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Moncton, NB

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Moncton is the largest city in New Brunswick. Situated on the Petitcodiac River, it’s at the geographic center of the Maritime Provinces. For a relatively small city, there’s some nice running in options, with numerous off-road trails and several sizeable parks.

Among the best places to run in Moncton are the 15 km of trails along the Petitcodiac River, especially around Riverfront Park. Rotary St-Anselme Park is a nice spit for some easy trail running, accessible from the east side river trail. Centennial Park is Moncton’s signature park, and features 5-6 km of trails across a varied landscape. We also love running in Mapleton Park. Two other longer multi-use trails for running are the 9 km Northwest Trail (accessible from Centennial Park) and the 5.6 km Humphrey Brook Trail.

Note: Moncton winters are very cold and snowy, with 282cm of snow annually. Some trails are maintained in winter.

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Mark Lowenstein

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Mapleton Park

Moncton, New Brunswick

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Popular park located in the northern part of Moncton, is a nice spot for easy trail running. There are 6-7 km of easy trails through woods and around a wetland & lagoon. We recommend a ~5 loop combining the Floodplain & Wetland trails. Nice in winter!
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Moncton has warm, pleasant summers and cold, snowy winters. Summer high temperatures average 25C (77F), and nights can cool off. Autumn is delightful for running, with beautiful colors. Moncton winters are the real deal: cold, with average highs of -3C (27F) and lows of -13C (8F). Runners should be prepared. Also, some trails are maintained for pedestrians in winter, and some are reserved for winter sports such as X-C skiing.

There’s a good range of accommodation in central Moncton, providing good access to the riverfront trails.

RUNNING STORES

There’s a Running Room store along the riverfront trail in Moncton. They do group runs Wednesdays @6pm.

Other places to get running gear are Sport Chek & Cleve’s Source for Sports.

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From the Running Room store, Wednesdays 6pm. INFO

You can also connect with the Greater Moncton Running Club.

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