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Norton Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 991 Google reviews · Running trail in Plainville, Connecticut · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Norton 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.
Park with playgrounds baseball fields hot-air balloon festivals and a skateboard area.
What runners say about Norton Park
“A beautiful park, and the balloon festival was spectacular, the fireworks had a surprise ending, everyone thought they were over, there was a short pause and then the ending came.”
“Stopped here today to take my dog for a walk and it's actually really beautiful park.”
Great place to walk swim cookout basketball soccer baseball skateboard. Yeah so so if you've never been to Norton Park it's located in Plainville Connecticut they're swimming skateboarding basketball you could take a walk you could just sit around there's Fields there's a lot going on and then you could have a picnic…
We went to the 2024 Hot Air Balloon Festival here and it was so much fun! The Plainville Fire Department puts on a great festival and they serve really good fairly priced food there as well! A big thank you to them! The kids were in awe of the giant balloons and had a blast running around.
Stopped here today to take my dog for a walk and it's actually really beautiful park. I saw so many turtles in the little stream. They have a big soccer field hear a basketball court they also have a swimming pool. They have plenty of picnic benches to sit and relax.
It is such a great place to walk/run/bike, play soccer, baseball, basketball, football, tennis, or pickleball, very scenic, lots of birds, occasionally there's a food vendor shack, and lots of sports activities. There's a 1 mile route around the perimeter to walk, run, or bike.
Trail conditions & character
“A beautiful park, and the balloon festival was spectacular, the fireworks had a surprise ending, everyone thought they were over, there was a short pause and then the ending came.”
“Stopped here today to take my dog for a walk and it's actually really beautiful park.”
“There is a pool, a huge soccer field, benches, a gazebo, a playground, a basketball court, restrooms, water fountains.”
“Parking was a bit of a nightmare, but we'll just have to get there earlier next time.”
“There is a pool, a huge soccer field, benches, a gazebo, a playground, a basketball court, restrooms, water fountains.”
Plan your run at Norton 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.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms, water — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Websiteplainvillect.com
- Phone(860) 747-6022
Hours
| Monday | 8 AM–8 PM |
| Tuesday | 8 AM–8 PM |
| Wednesday | 8 AM–8 PM |
| Thursday | 8 AM–8 PM |
| Friday | 8 AM–8 PM |
| Saturday | 8 AM–8 PM |
| Sunday | 8 AM–8 PM |
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