Running trails in Andover, MN
Andover has 10 trails in the directory — 1 paved and 1 on crushed gravel or dirt and 2 open 24 hours. Every one 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.
Bunker Hills Regional Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 2,013 reviews
1,600-acre park with a seasonal outdoor water park, a campground, sports facilities & picnic sites.
Sunshine Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 239 reviews
Park with a playground and picnic tables, plus athletic fields for baseball and softball.
Kelsey Round Lake Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 58 reviews
Park featuring a boardwalk over wetlands, plus paved trails and birdwatching.
Andover Lions Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 40 reviews
Recreational area with a playground, baseball field, picnic tables, and trails.
Andover Station North - City Of Andover Parks
4.5 ★★★★★ 33 reviews
Maple View Park And Preserve
4.6 ★★★★★ 18 reviews
North Woods Preserve
4.8 ★★★★★ 11 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Andover
- Match the surface to your legs. Andover gives you a choice: 1 paved, 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 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. 2 trails in Andover are open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 10 of the 10 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. 6 have trailhead parking, 4 have restrooms, and 1 has a water fountain in 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 that runners describe as quiet, 1 dog-friendly, and 6 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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