Running trails in Holladay, UT
Holladay has 4 trails in the directory — 1 on crushed gravel or dirt, 2 shaded, and 1 open 24 hours. Every one post opening hours, so you can check the gate before an early start. They're ranked here by rating weighted by review volume, across 2,094 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.
Big Cottonwood Regional Park - Creekside Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 884 reviews
Relaxed park with a playground for kids, plus 18 or 20-21-hole disc golf courses.
Mount Olympus Trailhead
4.8 ★★★★★ 739 reviews
Hiker's favorite, the steep trail leads to a summit with panoramic views of the surrounding mountains; also popular at sunset.
Knudsen Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 327 reviews
Park featuring a playground with climbing structures and slides, plus picnic spots and a splash pad.
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How to pick a trail in Holladay
- Match the surface to your legs. Holladay gives you a choice: 1 natural surface and 1 mixed. 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 natural surface 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 Holladay is open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 4 of the 4 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 2 have trailhead parking, 2 have restrooms, and 1 has a water fountain in Holladay. 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, 3 dog-friendly, and 1 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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