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Sunset Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 25 Google reviews · Running trail in Rutherford, New Jersey · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Sunset 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.
What runners say about Sunset Park
“Tiny, quiet, perched on the side of a hill.”
Pretty little park. Tiny, quiet, perched on the side of a hill. I like to walk a few laps here because the steep elevation change makes it a nice workout. The bad: this summer I get bitten by a mosquito every time I go; only happens here.
Sunset Park, also known as Sunset Memorial Park, is tiny narrow strip of land, two blocks long and a half block wide stretching from Union Avenue on the south, to Washington Avenue on the north, sided by Jackson Avenue on the west, dedicated as a memorial to those citizens of the Borough of Rutherford who served our…
Trail conditions & character
“Tiny, quiet, perched on the side of a hill.”
“Tiny, quiet, perched on the side of a hill.”
Plan your run at Sunset 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.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
Hours
| Monday | 5 AM–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 5 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 5 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 5 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 5 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 5 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 5 AM–10 PM |
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