In the western part of New Haven, there are some nice parks for running. Best among them is Edgewood Park, which has a trail that’s ~1 mile from end-to-end. The park also houses Yale’s athletic fields, a running track, and the Yale Bowl stadium (good for stair repeats!). For a longer run, Edgewood Park is 1.2 miles west of the Yale campus using Chapel St. or Edgewood Ave. So it would be a nice 4-5 miler!
West Rock Ridge SP. Flickr: John Cudworth
West Rock Ridge State Park: Just north of Edgewood Park. Get some hills in by running the to the 627-foot summit, which features great views of New Haven Harbor and Long Island Sound (note: no shoulder, but not too many cars). There are also several miles of trails that are wonderful for trail running — various levels of difficulty. See this TRAIL MAP
In the western part of New Haven, there are some nice parks for running. Best among them is Edgewood Park, which has a trail that’s ~1 mile from end-to-end. The park also houses Yale’s athletic fields, a running track, and the Yale Bowl stadium (good for stair repeats!). For a longer run, Edgewood Park is 1.2 miles west of the Yale campus using Chapel St. or Edgewood Ave. So it would be a nice 4-5 miler!
West Rock Ridge SP. Flickr: John Cudworth
West Rock Ridge State Park: Just north of Edgewood Park. Get some hills in by running the to the 627-foot summit, which features great views of New Haven Harbor and Long Island Sound (note: no shoulder, but not too many cars). There are also several miles of trails that are wonderful for trail running — various levels of difficulty. See this TRAIL MAP
Start with a tour of New Haven Green and cross College Ave. into this classic Olmsted-designed campus. Enjoy 3-4 miles on pedestrian paths passing impressive Gothic style buildings. Add on with adjacent residential streets.
East Rock Park is one of the running highlights of New Haven. A 2.5 mile switchback-ey road leads to the summit, which has great views. Trail runners will enjoy some of the additional, more rugged trails.
The Prospect Hill Historic District and the residential streets northeast of the Yale campus are a treat for running, with leafy streets and grand Victorian and Colonial homes. We also love running in the affluent suburb of Hamden.
The best option for a long off-road run in New Haven. Paved multi-use trail runs for 58 miles in Connecticut toward the Massachusetts border, passing historic buildings, canal locks, the remains of aqueducts and other landmarks. Trailhead off Temple St.
Some nice waterfront running in New Haven. On Long Island Sound, we recommend Long Wharf Park, which can be combined with Front St. On the East Shore, there's a nice waterfront run between East Shore Park and Lighthouse Point Park.
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