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Places To Run
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Hittin' the Trail Popular places to run in OKC |
NW OKC: Down Town: Edmond: Midwest City: |
Some local runners were asked about their favorite running spots. Here are some of the replies. Tiffany Cone: "Lake Hefner, the hills in Edmond, and on the marathon course." *The most popular place in OKC is Lake Hefner - featured in Continental, Continental Airlines's inflight magazine. It's 10 miles all the way around - marked every 1/2 mile. Asphalt/concrete trails and some road way (traffic is one way on the dam) but you do have bike/running lanes (not much traffic). Lake Overholser - NW OKC Don Smith: "My favorite weekend place to run is Lake Overholser. Very little traffic." 1. East side, going north or south on Overholser Drive will take you to parking lots... Dolese Park - NW OKC *Dolese Park at NW 50 & Meridian is 2.1 miles of natural trail(asphalted in 2012). This is NOT lighted at all. It's marked every 1/4 or 1/2 mile. www.okc.gov/parks/parks_maps/pdf/dolese.pdf Eldon Lyon Park - NW OKC Janeen Arbuckle: Provided the following information. Thank you! *Eldon Lyon Park - NW 36th just west of Rockwell Ave. The trail is 1.5 miles with markers at every quarter mile. The trail has one fairly large hill and several additional smaller hills. Part of the course runs through a wooded lot. The park is in Bethany and information about it can be found at http://www.cityofbethany.org Nichols Hills - NW OKC Kristina Davis: "Nichols Hills! Beautiful scenery, relatively flat course with a few small hills...love it!" Earlywine Park - South OKC Kristin Ferrier: "Earlywine Park in South OKC. Beautiful, no bikes allowed, great lighting for evening running, and safe for evening running." South Grand Trail - South OKC *South Grand Trail... The west trailhead is located at SW 15th, west of I-44. The east trailhead is located at Grand, just south of Reno. River Trails - Downtown *The new River Trails... The trails run East/West on both sides (North/South) of the river. These trails do have lighting. This would be and out-n-back run. These trails are marked every 1/4 mile. www.okc.gov/trails/n_canadian.html Mitch Park - Edmond Kresta Logan: "Mitch Park in Edmond is also a great place to run if you prefer a challenge. The steep inclines and declines coincide nicely with the beautiful scenic areas. The route is marked on the half mile as well, which is very helpful." Oklahoma Christian University - Eagle Trail Edmond Hills & Arcadia Looking for a challenge? Try the Edmond/Arcadia "hills." Both places offer rural "rolling" roads. North of OKC is a favorite "rolling hill" course in Edmond (west of I-35). Take the Rt.66/US77 exit and go west to Sooner Road. You can park at the Petroleum Club (1 N. Sooner Rd.). Go north on Sooner, every major intersection is a mile. Do an out and back or go east/west at any cross street to mix it up. All the north/south roads run parallel to Sooner Rd. Whereas, east/west roads intersect Sooner Road. Arcadia (east of I-35). There are lots of parks/trails around the lake. Or you can park at the lake, then cross over Rt.66 and take Douglas Blvd. north. Go north for an out-n-back or take some of the cross streets to change it up a bit. Joe Barnes Park - Midwest City Gaile Loving: "In the Midwest City area... Joe Barnes regional Park is the place to run. The course is paved and in in good condition, total trail mileage is about 3 miles. At night the trails are lit and there are restrooms in the main park area that are left often year around." These are short distance trails: |