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Cedar Grove Community Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 213 Google reviews · Running trail in Cedar Grove, New Jersey · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
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- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Cedar Grove Community Park'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.
Family park featuring soccer fields, baseball diamonds and a community pool.
What runners say about Cedar Grove Community Park
“Playground could use some upgrades but overall a clean local facility”
“Beautiful little serene park.”
Beautiful little serene park. Great alternative to our usual hiking in the South Mountain for days we're feeling particularly lazy, we just walk the path. Playground could use some upgrades but overall a clean local facility
Nice little park. Has two playgrounds, picnic tables, and a trail. The community pool is also right
Such a fun, new, clean playground. Fenced in. Easy for me to watch the kids from central location without fear of them running out. Extra pomits, because there was a bathroom to use in the building next to playground.
The nearby walking path through the woods—West Essex Trail—is not to be missed, my daily music & exercise (about 3 miles). Easy to enter from Cedar Grove Community park.
Trail conditions & character
“Extra pomits, because there was a bathroom to use in the building next to playground.”
Plan your run at Cedar Grove Community Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- 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.
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms — reported by runners
Hours
| Monday | 7 am–9 pm |
| Tuesday | 7 am–9 pm |
| Wednesday | 7 am–9 pm |
| Thursday | 7 am–9 pm |
| Friday | 7 am–9 pm |
| Saturday | 7 am–9 pm |
| Sunday | 7 am–9 pm |
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