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Nature Trails Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 101 Google reviews · Running trail in Northwood, Ohio · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Nature Trails 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.
Public park offering a short trail leading to a forested area, plus a meadow path and a bench.
What runners say about Nature Trails Park
“Dog walkers need to clean it after their pets”
“A beautiful little walk, perfect for when you're short on time but still want to enjoy the outdoors!”
“A great place 2 walk dogs, jog , and one couple actually got married there last year!”
This park is primarily catered towards walkers and joggers visiting the park, making it a suitable place for a morning walk or for a exercise location. The trial is a mile long and has benches and multiple optional stations for stretches and other workouts as visitors walk through the trial.
Great place next to my house to go to walk watch your car's people break into them and steal all your stuff when I was there last they broke in 4 and then the place, and they've been breaking into him for no signs to tell you that people are stealing from you are nice job Northwood..🤔
excercise equipment has begun to get eaten away by shrubbery and the area is pretty buggy. Not that i wouldn’t expect that from a nature trail just wish these particular sections could be cleaned up. Nice place to go to walk or run, wish it was kept a little nicer but i’m not mad.
A beautiful little walk, perfect for when you're short on time but still want to enjoy the outdoors! Nobody else was there when I was and it was very serene, I saw several kinds of birds and two different colored squirrels. There was a large variety of plants and I also found a fungus I had never seen before.
Trail conditions & character
“A beautiful little walk, perfect for when you're short on time but still want to enjoy the outdoors!”
“We often have our dogs with us and complete at least 2 miles of walking each time we are there.”
“The parking lot is small but this has never been an issue with the most cars i've ever seen being five.”
“Nobody else was there when I was and it was very serene, I saw several kinds of birds and two different colored squirrels.”
“Beautiful, maintained trail with handicap accessible portapotty.”
Plan your run at Nature Trails 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.
- ShadeRunners describe real tree cover here — it makes a summer afternoon workable
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
Hours
| Monday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Tuesday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Wednesday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Thursday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Friday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Saturday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Sunday | 7 am–8 pm |
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