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The City of West Palm Beach Clear Lake Trail
4.8 ★★★★★ 40 Google reviews · Running trail in West Palm Beach, Florida · Open 24 hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Boardwalk
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Open 24 hours
Confirmed from The City of West Palm Beach Clear Lake Trail'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 The City of West Palm Beach Clear Lake Trail
“Very beautiful and well made path.”
Strolled the nice sidewalk on Australian along shore & tullies, then Okeechobee road which was weary almost like a freeway shoulder, The wooden trail bridge starts where the airport exit curves off from Okee. I see why they needed this wooden bridge trail added for pedestrian safety at the curve there.
Very beautiful and well made path. Always a pleasant place to walk both mornings and afternoons. It has also connected a bunch of communities to downtown now making it easy for nice walk.
Great boardwalk. Really helpful to connect downtown to shopping (target, Home Depot, etc) via bike. Great job WPB!
The City of West Palm Beach is designing the Clear Lake Trail & Shoreline Enhancement Project. The project consists of a 5300 foot long and 8-foot-wide multi-use trail on the western edge of Clear Lake, a 700 foot boardwalk connecting the proposed trail to Okeechobee Blvd and limited shoreline enhancements on the west…
Trail conditions & character
Plan your run at The City of West Palm Beach Clear Lake Trail
The practical stuff
- AccessOpen 24 hours — no gate to beat, so a 5am or a 10pm run both work
- SurfaceBoardwalk — flat and scenic, and slick when wet, so watch your footing
- 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.
- LightingRunners report lights on the path — useful for pre-dawn and after-work miles. Lighting and opening hours are separate things, so check both.
- Websitewpb.org
Hours
| Monday | Open 24 hours |
| Tuesday | Open 24 hours |
| Wednesday | Open 24 hours |
| Thursday | Open 24 hours |
| Friday | Open 24 hours |
| Saturday | Open 24 hours |
| Sunday | Open 24 hours |
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