Running trails in Murray, UT
Murray has 11 trails in the directory — 2 paved, 1 loop that returns to the trailhead, 4 shaded, and 3 open 24 hours. 10 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 9,063 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.
Murray Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 6,874 reviews
Large, public open space with pavilions, playing fields, a gazebo, an amphitheater & a restaurant.
Germania Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 466 reviews
Park on the Jordan River's banks featuring a basketball court and a playground.
Arrowhead Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 316 reviews
Riverside green space with trails for walking and biking, and picnic tables.
Kennecott Nature Center of Murray
4.7 ★★★★★ 272 reviews
Educational nature center offering trails and picnic tables, plus classes and amphitheater-style seating.
Woodstock Meadows Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 242 reviews
Quaint park popular for picknicking and quiet walks around its pond and stream.
Little Confluence Trailhead
4.5 ★★★★★ 129 reviews
Paved and earth trails plus a river run through a park with benches, where you might see birds.
Walden Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 126 reviews
Small green space featuring a playground, a pavilion for picnics and a volleyball court.
Jordan Trail
5 ★★★★★ 4 reviews
Park trail
4.7 ★★★★★ 3 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Murray
- Match the surface to your legs. Murray gives you a choice: 2 paved and 2 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 paved trails →
- Loop or out-and-back? 1 trail here is a loop, so you finish back at the car with no backtracking — the easiest way to run a set distance without thinking about it. On an out-and-back you turn round at half your target distance, which makes any trail fit any run.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 3 trails in Murray are open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 10 of the 11 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm. 1 is lit, which is what you want for winter evenings.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 6 have trailhead parking, 8 have restrooms, and 4 have a water fountain in Murray. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 4 shaded, 2 that runners describe as quiet, 6 dog-friendly, and 2 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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