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Oakwood Park Trail
4.7 ★★★★★ 23 Google reviews · Running trail in Nashville, Tennessee · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Loop distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Loop
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Oakwood Park Trail'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 Oakwood Park Trail
Cute little oasis with a easy enough trail that shouldn’t take more than 20 minutes for anyone to loop. Playgrounds, courts and fields spaces throughout. Some decent views of downtown Nashville.
Dreamy urban Forrest! Smells and feels like the forest although you can hear the city faintly in the background. Beautiful tall canopies! One of my favorite parks in town, and the short little trail is a hidden diamond. Bring a picnic and enjoy the view! Happy trails!
Nice and clean park and nice walking trails and nice trees keep up the amazing great work oakwood park trail words of encouragement pass it along please and thank you
Pretty does in oakwood Park and beautiful sunset's in the morning and evening time amazing trails to see the trees and birds singing and if you look carefully on the trails and a long the payment where the wood's at you can see animals foot trails
Trail conditions & character
“Short quaint trail with playgrounds, basketball courts situated on a hill overlooking Nashville.”
“A nice little Trail that runs along the crest of a hill, maybe half a mile Loop, maybe a little longer.”
“Cute little oasis with a easy enough trail that shouldn’t take more than 20 minutes for anyone to loop.”
Plan your run at Oakwood Park Trail
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.
Hours
| Monday | 7 AM–7 PM |
| Tuesday | 7 AM–7 PM |
| Wednesday | 7 AM–7 PM |
| Thursday | 7 AM–7 PM |
| Friday | 7 AM–7 PM |
| Saturday | 7 AM–7 PM |
| Sunday | 7 AM–7 PM |
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