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Pleasant Ridge Park
4.8 ★★★★★ 67 Google reviews · Running trail in Maryville, Illinois · Hours vary
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Not reported
We have not been able to confirm the surface, distance or shape of Pleasant Ridge Park 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.
Clean park featuring playgrounds, trails and picnic tables, plus pavilions.
What runners say about Pleasant Ridge Park
“Lovely park that's well maintained with large pavilions for gatherings.”
“I was here at 10:00am on a gorgeous Sunday morning and it was practically deserted.”
We had never been there before and didn't explore the whole park so I'm sure there are things we missed. We did very much enjoy the play grounds. There are two: one for ages 2-5, and one for ages 5-12. There are also water fountains, lots of grassy areas to run around on, and a huge covered pavilion.
Very well-maintained park! Plenty of space to stretch out. They also have a path that connects to the MCT trails.
Beautiful park nice and quiet lots of deer in the mornings. Lots of shade on the trails.
Very nice, new, small public park with a lots of parking and a nice playground area. It connects to the Madison County Transit Schoolhouse Trail and has patlrking right next to the Trail head. I was here at 10:00am on a gorgeous Sunday morning and it was practically deserted.
Trail conditions & character
“The park contains pavilions, playgrounds, restrooms, and horseshoe pits.”
“Very nice, new, small public park with a lots of parking and a nice playground area.”
“There are also water fountains, lots of grassy areas to run around on, and a huge covered pavilion.”
Plan your run at Pleasant Ridge Park
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.
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms, water — reported by runners
- Websitevil.maryville.il.us
- Phone(618) 345-7028
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