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Running trails in Stroudsburg, PA
Stroudsburg has 9 trails in the directory — 3 on crushed gravel or dirt and 3 loops that return to the trailhead. 7 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 700 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.
Dunnfield Creek Natural Area trailhead
4.8 ★★★★★ 238 reviews
Hiking area with various trails and scenic features such as a waterfall, stream, and overlooks.
Glen Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 120 reviews
Kid-friendly park, with mountain-biking trails and a softball field.
Jay Albertson Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 97 reviews
Clean recreational area for kids featuring ponds, fishing, and slides.
Rail Gap Pocono Creek Nature Preserve
4.7 ★★★★★ 78 reviews
Shaded hiking tracks around a creek where kids can wade and dogs can get a drink (leash recommended).
Hickory Valley Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 67 reviews
Park featuring a stream and picnic areas, plus fishing and a dog park.
Glen Park trailhead
3.5 ★★★★☆ 44 reviews
Kid-friendly hiking area with a waterfall and opportunities for fishing.
Bowers Creek Trail
4.7 ★★★★★ 9 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Stroudsburg
- Match the surface to your legs. Most of what's here is natural surface (3 of 9). 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? 3 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.
- 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. 7 of the 9 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 2 have trailhead parking and 1 has restrooms in Stroudsburg. 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, 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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