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Barrel Springs Park and Ride
4.4 ★★★★☆ 120 Google reviews · Running trail in Palmdale, California · Open 24 hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Crushed gravel
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Open 24 hours
Confirmed from Barrel Springs Park and Ride'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.
Popular area featuring a trail that's suitable for hiking, jogging, and walking.
What runners say about Barrel Springs Park and Ride
“There are lots of mountainous areas where you can go off Trail and it's very Scenic and beautiful.”
Great place of you are looking for a ~1 mile walk/job/run. Relatively flat with hills ~moderate difficulty.
Review for February 1st 2022. Barrel Springs Park & Ride hike Trail is located in Palmdale California. This Hydro also connects to the Tejon Park Trail in equestrian area. It is an awesome spot for hiking, jogging, mountain biking, or simply just walking the trail.
Nice place to walk. However people take their dogs and don’t pick up their poop 💩. Please keep clean this beautiful place!
Stopped by this Park and Ride when I seen from the hwy there were walking trails. It was A beautiful day with the white capped mountains 🏔 in the backgrpund.Enjoyed walking up and down the trails 👣 it is A great workout
Trail conditions & character
“There are lots of mountainous areas where you can go off Trail and it's very Scenic and beautiful.”
“There are a few steep incline/declines (10% to 15%).”
“Well-maintained trail with a surface that is partway between pea gravel and sand (native desert soil), and wooden rails on either side of the 10’ wide trail.”
Plan your run at Barrel Springs Park and Ride
The practical stuff
- AccessOpen 24 hours — no gate to beat, so a 5am or a 10pm run both work
- SurfaceCrushed gravel — the rail-trail classic: softer than asphalt, still smooth enough for tempo work
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
Hours
| Monday | Open 24 hours |
| Tuesday | Open 24 hours |
| Wednesday | Open 24 hours |
| Thursday | Open 24 hours |
| Friday | Open 24 hours |
| Saturday | Open 24 hours |
| Sunday | Open 24 hours |
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