Washington Running Trails and Maps

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

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Activities
Length
Surfaces
Type

Alki Trail

5.5 mi
State: WA
Asphalt

Apple Capital Loop Trail

22 mi
State: WA
Asphalt, Concrete

Appleway Trail

5.8 mi
State: WA
Asphalt

BPA Trail

3.83 mi
State: WA
Asphalt

Bayview Trail

2.6 mi
State: WA
Asphalt

Ben Burr Trail

3 mi
State: WA
Asphalt, Boardwalk

Burke-Gilman Trail

19.7 mi
State: WA
Asphalt, Concrete

ByPass Shelterbelt

4.8 mi
State: WA
Asphalt

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

Children of the Sun

6.5 mi
State: WA
Asphalt

Coal Creek Trail (WA)

3.7 mi
State: WA
Ballast, Dirt, Grass, Woodchips

Cowiche Canyon Trail

2.9 mi
State: WA
Boardwalk, Dirt, Gravel

Cross Kirkland Corridor (Eastrail)

5.8 mi
State: WA
Cinder, Crushed Stone

Des Moines Creek Trail

2.2 mi
State: WA
Asphalt

Discovery Trail (WA)

8.3 mi
State: WA
Asphalt, Gravel

Ebey Waterfront Trail

1.8 mi
State: WA
Asphalt
Trail Image Trail Name States Length Surface Rating
The Alki Trail rides along the northern and eastern shore of West Seattle along Alki Avenue. Largely riding on a widened sidewalk, separated from traffic by a parking lane and curb, traffic on the...
WA 5.5 mi Asphalt
Central Washington’s Apple Capital Loop Trail offers scenic views of snowcapped mountains, shrub-steppe hillsides, lush orchards, and calm waters as it links parks, beaches, and playgrounds along the...
WA 22 mi Asphalt, Concrete
The Appleway Trail provides an important transportation route across Spokane Valley and into neighboring Liberty Lake following a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad (aka...
WA 5.8 mi Asphalt
Meandering down a Bonneville Power Administration overhead electric utility corridor, the 3.8-mile BPA Trail serves as a connector between Celebration Park and the downtown areas of Federal Way with...
WA 3.83 mi Asphalt
The Bayview Trail is a recreational path located near the top of Whiskey Ridge. The trail occupies the utility corridor, weaving under power lines and undulating as it crosses from 84th Street down to...
WA 2.6 mi Asphalt
Spokane's Benn Burr Trail runs along a former interurban rail corridor in the southeastern part of the city, providing an off-road link between Liberty Park, Underhill Park, and the popular and...
WA 3 mi Asphalt, Boardwalk
Spanning just over 19 miles between Seattle and Bothell, the Burke-Gilman Trail is as much a thoroughfare for commuting to work and the University of Washington as it is a staple for social recreation...
WA 19.7 mi Asphalt, Concrete
The ByPass Shelterbelt runs along the west side of Richland from Wellsian Way and Aaron Streets on the south end to Spengler Street on the north end. Although it parallels the Bypass Highway, the...
WA 4.8 mi Asphalt
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
Children of the Sun is a translation from the Salish language. While the North Spokane Corridor (SR 395) is a high-speed motorway, the trail runs parallel to it to provide a safe travel alternative...
WA 6.5 mi Asphalt
The Coal Creek Trail offers trail users a wealth of coal history, fitness, and nature in a forested fish and wildlife habitat, with interpretive signs that highlight the relics to be found along the...
WA 3.7 mi Ballast, Dirt, Grass, Woodchips
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
The Cross Kirkland Corridor is the bustling centerpiece of a former railbed that once carried freight and passengers through towns now in the eastern suburbs of Seattle. Just 5.8 miles long, the...
WA 5.8 mi Cinder, Crushed Stone
The Des Moines Creek Trail offers a nice connection between the south side of Seattle and the waterfront community of Des Moines on Puget Sound. About the Route The paved trail leaves off in the...
WA 2.2 mi Asphalt
If you’re seeking to explore the spectacular and varied landscapes of the coastal Pacific Northwest, look no further than Southwest Washington’s Discovery Trail. It follows portions of the route...
WA 8.3 mi Asphalt, Gravel
The Ebey Waterfront Trail offers visitors a front seat to both nature and history. Beginning at Ebey Waterfront Park, the wide, blacktop trail stretches nearly two miles along Ebey Slough before...
WA 1.8 mi Asphalt

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Recent Trail Reviews

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!

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