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Rickel Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 188 Google reviews · Running trail in Hurst, Texas · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Paved
- Loop distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Loop
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Rickel 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.
Clean park featuring wooded terrain, a canyon and picnic areas, plus multiple playgrounds and hiking trails.
What runners say about Rickel Park
“Great, well maintained community park with loop walkways through woods, with hills, bridges, and ravines.”
“Beautiful park, playground for kids, lots of walking trails, hills and beautiful scenic park”
“The benches are located in shady and cozy settings, and the stream of water by the bridge is nice to view in all seasons.”
This is an awesome Park be prepared to walk up a lot of hills and if you're think you're in good shape try to run them because they're pretty tough pretty steep there's a playground there there's a creek that goes through the place there's a place there that kind of resembles the Grand canyon a little bit but it's not…
One of my favorite spots to hike, take photos, and practice my tai-chi. It is quite a grand scale place, with lots of paved trails to hike. The benches are located in shady and cozy settings, and the stream of water by the bridge is nice to view in all seasons.
This is a great place to go for a walk, have a picnic or just chill. FYI-There are no bathroom facilities. Pictures taken on Feb 4, 2022.
Hilly Park with concrete, criss cross walking trails. Also has a playground for younger children.
Trail conditions & character
“If you're taking a walk around this park, you can either take the easy leveled paths or the more hilly paths.”
“Nice quiet park with paved trails, playground, picnic tables, grills, two parking lots, and a small creek, but no restrooms or porta potties.”
“The benches are located in shady and cozy settings, and the stream of water by the bridge is nice to view in all seasons.”
“Nice quiet park with paved trails, playground, picnic tables, grills, two parking lots, and a small creek, but no restrooms or porta potties.”
“The benches are located in shady and cozy settings, and the stream of water by the bridge is nice to view in all seasons.”
“Great, well maintained community park with loop walkways through woods, with hills, bridges, and ravines.”
Plan your run at Rickel Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- SurfacePaved — asphalt or concrete. Fast and predictable, runnable year-round, and fine with a stroller
- 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
- Websitehursttx.gov
- Phone+1 817-788-7220
Hours
| Monday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Tuesday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Wednesday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Thursday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Friday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Saturday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Sunday | 7 am–8 pm |
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