Running trails in Odessa, TX
Odessa has 12 trails in the directory — 1 paved and 1 on crushed gravel or dirt, 1 with a stated distance, 3 shaded, and 1 open 24 hours. 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 2,318 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.
Floyd Gwin Park
4.3 ★★★★☆ 673 reviews
This 52-acre park features sports fields & courts, a picnic pavilion, a playground & more.
Comanche Trail South Park
4.3 ★★★★☆ 270 reviews
Community park featuring a walking/jogging trail, pond stocked with fish & 3 disc-golf courses.
Lawndale Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 243 reviews
Park featuring a playground, a walking path and a grassy field, plus a building.
Comanche Trail West Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 237 reviews
Outdoor green space equipped with a playground and a disc golf course.
Odessa Mountain Bike Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 102 reviews
Casual outdoor recreation area featuring mountain-bike trails at various skill levels.
Kellus Turner Park
3.8 ★★★★☆ 118 reviews
Trail-lined public park, popular with dog walkers and duck feeders, featuring tennis courts.
San Jacinto Park
4.3 ★★★★☆ 75 reviews
Park offering space for walking, picnicking, and kids' play.
Salinas Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 54 reviews
Comanche Trail East
4.4 ★★★★☆ 23 reviews
Royalty Park
3.9 ★★★★☆ 20 reviews
UTPB Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 11 reviews
No trails match those filters.
How to pick a trail in Odessa
- Match the surface to your legs. Odessa gives you a choice: 1 paved 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 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 Odessa is Comanche Trail South Park at 3.2 mi.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 1 trail in Odessa is open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 11 of the 12 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 7 have restrooms and 2 have a water fountain in Odessa. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 3 shaded and 6 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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