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Auburndale TECO Trail South Trailhead
4.5 ★★★★★ 237 Google reviews · Running trail in Auburndale, Florida · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Mixed
- Distance
- 30 mi
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Auburndale TECO Trail South Trailhead's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
What runners say about Auburndale TECO Trail South Trailhead
“Beautiful views, mostly well maintained all over the place, there's a few grills spread out here and there - I could camp out here if they'd let me lol.”
“Beautiful views, mostly well maintained all over the place, there's a few grills spread out here and there - I could camp out here if they'd let me lol.”
“Five stars but it needs more benches with shade and garbage cans another bath room.”
The Auburndale Trail is of an extended trail system. The Auburndale Trail, Auburndale Teco Trail, and the Van Fleet Trail is over 50 miles in length. This section of the trail is thru Lake Myrtle Sports Complex. The are several large parking lots. The sport's complex have multiple soccer and baseball field.
Great trail, lots of shade and runs alongside a large park. This trailhead has full facilities including a water bottle refill station and lots of parking. If you're going north you do have to cross a 4-lane divided highway with no traffic signals or flashing pedestrian beacons, so use caution.
Great way to connect to the 30 mile Van Fleet trail. The southern Van Fleet trail head does not have a bathroom which is why I would recommend to come here if you are biking long distance. Pavement is smooth and road crossings are decent.
Beautiful trail. Five stars but it needs more benches with shade and garbage cans another bath room. Its a long hot trail on foot
Trail conditions & character
“2 separate areas for smaller and larger dogs and they even have 2 kiddie pools set out for the dogs who love water!”
“Five stars but it needs more benches with shade and garbage cans another bath room.”
“This trailhead has full facilities including a water bottle refill station and lots of parking.”
“The southern Van Fleet trail head does not have a bathroom which is why I would recommend to come here if you are biking long distance.”
“Beautiful views, mostly well maintained all over the place, there's a few grills spread out here and there - I could camp out here if they'd let me lol.”
“The Auburndale Trail, Auburndale Teco Trail, and the Van Fleet Trail is over 50 miles in length.”
“This wide, straight, flat, smooth, paved trail is an excellent path for riding bicycles.”
“This wide, straight, flat, smooth, paved trail is an excellent path for riding bicycles.”
“I never noticed any drinking fountains if there were any.”
Plan your run at Auburndale TECO Trail South Trailhead
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- SurfaceMixed — more than one surface along the route, so check the segment you plan to run
- Distance30 mi as reported — check whether that is one way or a round trip before you commit. Long enough for a real long run.
- ShadeRunners describe real tree cover here — it makes a summer afternoon workable
- LightingRunners report lights on the path — useful for pre-dawn and after-work miles. Lighting and opening hours are separate things, so check both.
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms, water — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Stroller / wheelchairReported as smooth and step-free enough for a running stroller or a chair.
- Websiteauburndalefl.com
- Phone+1 863-965-5530
- Social Facebook
Hours
| Monday | 8 am–9 pm |
| Tuesday | 8 am–9 pm |
| Wednesday | 8 am–9 pm |
| Thursday | 8 am–9 pm |
| Friday | 8 am–9 pm |
| Saturday | 8 am–9 pm |
| Sunday | 8 am–9 pm |
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