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Running trails in Myrtle Beach, SC
Myrtle Beach has 7 trails in the directory — 1 on crushed gravel or dirt, 2 boardwalk, 1 loop that returns to the trailhead, and 2 shaded. 4 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 12,634 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.
Myrtle Beach State Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 8,728 reviews
Sandy parkland offering recreational oceanfront, a nature center, forested areas & campgrounds.
Myrtle Beach State Park Pier
4.8 ★★★★★ 3,063 reviews
Relaxed park with a mile-long pier featuring fishing, gift shops, ice cream and a campsite, plus outdoor showers.
Horry County Bike & Run Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 535 reviews
Multiuse trail in Myrtle Beach featuring jumps and other features for mountain bikers, and a track for runners.
Swing Bridge Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 267 reviews
Park featuring a playground, picnic tables, and boardwalks over the water, plus fishing.
The hulk bike park
4.7 ★★★★★ 30 reviews
A-10 Mountain Bike Trail
3 ★★★☆☆ 7 reviews
Pier to Pier Beach Run Start
4.8 ★★★★★ 4 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Myrtle Beach
- Match the surface to your legs. Myrtle Beach gives you a choice: 2 boardwalk 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 boardwalk 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. 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. 4 of the 7 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 3 have restrooms in Myrtle Beach. 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 that runners describe as quiet, and 2 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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