In West Windsor, Malden Park and nearby Ojibway Woods are 1.5 km apart and can be run separately or together as a longer run. Malden Park is a 175-acre park just off the 401 (Trans-Canada Highway), featuring numerous trails and an opportunity for some hill work in this otherwise flat city. A loop around the perimeter of the park is about 3 km. Then, run to the top of Malden Hill, a climb of about 100 feet (and popular for tobogganing in winter). The park has a small pond, and some other facilities. Add on with trails around fields in 97-acre Mic Mac Park. There’s also a rec center in the area.
For a longer run, head over to Ojibway Tom Joy Woods, a nature preserve with ~3 km of trails. To get there from Malden Park, take Malden Rd. (shoulder, no sidewalk) for 1.7 km. At Elgin St., turn RIGHT onto a trail in the Ojibway Nature Preserve, that leads for 1 km to the woods. For the return to Malden Park, an alternative to Malden Rd. is a trail that runs off Elgin St. parallel to Malden Rd.
Additional Options in Area: There are other parks in the area that are nice for running. At Elgin St., instead of heading west to Obijay Woods, head east to Spring Garden, which has a trail along a small brook that leads to Seven Sisters Park (ending at the 401). Then, a trail adjacent to Spring Garden road (and next to the highway!) leads back to Malden Rd.
In West Windsor, Malden Park and nearby Ojibway Woods are 1.5 km apart and can be run separately or together as a longer run. Malden Park is a 175-acre park just off the 401 (Trans-Canada Highway), featuring numerous trails and an opportunity for some hill work in this otherwise flat city. A loop around the perimeter of the park is about 3 km. Then, run to the top of Malden Hill, a climb of about 100 feet (and popular for tobogganing in winter). The park has a small pond, and some other facilities. Add on with trails around fields in 97-acre Mic Mac Park. There’s also a rec center in the area.
For a longer run, head over to Ojibway Tom Joy Woods, a nature preserve with ~3 km of trails. To get there from Malden Park, take Malden Rd. (shoulder, no sidewalk) for 1.7 km. At Elgin St., turn RIGHT onto a trail in the Ojibway Nature Preserve, that leads for 1 km to the woods. For the return to Malden Park, an alternative to Malden Rd. is a trail that runs off Elgin St. parallel to Malden Rd.
Additional Options in Area: There are other parks in the area that are nice for running. At Elgin St., instead of heading west to Obijay Woods, head east to Spring Garden, which has a trail along a small brook that leads to Seven Sisters Park (ending at the 401). Then, a trail adjacent to Spring Garden road (and next to the highway!) leads back to Malden Rd.
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