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Indian Riffle Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 613 Google reviews · Running trail in Kettering, Ohio · Open 24 hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Paved
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Open 24 hours
Confirmed from Indian Riffle 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.
Amenity-rich local park featuring a disc golf course, skating area, fishing pond & picnic shelters.
What runners say about Indian Riffle Park
“The course is well kept, even off trail.”
“There was a full moon on this particular night and it all just fell together so perfectly and was absolutely beautiful.”
“Nice park lots of shade and a playground for the Littles”
Love this park, I go to it almost every day listening to my music! Theres always so much life at this place, kids running around, people walking, animals grazing, it's awesome Update: there's new play equipment in the playground area.
A lot of equipment! Some gets a little hot. Would be great if there was some equipment shaded. Shelters are good if you're packing a lunch and they provide shade. But the littles had to play on the equipment! Monkeys in the park!
Used the disc golf course for the first time, also my first time playing through woods like that. I loved it! The course is well kept, even off trail.. the few disc I had to look for was fairly easy to spot and get, assuming you watch the flight path and landing. Definitely one of the more fun courses I’ve been too.
Nice park. Good amenities. Lots of parking but it's all a long ways from the Pavillions. Pavillions have available power outlets, but you have to hike all over the place to find the circuit breakers. We went without but I may have passed a breaker box on the way out.
Trail conditions & character
“Starts at parking lot off of Glengarry Drive, not the parking lot on Google maps near hole 15(at time of me writing this)”
“Nice park lots of shade and a playground for the Littles”
“Multiple trails (paved and non paved) to run/walk on and convient parking near the Kettering Rec Center”
Plan your run at Indian Riffle Park
The practical stuff
- AccessOpen 24 hours — no gate to beat, so a 5am or a 10pm run both work
- 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.
- ShadeRunners describe real tree cover here — it makes a summer afternoon workable
- At the trailheadparking, water — reported by runners
- Websiteketteringoh.org
- Phone+1 937-296-2486
Hours
| Monday | Open 24 hours |
| Tuesday | Open 24 hours |
| Wednesday | Open 24 hours |
| Thursday | Open 24 hours |
| Friday | Open 24 hours |
| Saturday | Open 24 hours |
| Sunday | Open 24 hours |
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