Running Routes

Meeting Place: Clove Lakes Park
Distance: 14 Miles (A.K.A. Flagpole Run)
Route: Start at the Clove Lake Park parking lot - proceed to Clove Road. Once on Clove Road, go to Victory Blvd. Make a left on Victory Blvd. Proceed on Victory Blvd. past Silver Lake Park to Cebra Avenue. Make a right on Cebra and proceed to St. Paul's Avenue where you make a quick right and a left on Beach Street. Stay on Beach Street until you get to Tappen Park. Bear left at Tappen Park and proceed to Bay Street. Make a right onto Bay Street and continue on Bay Street to School Road. Make a right on School Road. Continue on School Road to Lily Pond Road which then turns into Father Capadano Blvd. Once on Father Capadano Blvd., proceed to the south Beach parking lot and run up the boardwalk. Run the length of the boardwalk to the flagpole making sure that you circle the flagpole (tradition). Once you circle the flagpole, return the same way you came from.
Note: If you want to make this an 18 mile run, run down the ramp at the flagpole and continue along the Midland Beach to Miller Field. Do a loop of Miller Field and return to Clove Lakes Park retracing your steps.

Meeting Place: Farrell High School (2900 Amboy Road)
Distance: 10 Miles
Route: Start at the Farrell Track parking lot. Proceed to Amboy Road. Make a right on Amboy Road to Beach Avenue. Make another right on Beach Avenue and proceed to 10th Street. Make a left on 10th Street to Rose Avenue. Make a Right on Rose Avenue to Clawson Street. Make a left on Clawson and proceed to New Dorp Lane. Make a right on New Dorp Lane, continue past Hylan Blvd to the New Dorp High School parking lot. Enter the parking lot and bear left going around Miller Field to the monument at the end of the road (playground area will be on the right). At the monument, bear left to get on the Midland Beach walkway. Once you are on the walkway, continue to the ramp that leads you to the South Beach boardwalk. Run the entire length of the boardwalk and retrace your steps back to the Farrell High School parking lot.

Meeting Place: Gateway Park (Hylan Blvd. and Buffalo Street)
Distance: Various
Route: Start at the entrance of Gateway Park (on Hylan Blvd. and Buffalo Street). There is a path which is marked with ¼ mile intervals. Proceed on the path all the way to the end of the second parking lot. From there, you may enter various trails or retrace you steps. This course is very flat and is very scenic and permits you to run on the beach.

Meeting Place: Wolfes Pond Park Hylan Blvd. and Corneila Avenue)
Distance: Various
Route: Like Gateway Park, this park offers a paved loop course which is approximately one mile. It winds around the park and offers a view of the beach. It also has scenic trails that the runner can venture into. It also permits the runner to explore scenic streets (past Huguenot Avenue) that are below Hylan Blvd. This is also the site of the annual SIAC St. Paddy's 5K run.