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Mount Bradford Preserve
4.8 ★★★★★ 22 Google reviews · Running trail in West Chester, Pennsylvania · Hours vary
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Natural surface
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Not reported
Confirmed from Mount Bradford Preserve'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 Mount Bradford Preserve
Great course with fun elevation changes, and challenging terrain. Best for moderate to high skill level. Best played in dry conditions and not directly after rain. Wear appropriate clothes & shoes for going into vegetation, thorns and stinging nettle possible, and going up and down steep embankments on woods holes.
This is one of the best preserve around, it is so diverse between the wooded paths thanks to the frisbee players, and the vast open field where there are butterflies and berries galore! So beautiful and peaceful (when the frisbee players aren’t making a ruckus)
Went to play disc golf with my brothers, there is a very fun a challenging 9 hole course. You can also play the course twice and use the different hole locations to play a full round of 18. Very fun course with some challenging long holes. Worth a visit. The park is also very beautiful with nice walking trails
Decent 9 hole that just added a second basket to each hole to make it technically an 18. Good variety if terrain, some is a little difficult to navigate. Worth a visit if your in the area, not quite worth a long drive to try.
Trail conditions & character
“Great course with fun elevation changes, and challenging terrain.”
“Most technical frisbee golf course I've ever been on.”
Plan your run at Mount Bradford Preserve
The practical stuff
- AccessHours vary — hours are not posted for this trail, so check before an early or late run
- SurfaceNatural surface — easiest on the joints and the most fun, but expect roots, rocks and mud after rain
- 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 trailheadparking — reported by runners
- Websiteeastbradford.org
- Phone(610) 436-5108
- Social Facebook
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