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Running trails in North Andover, MA
North Andover has 8 trails in the directory — 1 on crushed gravel or dirt, 2 boardwalk, 2 loops that return to the trailhead, 4 with a stated distance, 1 shaded, and 1 open 24 hours. 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 557 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.
Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens
4.7 ★★★★★ 332 reviews
Beautiful garden with a historic house where kids can interact with reindeer (at Christmastime at least) and punch cards.
Weir Hill
4.8 ★★★★★ 134 reviews
Park featuring a lake and a hilltop with views, plus trails for hiking and dog walking.
Shawsheen River Trail
4.1 ★★★★☆ 55 reviews
Shady park featuring a walking trail that winds by a pond and a community garden.
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How to pick a trail in North Andover
- Match the surface to your legs. North Andover gives you a choice: 2 boardwalk and 1 natural surface. 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 North Andover is Leonhard Farm Trail at 25.2 mi. 3 trails are long enough for a 5-mile-plus run without repeating yourself.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 1 trail in North Andover is open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 3 of the 8 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm. 2 are lit, which is what you want for winter evenings.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 4 have trailhead parking, 2 have restrooms, and 1 has a water fountain in North Andover. 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, 2 with mile markers, 1 that runners describe as quiet, 3 dog-friendly, and 2 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 North Andover trails by type
- Boardwalk trails
- Natural surface trails
- Loop trails
- Long-run trails (5+ mi)
- Shaded trails
- Lit for early & night runs
- Hilly trails
- Scenic trails
- Trails with restrooms
- Trails with water fountains
- Trailhead parking
- Trails with mile markers
- Quiet, uncrowded trails
- Dog-friendly
- Stroller & wheelchair-accessible
Running trails near North Andover
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