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Running trails in St Louis Park, MN
St Louis Park has 7 trails in the directory — 2 boardwalk 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 1,247 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.
Westwood Hills Nature Center
4.8 ★★★★★ 971 reviews
160-acre nature park featuring prairie, forest & marsh areas, with trails & an educational center.
Creekside Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 56 reviews
Wooded park featuring nature trails, a boardwalk, and canoe/kayak access.
Lilac Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 54 reviews
Popular park offering picnic tables, a biking trail, a fire pit and a restored beehive grill.
Texa-Tonka Park
4.3 ★★★★☆ 54 reviews
Kid-friendly park with a playground, picnic areas, and trails.
Twin Lakes Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 47 reviews
Keystone Park
4.3 ★★★★☆ 39 reviews
Cedar Lake Trail Park
4.8 ★★★★★ 26 reviews
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How to pick a trail in St Louis Park
- Match the surface to your legs. Most of what's here is boardwalk (2 of 7). 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? 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 St Louis Park are open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 7 of the 7 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 2 have trailhead parking, 3 have restrooms, and 2 have a water fountain in St Louis Park. 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. 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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