12 Outdoor Public Running Tracks in and Around Philly

Lace up at these Philly-area tracks offering no-cost community hours.

Our guide to public running tracks throughout the region / Illustration by Paul Reid

Looking to run outside on an actual track? Here are 12 Philly-area outdoor running tracks that are open to the public during specific hours, so you can sprint, do intervals, or jog for some active recovery.

Public Running Tracks in Philadelphia

Aramark STAR Complex at Temple University

1800 North 15th Street, North Philly
Open: All hours daily

Corporal Jimmy O’Connor Track

4330 Deerpath Lane, Northeast Philly
Open: Daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Germantown Friends School’s Greenawalt Track

2807 Midvale Avenue, East Falls
Open: All hours daily, except during school usage

Sean Sweeney Field at St. Joseph’s University

5600 City Avenue, West Philly
Open: 1 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays

South Philadelphia Supersite

1166 Bigler Street, South Philly
Open: Daily; 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. December 1st through March 1st and June 16th through August 15th, and 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 2nd through June 15th and August 16th through November 30th

Temple Sports Complex

Master Street between 13th and Broad streets, North Philly
Open: 5 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays

Public Running Tracks in the Suburbs

B. Reed Henderson High School

400 Montgomery Avenue, West Chester
Open: To West Chester Area School District taxpayers Monday through Friday from dawn to 7 a.m. and from 5:30 p.m. to dusk; closed during school events, and on weekends and holidays

Downingtown High School East

50 Devon Drive, Exton
Open: Daily, excluding school hours and during school athletic events

Downingtown High School West

445 Manor Avenue, Downingtown
Open: Daily, excluding school hours and during school athletic events

Harriton High School

600 North Ithan Avenue, Rosemont
Open: Daily, excluding school hours and during school athletic events

Upper Moreland High School

3000 Terwood Road, Willow Grove
Open: Daily, excluding school hours

Plymouth Whitemarsh High School

201 East Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting
Open: Daily, excluding school hours and usage

Published as “Doing Laps” in the 2025 issue of Be Well Philly.