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Gateway Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 577 Google reviews · Running trail in Arlington, Texas · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Paved
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Gateway 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 offering a peaceful space for watching and feeding geese and ducks.
What runners say about Gateway Park
“This is a beautiful place, and it makes me very sad to see all the garbage floating in the water where these lovely ducks and other birds are trying to make their home.”
If you need to get away from the hustle SMH bustle, this is a great park for that. The ducks, geese, and swans are comfortable around others. They'll walk up to you and hang out for a spell. Be sure to bring your camera if you want some up close images. You can feed them, but don't bring bread.
A place of serenity and solitude in the midst of the hustle and bustle of the city. The water body is surrounded by lush greenery, providing ample shade. The park and the water are populated by ducks, geese and swans that seem to give this place an identity of its own.
I love this little park! Great place to walk. And being surrounded by all the ducks just give me some kinda feeling 🥰
Nice pit stop for duck watching, but traffic tempers the peace🚦 Gateway Park sits right along Arbrook, which makes finding it easy. But, you end up trading accessibility for a steady hum of cars.
Trail conditions & character
“This is a beautiful place, and it makes me very sad to see all the garbage floating in the water where these lovely ducks and other birds are trying to make their home.”
“Around the park is a wide, concrete walkway, on the lake surface there are quite a lot of pretty ducks, geese and swans.”
Plan your run at Gateway Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- SurfacePaved — asphalt or concrete. Fast and predictable, runnable year-round, and fine with a stroller
- 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.
- Websitearlingtontx.gov
- Phone(817) 459-5474
Hours
| Monday | 5 AM–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 5 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 5 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 5 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 5 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 5 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 5 AM–10 PM |
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