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Lit Trails for Early & Night Runs in Delaware

Delaware has 4 trails with lights for night running in this directory, across 4 cities and towns — Dover, New Castle, Newark, Wilmington. Lights for the pre-dawn start and the after-work run once winter takes the evenings.

Labels come from each trail's own listing, its website and runners' reviews. Conditions change with the weather and the season, and gates and lights follow the park's own hours, so check a recent review before you drive out.

Every one in Delaware

Use the filters to narrow these by surface, loop, distance, shade, lighting, restrooms, water and parking.

Filter: Shaded 3Lit at night 4Scenic 1Restrooms 3Water 1Parking 4Dog-friendly 3Stroller / ADA 2Mile markers 1Quiet 2

New Castle Battery Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 3,875 reviews

New Castle, DE

2 miMixedShadedLit

Dog-friendly urban park with riverfront views open to the public during daylight hours.

Banning Regional Park

4.4 ★★★★☆ 1,162 reviews

Wilmington, DE

ShadedLitDog-friendly

Park featuring ball diamonds, soccer fields & tennis courts, plus a wooded area & a playground.

Schutte Park

4.5 ★★★★★ 410 reviews

Dover, DE

PavedShadedLitDog-friendly

Recreational retreat offering wooded trails, softball fields, a playground & a picnic pavilion.

Open 24h

Kells Park

4.5 ★★★★★ 122 reviews

Newark, DE

Lit

Green space featuring tennis courts, baseball diamonds and a playground for kids.