Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Great Places to Run

These parks have some good running paths for the area where you don't have to worry about traffic.

Cove Island Park
Distance: 0.95 mile loop
Terrain: Part asphalt, part packed dirt
Features: Right on Long Island Sound, beautiful scenery
Location: Cove Road and Weed Avenue in Stamford

Kosciuszko Park
Distance: 0.75 mile loop
Terrain: Packed dirt
Features: Mostly lit after dark, on Long Island Sound
Location: 200 Elm Croft Road

Mianus River Park
Distance: 2.6 mile nature trail
Terrain: Dirt trail
Location: Merriebrook Lane (Stamford) or Cognewaugh Road (Greenwich)
http://www.ct.gov/dot/LIB/dot/documents/dbikes/108.pdf

Websites listing parks in Stamford
Major parks in Stamford: http://www.cityofstamford.org/content/25/52/138/164/711/94847.aspx
All parks in Stamford: http://www.cityofstamford.org/filestorage/25/52/138/164/711/ParksList07.pdf

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