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City Park Walking Track
4.6 ★★★★★ 95 Google reviews · Running trail in Burlington, North Carolina · Hours vary
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Crushed gravel
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Not reported
Confirmed from City Park Walking Track'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.
Clean gravel-surface running track alongside ballfields and exercise equipment.
What runners say about City Park Walking Track
“Partly shaded, close parking, clean restrooms and small outdoor exercise machines around the track.”
“Nice smooth, gravel walk trails around baseball fields across the street from the cemetery not a whole lot of traffic very peaceful.”
Our travel ball team is always having tournaments here, and it's one of my favorite fields. There's plenty of shade trees, and fields for the tots to roam and play. Not a fan of the huge dips at the entrances, nor do I care for the gravel they laid connecting the fields.
Very nice walking track. Always kept up an clean. Has restroom facility which has been clean every time I have been. Burlington does a great job at keeping up it's recreation areas.
I have track practice here. it's fine. it does the job I guess.. I mean it's a track, what am I supposed to so about it? "Ohh it made me run like Usain bolt" like no.
Nice walking track, although it could be better marked. Fairly level, gravel, stone dust and grassy portions. I'll be going back so I can loop the entire trail.
Trail conditions & character
“That aside, the park also has some equipment around the track so you can incorporate other exercises into your walk/run, along with public restrooms that are decent.”
“Nice smooth, gravel walk trails around baseball fields across the street from the cemetery not a whole lot of traffic very peaceful.”
“Nice smooth, gravel walk trails around baseball fields across the street from the cemetery not a whole lot of traffic very peaceful.”
“Partly shaded, close parking, clean restrooms and small outdoor exercise machines around the track.”
Plan your run at City Park Walking Track
The practical stuff
- AccessHours vary — hours are not posted for this trail, so check before an early or late run
- 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.
- 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 — reported by runners
- Websiteburlingtonnc.gov
- Phone+1 336-222-5030
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