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Pennington Park
4.3 ★★★★☆ 929 Google reviews · Running trail in Paterson, New Jersey · Open 24 hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Open 24 hours
Confirmed from Pennington 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.
This park along the Passaic River offers a baseball diamond & soccer field.
What runners say about Pennington Park
“Nice park, it was clean during 🇵🇪 celebration”
“Great view when you get to the top.”
I love Pennington Park. This park just recently updated their soccer ⚽ field , has a nice size walking track, and an awesome workout area. You can train for American Gladiator here lol the training gear is legitimate.
Nice park, it has everything from basketball to soccer fields and grass field plus the trail you can walk around with the river right next to it. I especially love the new addition of the calisthenic section. This summer and spring I plan on using it for workouts 💪
Trail conditions & character
“Road leading to the parking lot has too many cracks but it’s nice big fields”
“Good for kids and it also allow wheelchair accessible entrance”
Plan your run at Pennington Park
The practical stuff
- AccessOpen 24 hours — no gate to beat, so a 5am or a 10pm run both work
- 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 — reported by runners
- Stroller / wheelchairReported as smooth and step-free enough for a running stroller or a chair.
- Websitepatersonnj.gov
- Phone(973) 321-1313
Hours
| Monday | Open 24 hours |
| Tuesday | Open 24 hours |
| Wednesday | Open 24 hours |
| Thursday | Open 24 hours |
| Friday | Open 24 hours |
| Saturday | Open 24 hours |
| Sunday | Open 24 hours |
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