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Sunshine Preserve
4.6 ★★★★★ 9 Google reviews · Running trail in Glendale, California · 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 Sunshine 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.
What runners say about Sunshine Preserve
The Sunshine Preserve is 3.5 acres of land in the Verdugo Mountains, owned by the Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy to protect it from development. It’s open to walk through, and is the first area on your way to the hiking trails like Las Flores Motorway Trail.
Plan your run at Sunshine Preserve
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.
- Websitearroyosfoothills.org
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Running trails near Glendale
Other trails within easy driving distance — useful when this one is flooded, gated, or just not the run you had in mind today.
Las Flores Motorway Trail
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Mount Thom
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Verdugo Mountain - Beaudry Fire Road Loop
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