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Running trails in Concord, NC
Concord has 14 trails in the directory — 1 paved and 2 on crushed gravel or dirt, 1 boardwalk, 1 loop that returns to the trailhead, 4 with a stated distance, 3 shaded, and 1 open 24 hours. 10 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 2,784 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.
Dorton Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 883 reviews
City park with a soccer field, tennis courts, a disc-golf course, play equipment & picnic shelters.
J.W. (Mickey) McGee Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 553 reviews
14-acre park offering a picnic pavilion, kids' play equipment, restrooms & a paved 1/4-mi. path.
Les Myers Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 453 reviews
Sizable park with a variety of play equipment, several tennis courts, ballfields & walking trails.
W W Flowe Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 264 reviews
Park containing a 4-field baseball & softball complex with restrooms, playground & picnic shelters.
Hector H.Henry, II Greenway
4.6 ★★★★★ 178 reviews
Relaxed woodland trails for walking, biking and running, plus dog parks.
McEachern Greenway
4.7 ★★★★★ 114 reviews
Park offering a playground, barbecue and picnic areas, and a walking trail along a stream.
Irish Buffalo Creek Greenway
4.7 ★★★★★ 95 reviews
Serene park providing paved routes for walking and cycling, plus a playground.
Brown Mill Mountain Bike Trail
4.8 ★★★★★ 79 reviews
Mountain bike path for beginners and the more advanced, with climbs and jumps.
Harold B. McEachern Greenway Trailhead
4.6 ★★★★★ 78 reviews
Paved and shaded trail for walking, jogging, biking and skating, featuring a playground and benches.
Hector H. Henry II Greenway (The Mills At Rocky River)
4.7 ★★★★★ 60 reviews
Shady dirt path and greenway that runs along segments of the Rocky River, with wooden bridges.
Hector H Henry II Greenway Weddington Rd Hotel Trailhead
3.9 ★★★★☆ 7 reviews
The Village Greenway Trailhead
5 ★★★★★ 4 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Concord
- Match the surface to your legs. Concord gives you a choice: 9 mixed, 2 natural surface, 1 paved, and 1 boardwalk. 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 Concord is Hector H. Henry II Greenway (Moss Creek Village) at 14 mi. 1 trail is long enough for a 5-mile-plus run without repeating yourself.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 1 trail in Concord is 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 14 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm. 9 are lit, which is what you want for winter evenings.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 10 have trailhead parking and 11 have restrooms in Concord. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 3 shaded, 2 with mile markers, 2 that runners describe as quiet, 7 dog-friendly, and 10 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 Concord trails by type
- Mixed trails
- Natural surface trails
- Paved trails
- Boardwalk trails
- Loop trails
- Long-run trails (5+ mi)
- Shaded trails
- Lit for early & night runs
- Hilly trails
- Scenic trails
- Trails with restrooms
- Trailhead parking
- Trails with mile markers
- Quiet, uncrowded trails
- Dog-friendly
- Stroller & wheelchair-accessible
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