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Running trails in Easton, PA
Easton has 20 trails in the directory — 7 paved and 2 on crushed gravel or dirt, 2 with a stated distance, 2 shaded, and 6 open 24 hours. 18 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 3,742 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.
Scott Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 889 reviews
Riverside park featuring playgrounds and a bandshell, plus views of the bridge.
Louise Moore County Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 765 reviews
Serene, 100-acre park with hiking trails, community gardens & picnic pavilions, plus tennis courts.
Riverview Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 397 reviews
Park with a picnic pavilion, playground & trail, plus an accessible fishing pier & softball fields.
Hackett Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 237 reviews
Park offering a playground, tennis and pickleball courts, a disc golf course, and picnic areas.
Natural Lands' Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary
4.6 ★★★★★ 223 reviews
Vast nature preserve with a trail system, observation points overlooking the river & a library.
Mill Race Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 212 reviews
Park with tennis and pickleball courts, a playground, and facilities for soccer and picnics.
Penn Pump Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 186 reviews
Park with picnic tables and a playground, plus a creek for fishing and wading.
Fairview Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 170 reviews
Grassy, spacious park featuring basketball and tennis courts, a pavilion and a playground.
Karl Stirner Arts Trail
4.6 ★★★★★ 160 reviews
Dog-friendly walking and biking trail alongside Bushkill Creek featuring scenic riverside views.
Plainfield Township Trail - Belfast Junction Trailhead
4.6 ★★★★★ 122 reviews
Paved trail for dog walkers, runners hikers and horse riders, plus biker riders.
St. Luke's Anderson Campus Gardens (Walking/Running Trail)
4.8 ★★★★★ 107 reviews
Flat trails, flower fields, and gardens featuring comfy Adirondack chairs dot this green space.
Gollub Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 84 reviews
Park featuring a walking trail through the woods and an overlook.
Northern Terminus, Delaware Canal Trail
4.6 ★★★★★ 72 reviews
Park featuring hiking trails along the Lehigh River, plus areas for biking and fishing.
Fox Run Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 32 reviews
Penn's Grant Path
4.4 ★★★★☆ 9 reviews
Karl Stirner Art Trail
4.5 ★★★★★ 8 reviews
Delaware Canal Trail: Easton to Durham Furnace
5 ★★★★★ 3 reviews
Wilson and Easton Bike Path
5 ★★★★★ 2 reviews
Palmer-Bethlehem Bikeway
5 ★★★★★ 2 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Easton
- Match the surface to your legs. Easton gives you a choice: 7 paved, 2 natural surface, and 2 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 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 Easton is St. Luke's Anderson Campus Gardens (Walking/Running Trail) at 4 mi.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 6 trails in Easton are open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 18 of the 20 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm. 5 are lit, which is what you want for winter evenings.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 10 have trailhead parking, 8 have restrooms, and 3 have a water fountain in Easton. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 2 shaded, 2 with mile markers, 7 that runners describe as quiet, 6 dog-friendly, and 8 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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