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Dundee Island Preserve
4.1 ★★★★☆ 83 Google reviews · Running trail in Clifton, New Jersey · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Dundee Island Preserve'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.
Nature preserve good for kids with a river.
What runners say about Dundee Island Preserve
“Beautiful area to have some lunch and go fishing.”
“The waterfalls with all this birds calm you for a short while.”
Great Spot to catch some fish, Carps and Bass can easily be caught off the shore and it is also a great place to relax under the shade.
Dundee Island preserve is located in Clifton along with Passaic River It’s right off of Route 21 so it’s not a very quiet preserve but it’s very pretty because it has a waterfall there’s two sides of the park the first side in the main part is in Clifton and then the other side is in Garfield the Garfield side is…
Trail conditions & character
“The waterfalls with all this birds calm you for a short while.”
Plan your run at Dundee Island Preserve
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 — reported by runners
- Websitecliftonnj.org
- Phone(973) 470-5956
- Social Instagram · Facebook
Hours
| Monday | 6 AM–8 PM |
| Tuesday | 6 AM–8 PM |
| Wednesday | 6 AM–8 PM |
| Thursday | 6 AM–8 PM |
| Friday | 6 AM–8 PM |
| Saturday | 6 AM–8 PM |
| Sunday | 6 AM–8 PM |
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