City: Dallas, TX
Neighborhoods: Oak Cliff, Downtown
Distance: 4.4 miles
Lake Cliff Park is over 100 years old and sits between Oak Cliff and Downtown Dallas. The 45-acre green space has beautiful fountains, rose gardens, and fantastic views of the Downtown skyline.
Circling the park would only be 1 mile, so I added a connecting trail that takes you to Downtown and back! You’ll make your way around Lake Cliff Park, then you’ll run on the Jefferson Blvd Viaduct Bridge. Jefferson Blvd has a wide pedestrian trail that’s blocked off from drivers. Run across the bridge, take your photos of Downtown, then run back to the park!
Directions
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- Start at Lake Cliff Park on E 5th St
- Move north through to the park to Zang Blvd
- Run northeast on Zang Blvd until Zang turns into Jefferson Blvd
- Run on Jefferson Blvd for 1 mile
- Turn back at Young St
The Run
Start your run at E 5th St, the south end of Lake Cliff Park. You can park your car on 5th St or Blaylock Dr.
Move around towards the north end of the park, at the corner of Zang Bld and Colorado Blvd. You’ll pass the rose garden before crossing the street corner.
Run northeast on Zang Blvd towards Downtown. At Mile 1 you’ll see where Zang Blvd turns into Jefferson Blvd. Move onto the pedestrian/bike trail on the lefthand side of the road like in the photo below.
Run towards Downtown Dallas for 1 mile on the Jefferson Blvd pedestrian trail. Take in the skyline views while running towards Downtown!
Keep running on the bridge until Jefferson Blvd turns into Young St. Turn back around at Young St towards Lake Cliff Park. Wrap around the other side of the park back to your starting point.
