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Ray Ash Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 426 Google reviews · Running trail in Chicopee, Massachusetts · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Ray Ash 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.
Family-friendly place with a playground and pool, plus a splash pad.
What runners say about Ray Ash Park
“The play equipment kept their interest and there is a well maintained and staffed public pool and splash pad to keep cool in the hotter months.”
“And there's no shade at all sting the pool.”
Cool park with a nice playground and pool which is open during the warmer months. It has bathrooms on site (when it's in season) and quite a few cool little climbing spots on the playground as well as a nifty sliding handle on a rail you can run up to and grab on to fly across a gap (perfect for your kids to practice…
Well when I was growing up it was called the aldenville playground. Then my buddy's father passed away and he was a volunteer for Ajax athletic association which did a lot of stuff at Ray Ash Park which is now called. So it was named after him. He was also a vet. It's a nice most of the time.
Trail conditions & character
“And there's no shade at all sting the pool.”
“It also has a very large well maintained field, restrooms and 2 parking lots.”
Plan your run at Ray Ash 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.
- ShadeRunners describe real tree cover here — it makes a summer afternoon workable
- At the trailheadrestrooms — reported by runners
- Websitechicopeema.gov
- Phone(413) 594-3481
- Social Instagram · Facebook
Hours
| Monday | 5 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 5 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 5 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 5 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 5 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 5 AM–6 PM |
| Sunday | 5 AM–6 PM |
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