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Trout Creek Park
4.3 ★★★★☆ 452 Google reviews · Running trail in Allentown, Pennsylvania · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Trout Creek 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.
Recreation area with a playground, grills, and a creek, plus basketball courts and trails.
What runners say about Trout Creek Park
“Very quiet and clean, bring your family to enjoy this park”
Very nice little park. Paths are a little over grown and longer then I thought. Wraps underneath the 4th street bridge and keeps going. I saw deer, turtles and plenty of squirrels. Very nice and quiet walk on this beautiful day in November.
It's not the best park out there but then again it's kind of made for very little kids but I recommend there's a lot of space to run around, there's a little lake too and it's very shallow 10/ out of 9 recommend
Trail conditions & character
“Enjoyed the playground and basketball court but the restrooms were locked and unavailable.”
Plan your run at Trout Creek 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.
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms, water — reported by runners
- Websiteallentownpa.gov
- Phone(610) 437-7628
- Social Instagram · Facebook
Hours
| Monday | 6 AM–8 PM |
| Tuesday | 6 AM–8 PM |
| Wednesday | 6 AM–8 PM |
| Thursday | 6 AM–8 PM |
| Friday | 6 AM–8 PM |
| Saturday | 6 AM–8 PM |
| Sunday | 6 AM–8 PM |
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