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Edmands Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 79 Google reviews · Running trail in Newton, Massachusetts · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Edmands 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.
Leafy 33-acre park gifted to the city in 1913, offering natural unpaved trails & a wooded area.
What runners say about Edmands Park
“it's quite dog friendly, and commonly off leash (whether legal or not), where most everyone I meet is polite and well behaved.”
this is a very old tract of land. in the 1930s it had a skating pond and a log cabin built by the Boy Scouts of America, troop 1. The fieldstone foundation and chimney are all that remain of the cabin. The pond has become a swamp with a tiny stream, due to eutrophication and lack of dredging.
A fun place to walk dogs and let them run. Although it's not officially an off-leash area in reality people do let their dogs off leash. The one drawback is sometimes the dog owners here can be very prim and proper, who'll get upset if your dog is not prim and proper as well.
The park provides an escape from the city. It transports you from Newton and Boston to a place like Upton state park. Well kept trails, lots of hills and secluded places, and even an old stone foundation with a fireplace by the pond. Lots of dog walkers on weekends and a great place to go!
Terrific park for dogs. Dogs are required to be on-leash but most dogs are not. There's a stream running through the park and so you will encounter some bugs at times. Very shaded
Trail conditions & character
“it's quite dog friendly, and commonly off leash (whether legal or not), where most everyone I meet is polite and well behaved.”
“Well kept trails, lots of hills and secluded places, and even an old stone foundation with a fireplace by the pond.”
Plan your run at Edmands 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
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Websitenewtonma.gov
Hours
| Monday | 7 AM–8 PM |
| Tuesday | 7 AM–8 PM |
| Wednesday | 7 AM–8 PM |
| Thursday | 7 AM–8 PM |
| Friday | 7 AM–8 PM |
| Saturday | 7 AM–8 PM |
| Sunday | 7 AM–8 PM |
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