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Running trails in Clarksville, TN
Clarksville has 15 trails in the directory — 4 paved, 1 boardwalk, and 2 shaded. 11 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 9,188 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.
Dunbar Cave State Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 2,539 reviews
Home to a historic cave, this park offers bank fishing, 3 hiking trails & diverse wildlife.
McGregor Park & Cumberland Riverwalk
4.6 ★★★★★ 2,462 reviews
Charming park hugging the Cumberland River, with picnic areas, a museum, trails & a boat ramp.
Rotary Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 1,453 reviews
Popular destination for hiking and mountain biking, with a playground and creek.
Clarksville Greenway
4.9 ★★★★★ 1,152 reviews
This 4.6-mi. asphalt path along a former railway allows walking, biking & skating.
Billy Dunlop Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 850 reviews
City park with scenic views, featuring a playground, picnic areas, fishing & walking trails.
Mary’s Oak Trailhead, Clarksville Greenway
4.7 ★★★★★ 412 reviews
Greenway trailhead for walking and biking alongside the banks of the Red River and West Fork Creek.
Liberty Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 130 reviews
Park with a pond, dog park, and boat launch, plus a walking trail, and event center.
Wade Bourne Nature Center
4.8 ★★★★★ 100 reviews
Playground & walking-trail area with a nature center featuring exhibits, taxidermy & bird feeders.
Greenway off Pollard
4.9 ★★★★★ 34 reviews
Rotary Park Mountain Bike Trail
4.9 ★★★★★ 14 reviews
Upland Trail
4.5 ★★★★★ 15 reviews
Red River East Trailhead
4.3 ★★★★☆ 11 reviews
Cumberland riverwalk
4.8 ★★★★★ 9 reviews
APSU Greenway Trailhead
5 ★★★★★ 4 reviews
Red River East Trailhead, Clarksville Greenway
5 ★★★★★ 3 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Clarksville
- Match the surface to your legs. Clarksville gives you a choice: 4 paved, 1 boardwalk, and 1 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.
- 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. 11 of the 15 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm. 2 are lit, which is what you want for winter evenings.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 7 have trailhead parking, 9 have restrooms, and 3 have a water fountain in Clarksville. 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, 3 that runners describe as quiet, 7 dog-friendly, and 7 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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