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Running trails in Greensboro, NC
Greensboro has 21 trails in the directory — 5 paved and 6 on crushed gravel or dirt, 8 loops that return to the trailhead, 4 with a stated distance, 5 shaded, and 1 open 24 hours. 12 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 8,508 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.
City of Greensboro - Country Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 4,225 reviews
An ample, wooded park with playgrounds, nature trails, fishing lakes, a dog area & picnic shelters.
Tanger Family Bicentennial Garden
4.8 ★★★★★ 1,977 reviews
Tranquil 7.5-acre city garden with seasonal plants, statues, a landscaped stream & a wedding gazebo.
Bur-Mil Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 1,281 reviews
Outdoor destination features golf, a pool, tennis, trails for hiking & biking in 250 leafy acres.
Price Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 324 reviews
Local park offering peaceful trails for walking and wildlife spotting.
Wild Turkey Mountain Bike Trail
4.7 ★★★★★ 97 reviews
Well-kept trail featuring hiking, mountain biking and kayaking activities.
Nat Greene Trail, Atlantic & Yadkin Greenway
4.7 ★★★★★ 91 reviews
Popular paved trail offering lake views and a bridge decorated with love locks.
Haw River Sp Iron Ore
4.6 ★★★★★ 82 reviews
State park offering a wetlands hiking trail, picnic areas, and restrooms.
Reedy Fork Trail Head at Lake Brandt
4.7 ★★★★★ 74 reviews
Kid-friendly nature area with rolling hills and a serene lake, plus trails for walks, biking and hiking.
Palmetto Trail Head @ Atlantic & Yadkin Greenway
4.7 ★★★★★ 35 reviews
Bill Craft Trail northern end
4.5 ★★★★★ 6 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Greensboro
- Match the surface to your legs. Greensboro gives you a choice: 6 natural surface, 5 paved, and 5 mixed. 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 natural surface trails →
- Loop or out-and-back? 8 trails here are loops, 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 Greensboro is Bur-Mil Park at 60 mi. 3 trails are long enough for a 5-mile-plus run without repeating yourself.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 1 trail in Greensboro is open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 12 of the 21 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 11 have trailhead parking, 4 have restrooms, and 4 have a water fountain in Greensboro. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 5 shaded, 5 with mile markers, 10 that runners describe as quiet, 3 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.
Browse Greensboro trails by type
- Natural surface trails
- Paved trails
- Mixed trails
- Loop trails
- Long-run trails (5+ mi)
- Shaded trails
- Flat & fast
- Hilly trails
- Scenic trails
- Trails with restrooms
- Trails with water fountains
- Trailhead parking
- Trails with mile markers
- Quiet, uncrowded trails
- Dog-friendly
- Stroller & wheelchair-accessible
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