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Highlands Scrub Natural Area
4.2 ★★★★☆ 75 Google reviews · Running trail in Pompano Beach, Florida · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Paved
- Loop distance
- 4 mi
- Shape
- Loop
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Highlands Scrub Natural Area'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.
Petite tract of desert-like scrub and native plants with educational signs and paved trails.
What runners say about Highlands Scrub Natural Area
“Beautiful park, it has a small paved path you can follow and along signs that tell you all about Floridas natural Srub history!”
“Peaceful place walking the sidewalk “trail” the place is not huge but a good nature observation”
I didn't know what a scrub natural area was until I came here. Very educational and insightful. Has parking and walking pavement 👍
This was a nice quiet natural preserve, the trail is a short (1/4 mile) circle. There are spots to sit in the quiet. No canal, no water, and close to the road is why I gave it 4 stars. But seeing all the pear cactus was cool!!!
Beautiful park, it has a small paved path you can follow and along signs that tell you all about Floridas natural Srub history! Learned so much in just one loop
Nice area to walk and see nature. Not alot of shade so can get very hot.
Trail conditions & character
“Peaceful place walking the sidewalk “trail” the place is not huge but a good nature observation”
“Beautiful park, it has a small paved path you can follow and along signs that tell you all about Floridas natural Srub history!”
“There is parking and a small picnic area as well as benches throughout, but no toilet.”
“Beautiful park, it has a small paved path you can follow and along signs that tell you all about Floridas natural Srub history!”
Plan your run at Highlands Scrub Natural Area
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
- Loop distance4 mi back to where you parked
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking, water — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Websitebroward.org
- Phone+1 954-357-8109
Hours
| Monday | 8 am–6 pm |
| Tuesday | 8 am–6 pm |
| Wednesday | 8 am–6 pm |
| Thursday | 8 am–6 pm |
| Friday | 8 am–6 pm |
| Saturday | 8 am–6 pm |
| Sunday | 8 am–6 pm |
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