Running trails in Kingston, NY
Kingston has 10 trails in the directory — 4 paved and 1 on crushed gravel or dirt, 1 loop that returns to the trailhead, and 4 open 24 hours. 6 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 1,048 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.
Kingston Point Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 477 reviews
Community park with sports facilities, a boat launch, sandy beach & seasonal lifeguards.
Bluestone Wild Forest
4.5 ★★★★★ 212 reviews
Remote 3,000-acre preserve featuring hiking, skiing, camping & a lake known for ice fishing.
Hasbrouck Park
4.3 ★★★★☆ 135 reviews
Spacious park with a pavilion and views of the Hudson River.
Kingston Point Rail Trail
4.6 ★★★★★ 93 reviews
Easy walking path (with trolley rides available at some points) alongside a river and a lighthouse.
Hudson River Brickyard Trail - Empire State Trail - Hudson Valley Greenway Trail - Kingston Section
4.3 ★★★★☆ 15 reviews
Red Fox Ravine
4.5 ★★★★★ 8 reviews
Kingston Midtown Linear Park
5 ★★★★★ 4 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Kingston
- Match the surface to your legs. Kingston gives you a choice: 4 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 paved 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.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 4 trails in Kingston are open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 6 of the 10 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 5 have trailhead parking and 2 have restrooms in Kingston. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 1 with mile markers, 2 that runners describe as quiet, 4 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.
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