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Heritage Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 99 Google reviews · Running trail in Hanover Park, Illinois · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Heritage 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.
Basketball- and tennis-centered neighborhood park with playgrounds and a sledding hill, plus a lake and a dock.
What runners say about Heritage Park
“Very clean park, wheelchair accessible to everything except the dock.”
“It's a nice playground with a view of a beautiful pond and tennis courts adjacent to it.”
I found Heritage Park when I was looking for a good place to park with easy access to Mallard Lake Trail and N. Central Dupage Trail. This small, shire-looking park was the perfect spot. The park leads right to the wooded areas of Mallard Lake where we found a couple miles of wooded trails off the beaten path.
Great park plenty of room for any kind of sport. Good play park for kids. Also good place to sit and take in the scenery. In the Summer there is 2 portapottys there tennis courts and basketball also. Walking paths with benches also.
Small park with a pond, playground, and basketball court. The pond has a pier and there's some benches at various points around the pond. The park connects to a trail that leads to Mallard Lake and Hawk Hollow Forest Preserves.
I go to this park to play tennis because it was recently resurfaced. Knocking off a star because the garbage is usually overflowing. They have a park, nice walking path and a dock to walk on and see the lake.
Trail conditions & character
“It's a nice playground with a view of a beautiful pond and tennis courts adjacent to it.”
“In the Summer there is 2 portapottys there tennis courts and basketball also.”
“Basketball court, tennis courts, and plenty of nice grassy hills to tumble down.”
“Very clean park, wheelchair accessible to everything except the dock.”
Plan your run at Heritage 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.
- At the trailheadrestrooms — reported by runners
- Stroller / wheelchairReported as smooth and step-free enough for a running stroller or a chair.
- Websitehpparks.org
- Phone+1 630-837-2468
- Social Instagram · Facebook
Hours
| Monday | Open 24 hours |
| Tuesday | 5 am–8 pm |
| Wednesday | 5 am–8 pm |
| Thursday | 5 am–8 pm |
| Friday | 5 am–8 pm |
| Saturday | 5 am–8 pm |
| Sunday | 5 am–8 pm |
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