This is our favorite run in Tallahassee. It’s sort of a linear park trail that binds Tom Brown Park, Lafayette Park, and the JR Alford Greenway, featuring a beautiful oak canopy and passing by two lakes. Start at Tom Brown Park, and follow the main, gravel-surfaced trail for 1 mile through the park. Upper Lake Lafayette is just to the north, but it’s mainly blocked by trees. Continue on a very pretty section into Lafayette Trail Park, with views of Upper Lake Lafayette and then Piney Lake/Lafayette Lake on either side. There’s also a nice oak canopy. Continue into a nice open pasture space. The route is 5 miles one-way, so it’s ~10 miles out and back. For a shorter run, turn back at any point.
Add-On: a paved path heads north for 1.5 miles to Buck Lake Rd., paralleling Pedrick Rd.
Lafayette Trail Park. Paul Clark.
This is our favorite run in Tallahassee. It’s sort of a linear park trail that binds Tom Brown Park, Lafayette Park, and the JR Alford Greenway, featuring a beautiful oak canopy and passing by two lakes. Start at Tom Brown Park, and follow the main, gravel-surfaced trail for 1 mile through the park. Upper Lake Lafayette is just to the north, but it’s mainly blocked by trees. Continue on a very pretty section into Lafayette Trail Park, with views of Upper Lake Lafayette and then Piney Lake/Lafayette Lake on either side. There’s also a nice oak canopy. Continue into a nice open pasture space. The route is 5 miles one-way, so it’s ~10 miles out and back. For a shorter run, turn back at any point.
Add-On: a paved path heads north for 1.5 miles to Buck Lake Rd., paralleling Pedrick Rd.
Two university campuses, a state Capitol, and two running tracks -- all in one run! Combines Florida State University, Florida A&M, and Capitol Hill. It's ~8 miles, but can be shortened to ~5 miles by cutting out the Florida A&M section. There are even a couple of hills!
One of our favorite runs in Tallahassee is the 5-mile out and back from Cascades Park to Lake Elberta, using the Capitol Cascades Trail as a connector. Enjoy the 24-acre park and the 3/4 mile loop around the lake.
This 5-miler is an exploration of the highlights of Tallahassee's Midtown area, including a loop of Lake Ella, Lafayette Park, and some pleasant residential streets. There's even some elevation on this route!
A good opportunity for a long, off-road run in Tallahassee. Paved multi-use path follows an old railroad bed for 16 miles south to the coastal town of St. Marks. Not the most scenic, but a good way to rack up some miles.
A great opportunity for a fairly easy trail run beneath a canopy of oaks. The greenway is a linear park off Miccosukee Rd. between Fleischmann Rd. and Crump Rd., consisting of some 17 miles of trails. The one-way distance is ~7 miles. Great shade option on a hot day!
This 670-acre park on the eastern shore of Lake Jackson in northern Tallahassee has something for every runner: easier multi-use paths with up to 7 miles of marked loops, and many more miles of wooded, narrower and more rugged trails for trail running.
Located in northern Tallahassee and adjacent to Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park. Beautiful gardens around Lake Hall with walkways, and 6 miles of shared use trails winding through the woods surrounding Lake Overstreet.
Some of our favorite neighborhoods for running in Tallahassee, feautring quiet, tree-shaded streets. Levy Park & Betton Hills near Midtown, Killearn Estates just east of Maclay Gardens State Park, and the Southwood neighborhood.
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