishing spot, and a weekly farmers market, plus a public restroom.
North Park Loop Trail (Joe K's Trail)
4.7 ★★★★★ 198 reviews
City park featuring a riverside trail with a beach, playground, and opportunities for birding.
McLhinney Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 160 reviews
Park featuring a playground, swings, and trails that are good for walking dogs, as well as fishing.
Chapel Road Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 87 reviews
Venue offering opportunities for soccer as well as a paved trail and other kid-friendly features.
UNOHDG Hike and Bike Trail
5 ★★★★★ 6 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Havre De Grace
- Match the surface to your legs. Havre De Grace gives you a choice: 2 natural surface, 1 paved, and 1 boardwalk. 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 natural surface 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.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 3 trails in Havre De Grace are open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 8 of the 9 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 3 have trailhead parking, 3 have restrooms, and 1 has a water fountain in Havre De Grace. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 2 shaded, 1 with mile markers, 1 that runners describe as quiet, 5 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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