Running trails in North Conway, NH

How to pick a trail in North Conway

• Match the surface to your legs. North Conway gives you a choice: 2 mixed, 1 paved, 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 mixed trails →
• Loop or out-and-back? 1 trail here is a loop, 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 Conway is Green Hills Preserve at 50 mi. 1 trail is long enough for a 5-mile-plus run without repeating yourself.
• Check the hours before a 6am run. 2 trails in North Conway are open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 4 of the 12 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm.
• Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 4 have trailhead parking and 1 has restrooms in North Conway. 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, 1 with mile markers, 2 that runners describe as quiet, 4 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.

Browse North Conway trails by type

• Mixed trails (2 in North Conway)
• Paved trails (1 in North Conway)
• Natural surface trails (1 in North Conway)
• Loop trails (1 in North Conway)
• Long-run trails (5+ mi) (1 in North Conway)
• Shaded trails (1 in North Conway)
• Flat & fast (2 in North Conway)
• Hilly trails (1 in North Conway)
• Scenic trails (5 in North Conway)
• Trails with restrooms (1 in North Conway)
• Trailhead parking (4 in North Conway)
• Trails with mile markers (1 in North Conway)
• Quiet, uncrowded trails (2 in North Conway)
• Dog-friendly (4 in North Conway)
• Stroller & wheelchair-accessible (1 in North Conway)

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