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Running trails in Maplewood, NJ
Maplewood has 6 trails in the directory — 1 paved, 1 with a stated distance, and 1 shaded. 5 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 1,815 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.
Memorial Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 612 reviews
Grassy park featuring a sports field, a tennis court & a playground, plus picnic facilities.
Maplecrest Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 506 reviews
Clean green space including baseball and soccer fields, picnic tables and playgrounds, plus a skate park.
DeHart Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 459 reviews
Park hosting a playground, fitness equipment and sports courts.
Milo S. Borden Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 220 reviews
Green space featuring a playground, soccer field, tennis court, and walking path.
The Hill
4.5 ★★★★★ 8 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Maplewood
- Match the surface to your legs. Most of what's here is paved (1 of 6). 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. The longest stated distance in Maplewood is Milo S. Borden Park at 4 mi.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. Plenty of trails sit inside parks that gate at dusk and don't unlock until well after sunrise, so a trail that's perfect at lunchtime can be locked at 6am. 5 of the 6 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. 3 have restrooms and 1 has a water fountain in Maplewood. 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 that runners describe as quiet, and 4 dog-friendly. 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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