Washington Horseback Riding Trails and Maps

1040 Reviews

Looking for the best Horseback Riding trails around Washington?

Find the top rated horseback riding trails in Washington, whether you're looking for an easy short horseback riding trail or a long horseback riding trail, you'll find what you're looking for. Click on a horseback riding trail below to find trail descriptions, trail maps, photos, and reviews.

City Trails and Maps in Washington

  • Relevance
  • Name
  • Length
  • Most Popular
Activities
Length
Surfaces
Type
35 Results
Activities
Length
Surfaces
Type

Cascade Trail

22.9 mi
State: WA
Concrete, Crushed Stone, Gravel

Cedar River Trail

17.4 mi
State: WA
Asphalt, Gravel

Centennial Trail (WA)

30.6 mi
State: WA
Asphalt

Chehalis Western Trail

21.2 mi
State: WA
Asphalt

Chelatchie Prairie Railroad Trail

0.9 mi
State: WA
Asphalt

Cowiche Canyon Trail

2.9 mi
State: WA
Boardwalk, Dirt, Gravel

Fish Lake Trail

7.6 mi
State: WA
Asphalt

Foothills Trail (WA)

24.7 mi
State: WA
Asphalt, Dirt, Gravel

Great American Rail-Trail

3743.9 mi
State: DC, IA, ID, IL, IN, MD, MT, NE, OH, PA, WA, WV, WY
Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone

Interurban Trail North

31.3 mi
State: WA
Asphalt, Concrete

Issaquah-Preston Trail

5.1 mi
State: WA
Asphalt, Dirt, Gravel

Olympic Discovery Trail

64.5 mi
State: WA
Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

245.6 mi
State: WA
Ballast, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel

Railroad Trail

3.5 mi
State: WA
Crushed Stone, Gravel

Salmon Creek Greenway Trail

3.9 mi
State: WA
Asphalt

Sammamish River Trail

10.3 mi
State: WA
Asphalt

Snoqualmie Valley Trail

29.5 mi
State: WA
Gravel

Soos Creek Trail

6 mi
State: WA
Asphalt

Coal Mines Trail

4.7 mi
State: WA
Gravel
Accordion

Colfax Trail

3 mi
State: WA
Dirt

Columbia Plateau Trail State Park

126 mi
State: WA
Asphalt, Ballast, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass, Gravel

Columbia River Dike Trail

3.2 mi
State: WA
Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Ferry County Rail Trail

25 mi
State: WA
Ballast, Crushed Stone

Golden Tiger Pathway

5.5 mi
State: WA
Asphalt, Gravel

Interurban Trail (Bellingham)

6.7 mi
State: WA
Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt

Klickitat Trail

31 mi
State: WA
Asphalt, Ballast, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel

Preston-Snoqualmie Trail

6.5 mi
State: WA
Asphalt

Tolt Pipeline Trail

17.4 mi
State: WA
Dirt, Gravel, Sand

Whitehorse Regional Trail

26.6 mi
State: WA
Ballast, Gravel

Willapa Hills State Park Trail

56 mi
State: WA
Asphalt, Ballast, Crushed Stone, Grass, Gravel

Bay to Baker Trail (Maple Falls to Glacier)

7.5 mi
State: WA
Dirt, Gravel

Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Trail

17 mi
State: WA
Dirt, Gravel

Similkameen Trail

4.9 mi
State: WA
Dirt, Gravel
Trail Image Trail Name States Length Surface Rating
The Cascade Trail runs for nearly 23 miles between Sedro-Woolley and Concrete and follows the Skagit River as it parallels State Route 20 into the Cascade foothills of northwest Washington....
WA 22.9 mi Concrete, Crushed Stone, Gravel
Note: Access to equestrians is restricted within Renton City limits. The Cedar River Trail follows the old Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad corridor for 17.4 miles on a straight,...
WA 17.4 mi Asphalt, Gravel
History lures visitors to the Centennial Trail, which runs for thirty miles through Snohomish County, Washington. Trail users are reminded of old-time river and railroad settlements in the...
WA 30.6 mi Asphalt
The Chehalis Western Trail follows the route of a Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. railroad by the same name that carried millions of logs out of Washington forests to the coast for shipment from the 1920s to...
WA 21.2 mi Asphalt
The Chelatchie Prairie Railroad Trail—also known as the Chelatchie Prairie Rail-with-Trail—is currently open from Battle Ground Lake State Park to a point nearly 1 mile southwest. The paved trail runs...
WA 0.9 mi Asphalt
The well-maintained Cowiche Canyon Trail crosses nine bridges over Cowiche Creek on a mostly flat pathway flanked by walls of Columbia River Basalt and other rock forms. The trail is managed by the...
WA 2.9 mi Boardwalk, Dirt, Gravel
Leaving off in the north from the suburbs of Spokane, the Fish Lake Trail offers a great escape into serene, nature-rich green spaces in the more rural vicinity of Cheney. Although it stops short of...
WA 7.6 mi Asphalt
The Foothills Trail is a 24.7-mile collection of five unconnected segments of the old Burlington Northern Railway that served the farming, coal-mining, and logging economies near the base of Mount...
WA 24.7 mi Asphalt, Dirt, Gravel
Note: This developing route is not yet fully contiguous – it is just over 50% complete. Please refer to the Trail Map for more information on the existing sections of trail, as well as the online...
DC, IA, ID, IL, IN, MD, MT, NE, OH, PA, WA, WV, WY 3743.9 mi Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone
The Interurban Trail between Seattle and Everett stitches together a dense residential and commercial patchwork that the original electric railway helped to grow in the early part of the 20th century....
WA 31.3 mi Asphalt, Concrete
Suburban sprawl gives way to deep forest and rural farm lots as this rail-trail follows an uphill grade from Issaquah to the outskirts of Preston. About the Route The western end of the...
WA 5.1 mi Asphalt, Dirt, Gravel
Sandwiched between the Olympic Mountains and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the 64.5-mile Olympic Discovery Trail traverses a spectacular route across the Olympic Peninsula. The 123-mile trail connects...
WA 64.5 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone
Closure Notice: As of April 2023, the trail is effectively closed between Texas Lake Road (east of Revere) and Rosalia due to the damage caused by the Babb Fire, construction, and gaps in the route...
WA 245.6 mi Ballast, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel
The Railroad Trail through east Bellingham runs for more than 3 miles between the city's Bloedel Donovan Park and Memorial Park, providing an off-road alternative to the cross-town route of Alabama...
WA 3.5 mi Crushed Stone, Gravel
The Salmon Creek Greenway Trails runs for 3.9 miles between NW 36th Avenue and Salmon Creek Park. The paved trail follows Salmon Creek through a slice of Vancouver’s nature lands.   About the...
WA 3.9 mi Asphalt
Wine enthusiasts can find a lot to like on the Sammamish River Trail, which passes through the Woodinville Wine Country, home to some 60 tasting rooms and restaurants. At one time, flat-bottomed...
WA 10.3 mi Asphalt
The Snoqualmie Valley Trail rolls from verdant dairy land in the north to a clear blue mountain lake in the south. Along the way, travelers are treated to numerous trestle crossings, historic towns,...
WA 29.5 mi Gravel
The Soos Creek Trail travels through heavily wooded forest on a north-south route spanning the eastern edge of the Seattle suburb of Kent. Following the path of its namesake creek, the trail begins...
WA 6 mi Asphalt
The beauty of the Spokane River Centennial State Park Trail (Centennial Trail) comes alive in stands of ponderosa pines and Douglas-firs, blooms of elderberry and sumac, exposed basalt in the deep...
WA 40 mi Asphalt
The Coal Mines Trail is built on an old railroad spur of the Northern Pacific Railway that once served several mines. Look for interpretive signs along the way that identify historical sites. The...
WA 4.7 mi Gravel
Accordion
The Colfax Trail follows an abandoned rail corridor, which snakes along the river northwest of the town of Colfax. Along the way you'll likely see wildlife in the surrounding Palouse hills and the...
WA 3 mi Dirt
The Columbia Plateau Trail State Park stretches 126 miles in two segments between Fish Lake near Cheney and Martin Road near Sprague, and between Ice Harbor Dam near the Tri-Cities and Snake River...
WA 126 mi Asphalt, Ballast, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass, Gravel
The Columbia River Dike Trail—also known as the Captain William Clark Park Trail and the Cottonwood Beach Trail—follows the Columbia River from Steamboat Landing Park to the border of the Steigerwald...
WA 3.2 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone
The Ferry County Rail Trail runs between the communities of Republic and Danville at the Canadian border in northeast Washington. It follows the former corridor of the Great Northern Railway. The...
WA 25 mi Ballast, Crushed Stone
The Golden Tiger Pathway offers a 5.5-mile route in the community of Republic in northeast Washington. In addition to walking and biking, it's open to motorized ATV use. The Great Northern Railroad...
WA 5.5 mi Asphalt, Gravel
Bellingham’s Interurban Trail runs between Fairhaven on the south end of the city and ends in Larrabee State Park. It follows portions of the former Belling­ham & Skagit Interurban Railway and the...
WA 6.7 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt
Note: Brief gaps and technical areas require dismounts for bikers. The only way in or out of the canyon is at the trailheads, and solo travel is discouraged. To enjoy this extraordinary backcountry...
WA 31 mi Asphalt, Ballast, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel
The Preston-Snoqualmie Trail follows a graded route through steep, wooded terrain into the Cascade foothills. The 6.5-mile trail is enjoyable year-round, as the asphalt provides a good surface for...
WA 6.5 mi Asphalt
The Tolt Pipeline Trail serves as a major connection between Duvall, Washington, and the Sammamish River in Bothell. The trail follows a water pipeline right-of-way and is not recommended for all...
WA 17.4 mi Dirt, Gravel, Sand
Closure Notice: The French Creek Bridge is closed until further notice. See Snohomish County for more current information. The Whitehorse Regional Trail stretches about 27 miles between Arlington...
WA 26.6 mi Ballast, Gravel
An adventure awaits those who tackle all, or part, of the 56-mile-long Willapa Hills State Park Trail in southwestern Washington. The former Northern Pacific Railway line rolls through remote farm and...
WA 56 mi Asphalt, Ballast, Crushed Stone, Grass, Gravel
The Maple Falls to Glacier segment of the Bay to Baker Trail traces the route of the former Bellingham Bay Railroad between two small Washington towns not far from the Canadian border. The trail...
WA 7.5 mi Dirt, Gravel
The Chama Natural Preserve provides an important connection point for four nearby trails—Shelter Bypass Trail, Richland Riverfront Trail, Keene Road Trail, and Sacajawea Heritage Trail. Although it...
WA 1.25 mi Asphalt
The Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Trail is open to hikers and horseback riders. The trail can be difficult to navigate in places, since other trails link with it (some unmaintained). There are a few...
WA 17 mi Dirt, Gravel
The Similkameen Trail follows a river by the same name that drains the high country across the border in British Columbia. The dirt and gravel rail trail crosses a scenic high bridge to enter a...
WA 4.9 mi Dirt, Gravel

Register for free!

Register for free with TrailLink today!

We're a non-profit all about helping you enjoy the outdoors
  • View over 40,000 miles of trail maps
  • Share your trail photos
  • Save your own favorite trails
  • Learn about new trails near you
  • Leave reviews for trails
  • Add new and edit existing trails

Recent Trail Reviews

Chehalis Western Trail

not what it used to be

August, 2025 by eddebm

So I have been riding rail trails all over the country for the past number of years. Living in the northwest, the Chehalis western Trail was one of my favorites of all times. I just rode it the other day, for the first time in about five years. I am very sad to say that it was not a very fun ride. There are so many tree root bumps on the trail now. If you’re on a mountain bike or a big tire E bike, it may not be an issue, but if you’re on a road bike moving at any kind of speed, it just is not a lot of fun. Still a lot of beauty and the trail is otherwise amazing. But I’m not gonna be back on for a while.

Tolt Pipeline Trail

private property!!! so tried of trespassers!!!!

August, 2025 by jennymm91

There is absolutely no trail to w snoqualmie valley rd! 133 is private and so is the property across from it! Violators be prosecuted!!!!!! Trail link you need to update your app! Your information is incorrect.

Redmond Central Connector (Eastrail)

Nice

August, 2025 by jagflanka5

Was nice and well taken care of. Surface was great! With lots of construction going on around it, was a bit hidden by temporary fences. Was nice to use for the short bit we did, wish it would have shown up better as a connector from the east lake Sammamish trail, missed it at first.

Accordion

East Lake Sammamish Trail

Beautiful, well maintained, clean

August, 2025 by jagflanka5

Wife and I rode this and it is paved w/good surface, well kept, clean, good sight lines, benches and trash cans. Protected by fences. Only downsides I noticed was a lot of private driveways that cross over and lots of people’s houses right at trail edge which can be a bit much. Some nice views of the lake, lots of trees. Fun to go from Issaquah to Redmond! Overall we were impressed and lots to offer.

Columbia River Waterfront Renaissance Trail

long time biker first time riding

August, 2025 by darrell.moore74

I had just come from downtown and was wondering how far the path on the other side went. I then saw a sign to a park and followed it and I was pleasantly surprised and followed it to the end. I love it, if you get a chance check it out!

Olympic Discovery Trail

Not really a rail trail

August, 2025 by granteaston

This trail, while very long, is only on rail corridor for a small percentage of time. When riding this trail, you need to keep in mind that the only goal of this trail construction was to have a peninsula wide trail. There was never any intention of creating a good riding experience. So when you have areas that are 10%+ grades, get suddenly turned out on a road, or just question the wisdom of route decisions, remember the one and only goal and enjoy the good parts. If you want a real rail trail experience head out to the Spruce rail trail in Olympic NP. The best part of the trail is from Port Angeles a few miles east towards Sequim, which is rail trail until you hit the 10% grades.

Sumner Link Trail

Cathy

July, 2025 by leo-cathy

We’re Riding bikes,It was a short trail ran through downtown. Had to stop for lights and traffic. And hard to the path.

Spokane River Centennial State Park Trail

Choose Your Own Adventure

July, 2025 by dmurphy52

Background: My wife and I are in our 70's, I ride a recumbent, she rides a pedal assist E-bike.

We rode the entirely of this path, heading west out of downton Spokane the first day, and east from the same starting point the second day.

The ride west mixes scenery with challenge, at least for folks in our age group. Best to download the trail map from Traillink onto your phone or device, as there are a couple of spots where the trail is on paved roads for a stretch, and the transitions can be a bit tricky. There are some significant grades on parts of this trail, with my Wahoo cyclometer briefly registering 10% at times. All that said, this is a marvelous trail to ride, and the endpoint at a lake is a fine place for a picnic, getting water, using the restroom, and just kicking back for a bit. The path is in good repair, the scenery well worth the exertion.

The eastern leg (starting from downtown) is a breeze. Mildly rolling inclines along the river, smooth well maintained bike path, sounds of happy folks floating the river down below...good stuff for anyone from kids that have just learned to ride to older folks that love to ride but are not looking for an exhausting outing. My wife and I rode to the Idaho border, where the Idaho section of the trail picks up and heads for Coeur d'Alene. Though it lacks the physical challenge of the western leg of this trail, this section of the trail fits snugly into the "mighty fine" category. Enjoy!

Burnt Bridge Creek Trail

First Time- Western Section

July, 2025 by jandrovich

I rode between the west end and St.John’s Rd…a Saturday…my first time on this trail. This part of trail is in excellent shape yet directional signage is poor, non existent or damaged and as a result I ended up on one dead end spur where it appeared I stumbled into some drug dealing or use…did a quick U turn! There are also no mile markers and the trail changed names 3 times on this section: Burnt Bridge, Ellen Davis and Discovery trail. More confusion! That said I’ll attempt the entire route soon and provide an updated review then.

Whitehorse Regional Trail

I'd give it 6 stars if I could

July, 2025 by steve1107

We did this trail last weekend, from Trafton to Darrington and back, 48.5 miles total, on 1.5" and 1.25" tire bikes, one an eBike, one not. The only downside was the last 5 or so miles at the Darrington end, which got fairly bumpy for stretches totalling at least half that distance, but nonetheless quite do-able if you keep at it. Fantastic scenery. Other people encountered averaged about 1 every 2 miles, my kind of trail, and that on a Saturday in July in perfect weather. The log over the trail reported by the last reviewer had been clearly cut and moved out of the way. There are 2 places where there are "trail closed" signs, one a bridge and the other where the river is starting to eat away at the trail, but we ignored the signs and had no sign-related problems.

Apple Capital Loop Trail

worth the stop!

July, 2025 by loraleecampbell

What a nice trail! Clean, and well maintained. One bridge under construction but able to use detour to still do entire loop. South Bridge the only area we encountered a homeless group. Northern part of trail to Fishers Park mostly in the open, no shade. 90 degrees with wind and it was bearable. Through town on East side of river some shade. West side of river through parks and marketplace, more people and speed limit of 10. Very enjoyable ride would definitely do it again!

Green River Trail

Would be great with more signs!

July, 2025 by 54h4thd7km

I turned around early in fear of getting lost! I had to stop a few times to figure out where I was so eventually I just navigated back to my car. The spots I rode were great though!

Explore by City

Explore by City

Explore by Activity

Explore by Activity

Log in to your account to:

  • View trail paths on the map
  • Save trails to your account
  • Add trails, edit descriptions
  • Share photos
  • Add reviews

Log in with Google

Log in with Apple

OR

Register for free!

Join TrailLink (a non-profit) to view more than 40,000 miles of trail maps and more!

Register with Google

Register with Apple

OR

Your account has been deleted.