Running trails in Clearfield, UT
Clearfield has 11 trails in the directory — 6 paved, 2 shaded, and 1 open 24 hours. 9 of them post opening hours, so you can check the gate before an early start. They're ranked here by rating weighted by review volume, across 2,885 Google reviews. Filter by surface, loop, distance, shade or lighting to get to the run you're actually planning — no made-up difficulty score, just the facts you'd check before driving out.
Steed Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 1,037 reviews
Big green space around a pond, featuring playgrounds, baseball fields, tennis and volleyball courts.
Fisher Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 495 reviews
Playground and ballfields in a well-maintained park with a skate park, swings and slides.
Jesse D Barlow Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 431 reviews
Large green space featuring open areas, a playground and a soccer field for games.
Fox Hollow Park & Arboretum
4.5 ★★★★★ 256 reviews
Local park, with a playground and a pavilion.
Kiwanis Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 245 reviews
Clean playground for youngsters, plus a picnic area and a baseball field.
Island View Park
4.3 ★★★★☆ 148 reviews
Recreational venue with a playground, picnic tables, and barbecue grills, plus disc golf.
Train Watch Park
4.3 ★★★★☆ 134 reviews
Playground beside an overpass featuring grass areas, picnic tables and shade.
Central Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 95 reviews
Well-maintained park, with slides, swings, a baseball diamond and walking trails.
Denver and Rio Grande Rail - Layton Xing Trailhead
4.3 ★★★★☆ 9 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Clearfield
- Match the surface to your legs. Most of what's here is paved (6 of 11). Asphalt and concrete are fast, predictable and runnable year-round but the least forgiving; crushed limestone and dirt take the sting out of high mileage; boardwalk is flat and scenic but slick in the wet. If your shins or knees are complaining, the fix that actually works is varying the surface you run on rather than chasing one "best" one. More paved trails →
- Loop or out-and-back? A loop finishes back at the car with no backtracking; on an out-and-back you simply turn round at half your distance.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 1 trail in Clearfield is open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 9 of the 11 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm. 6 are lit, which is what you want for winter evenings.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 6 have trailhead parking, 9 have restrooms, and 6 have a water fountain in Clearfield. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 2 shaded, 1 that runners describe as quiet, 4 dog-friendly, and 6 smooth and wide enough for a stroller or a wheelchair. Busy or quiet isn't a good-or-bad thing here: a busy path is the safer choice for a solo run at dawn, a quiet one is better for intervals.
More on all of this in the trail-running guides.
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