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Diehl Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 294 Google reviews · Running trail in Defiance, Ohio · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Diehl 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.
Clean, well-maintained open space featuring baseball fields and a basketball court.
What runners say about Diehl Park
“Fields are well kept and they have 5 I believe”
My absolute favorite thing about this place is that they have one of the old school wooden castle playgrounds. It just lets my imagination run from when I was a kid and I'm very very thankful that my children got to experience this before they tear the rest of them down in this country.
Update October 2021: found smoked cigarettes by the castle park swings.. no smoking people! And security cameras should have caught these people smoking. Other than that: Fantastic park near wooded like area. Perfect space to let your kids run with their imagination. Worth the drive and well worth kids' time...
Trail conditions & character
“We went to the back playground that's not modernized mostly for privacy and maybe a bit of shade.”
“Has multiple play areas for the children, at least 4 pavilions, bathrooms, basketball courts, baseball fields and plenty parking.”
Plan your run at Diehl 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.
- ShadeRunners describe real tree cover here — it makes a summer afternoon workable
- At the trailheadrestrooms — reported by runners
Hours
| Monday | 9 AM–8 PM |
| Tuesday | 9 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 9 AM–8 PM |
| Thursday | 9 AM–9 PM |
| Friday | 9 AM–8 PM |
| Saturday | 9 AM–8 PM |
| Sunday | 9 AM–8 PM |
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