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Piacentini Nature Preserve

3.3 ★★★☆☆ 3 Google reviews · Running trail in Darien, Connecticut · Hours vary

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We have not been able to confirm the surface, distance or shape of Piacentini Nature Preserve yet from its own listing, the park's website or runner reviews — so those cells stay blank rather than guess. What is below comes straight from the listing and from reviewers' own words. 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.

Piacentini Nature Preserve — running trail in Darien, CT, photo 1

What runners say about Piacentini Nature Preserve

Pulled from public reviews of this trail (3 of them) — the things people bring up again and again, in their own words. Nothing here is written by us.

Nice preserve to walk and enjoy nature. There is a path in the back that connects to Olson Woods, making it another entrance to that park which is much bigger and has a lake.

★★★★★ — Saskia , Dec 2020

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The practical stuff

  • AccessHours vary — hours are not posted for this trail, so check before an early or late run
  • 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.

Where to find Piacentini Nature Preserve

96 CT-106, Darien, CT 06820

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Listing verified July 2026 from public records, the trail's own website and runner reviews. Trail conditions change — paths flood, gates close at dusk, and shaded woods stay muddy for days after rain. Something out of date? Report a correction. Manage this trail? Send us the details — it is free.