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North Street Recreation Area
4.5 ★★★★★ 587 Google reviews · Running trail in Waterville, Maine · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Paved
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from North Street Recreation 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.
Recreation spot with a playground, soccer and basketball fields, trails, tennis courts, a pool, and a water park.
What runners say about North Street Recreation Area
“Clean, Well Maintained, Relatively Safe walking path.”
“Such a great place to bring your doggy too we had a blast yesterday with our beautiful "Gracie Girl" for about 1.”
Only have used the walking trail. Nice and quiet easy paved walk. Only creepy in one spot where a homeowner films you
Nice place to walk my dragon when the weather is good. my kids love the playground and the walking trails.
This is great park to walk around play with the kids if it was summertime the water slide and the pool would be awesome. As for me I really enjoyed The walking trail It stretches out a good ways and follows along the river which I believe made it more enjoyable.
Such a nice playground. Obviously when we visit it was covid19 and mask on when we couldn't social distance. Other wise the park has a little cute kid friendly trail behind it, takes you by the water and if you keep going you there's a little dock that has a bench you can enjoy the water and relaxing view.
Trail conditions & character
“Such a great place to bring your doggy too we had a blast yesterday with our beautiful "Gracie Girl" for about 1.”
“The walkway is paved without tripping hazards which made it good for running jogging or just walking and talking with friends.”
Plan your run at North Street Recreation 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
- 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
- Phone+1 207-680-4744
Hours
| Monday | 6 am–6 pm |
| Tuesday | 6 am–6 pm |
| Wednesday | 6 am–6 pm |
| Thursday | 6 am–6 pm |
| Friday | 6 am–6 pm |
| Saturday | 6 am–6 pm |
| Sunday | 6 am–6 pm |
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