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Union Cross Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 484 Google reviews · Running trail in Winston-Salem, North Carolina · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
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- Shape
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- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Union Cross 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.
Public park with a wide range of amenities, including lighted fields, courts & horseshoe pits.
What runners say about Union Cross Park
“Nice park, peaceful, clean little kid's family walking around.”
“Bonus was that there’s plenty of shaded seating and a sand pit/mini dune in the park that our kids absolutely loved!”
“Peaceful walking trail, cool old building, small playground, lots of courts for various sports, and I went on a fairly quiet Friday afternoon.”
This is a great park for most anyone. It’s very clean and the grounds are well kept. There are baseball fields, basketball courts, a walking track(gravel), volleyball, playground, pavilion, horseshoes and more. Kids love the play area, and there are nice climbing trees near the walking path to entertain them as well.
It's a very nice, clean park. Lots to do. Sand pit, that's a walk way, a roofed picnic area, playground, beach volleyball, basketball court, & more. 👍👍
My toddler loves playing in the sand pile here and the playground is nice but there is not much shade. There are also tennis courts and basketball courts and a walking track that is popular but at times it can be a little isolated. There is a building with bathrooms but sometimes it is locked so that is hit or miss
Practically everyone seems able to give salutations. I bring my Shih Tzu there almost everyday to walk the track, so real dog friendly. My grandkids have played at the playground, which is located in the picnic area
Trail conditions & character
“There is a building with bathrooms but sometimes it is locked so that is hit or miss”
“Bonus was that there’s plenty of shaded seating and a sand pit/mini dune in the park that our kids absolutely loved!”
“Peaceful walking trail, cool old building, small playground, lots of courts for various sports, and I went on a fairly quiet Friday afternoon.”
Plan your run at Union Cross 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
- Websiteforsyth.cc
- Phone(336) 703-2500
- Social Facebook
Hours
| Monday | 6:30 AM–9:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 6:30 AM–9:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 6:30 AM–9:30 PM |
| Thursday | 6:30 AM–9:30 PM |
| Friday | 6:30 AM–9:30 PM |
| Saturday | 6:30 AM–9:30 PM |
| Sunday | 6:30 AM–9:30 PM |
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