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Delaware River Park
4.1 ★★★★☆ 87 Google reviews · Running trail in Phillipsburg, New Jersey · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Delaware River 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.
Park with 2 acres of fenced-in space featuring trees where kids and dogs can run.
What runners say about Delaware River Park
“Totally a peaceful place if you like walking the path to the canal boat docks.”
Place is ok if you want to use the dog park, not crowded and it's quiet, nice walking next to the tracks, it's all fenced in, and I never see "The wrong crowd" hanging around and its patrolled. As a matter of fact, I live in Allentown 22 miles away and I go there often just to park there and unwind....
Good place to relax, walk, see the sites, play ground, play fields, skate park and dog park area. No bathrooms though! Enjoy yourself or with the family.
Love to walk this area with a pole in my hand. The area used to have a bad rep do to lowlifes. But I must say its changed over the years. Great area.
Great place to walk, dog park, skate board park and play ground. See a log of the historical site's of the past. Enjoy.
Trail conditions & character
“Good place to relax, walk, see the sites, play ground, play fields, skate park and dog park area.”
“Totally a peaceful place if you like walking the path to the canal boat docks.”
Plan your run at Delaware River 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.
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
Hours
| Monday | 8 am–8 pm |
| Tuesday | 8 am–8 pm |
| Wednesday | 8 am–8 pm |
| Thursday | 8 am–8 pm |
| Friday | 8 am–8 pm |
| Saturday | 8 am–8 pm |
| Sunday | 8 am–8 pm |
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