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Tallwood Park
3.9 ★★★★☆ 105 Google reviews · Running trail in West Melbourne, Florida · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Tallwood 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.
Historic narrow park with a walking trail, exercise equipment, basketball courts, and a picnic table.
What runners say about Tallwood Park
“The dip bars are a little awkward, but it has shade and you can deff get a good workout in 💪”
“I work out here, I meditate, and people bring their lovely dogs for walks all the time and there's a nice little basketball court in the back.”
They installed 2 brand new pieces of exercise equipment. You can do MULTIPLE exercises on each piece. (See picture below). I would love to walk my dogs there since there often are shady areas. Although it's not a dog park, many people let there dogs run around off leash.
I work out here, I meditate, and people bring their lovely dogs for walks all the time and there's a nice little basketball court in the back.
This narrow park is an interesting piece of Melbourne history. You would never know the train used to run from Tampa straight through those trees. There is an exercise course for light workouts and it is a nice walk around the park. Hidden in the back are basketball courts.
Nice little calisthenics park. The dip bars are a little awkward, but it has shade and you can deff get a good workout in 💪
Trail conditions & character
“I work out here, I meditate, and people bring their lovely dogs for walks all the time and there's a nice little basketball court in the back.”
“The dip bars are a little awkward, but it has shade and you can deff get a good workout in 💪”
“They need to fix the barking line do some more stuff for play ground kid Bathroom and showers”
Plan your run at Tallwood 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
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Phone+1 321-837-7779
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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