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Running trails in Stevens Point, WI
Stevens Point has 20 trails in the directory — 1 boardwalk, 2 loops that return to the trailhead, 6 with a stated distance, and 1 shaded. 17 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 4,473 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.
Iverson Park
4.8 ★★★★★ 867 reviews
Home to many birds, this treed public space features a ball field, play area, beach & picnic spots.
Pfiffner Pioneer Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 811 reviews
Riverside park featuring the Pfiffner Building, a paved path, a bandshell, a gazebo & more.
Stevens Point Sculpture Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 717 reviews
20-acre sculpture park with a wooded trail linking rotating environmental exhibits by local artists.
Mead Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 567 reviews
Grassy expanse abutting the Wisconsin River featuring a disc-golf course, playground & picnic areas.
Bukolt Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 507 reviews
Riverside park offering swimming & fishing areas, plus athletic fields, a playground & a skate park.
Standing Rocks County Park & Winter Recreation Area
4.8 ★★★★★ 444 reviews
Park featuring 30-40 holes of disc golf, plus hiking and biking trails.
Jordan County Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 199 reviews
Spacious and private campsites along with playground areas, plus bathrooms.
Koziczkowski Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 78 reviews
Paper Mill (Trail Part Of The Green Circle)
4.5 ★★★★★ 64 reviews
Green-Circle-linked trail for biking and hiking, with hills and riverside views.
Plover River Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 33 reviews
Parkwood park
4.7 ★★★★★ 19 reviews
Conifer Park and Nature Trails
4.5 ★★★★★ 8 reviews
Jordan Park Nature Trail
4 ★★★★☆ 1 reviews
Riverfront Trail
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How to pick a trail in Stevens Point
- Match the surface to your legs. Stevens Point gives you a choice: 6 mixed and 1 boardwalk. 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 mixed trails →
- Loop or out-and-back? 2 trails here are loops, 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. The longest stated distance in Stevens Point is Green Circle Trailhead at 27 mi. 6 trails are long enough for a 5-mile-plus run without repeating yourself.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. Plenty of trails sit inside parks that gate at dusk and don't unlock until well after sunrise, so a trail that's perfect at lunchtime can be locked at 6am. 17 of the 20 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 10 have trailhead parking, 5 have restrooms, and 1 has a water fountain in Stevens Point. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 1 shaded, 1 with mile markers, 4 that runners describe as quiet, 4 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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