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Elton Hills Run Park
4.2 ★★★★☆ 46 Google reviews · Running trail in Rochester, Minnesota · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Elton Hills Run 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.
What runners say about Elton Hills Run Park
“Beautiful park, lovely place to walk our dogs.”
“Clean, relatively quiet, feels very safe, and nice for walking and bicycle riding.”
Clean, relatively quiet, feels very safe, and nice for walking and bicycle riding.
Nice little park off the bike path through Elton Hills area. Nice place to sit and relax and let the kids play. Very clean and fun slide. Hardly anyone here and you get the swings and slide to your self, take a nice break after a long walk down the path.
Nice small park for kids to play. It also has a great trail passing through it which runs along a stream.
A nicely kept place to walk my dog... still a bit wet and muddy, but that should go away soon.
Trail conditions & character
“Clean, relatively quiet, feels very safe, and nice for walking and bicycle riding.”
Plan your run at Elton Hills Run 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.
- Phone(507) 328-2900
Hours
| Monday | 6:30 AM–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 6:30 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 5:30 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 6:30 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 6:30 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 6:30 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 5:30 AM–10 PM |
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