Running trails in Klamath Falls, OR

How to pick a trail in Klamath Falls

• Match the surface to your legs. Klamath Falls gives you a choice: 3 paved, 2 crushed gravel, 2 natural surface, and 1 mixed. Asphalt and concrete are fast, predictable and runnable year-round but the least forgiving; crushed limestone and dirt take the sting out of high mileage; boardwalk is flat and scenic but slick in the wet. If your shins or knees are complaining, the fix that actually works is varying the surface you run on rather than chasing one "best" one. More paved trails →
• Loop or out-and-back? 3 trails here are loops, so you finish back at the car with no backtracking — the easiest way to run a set distance without thinking about it. On an out-and-back you turn round at half your target distance, which makes any trail fit any run. The longest stated distance in Klamath Falls is Clover Creek Trailhead at 5.2 mi. 4 trails are long enough for a 5-mile-plus run without repeating yourself.
• Check the hours before a 6am run. 1 trail in Klamath Falls is open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 7 of the 19 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm. 1 is lit, which is what you want for winter evenings.
• Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 10 have trailhead parking, 6 have restrooms, and 1 has a water fountain in Klamath Falls. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
• The small things that decide it. 1 with mile markers, 3 that runners describe as quiet, 5 dog-friendly, and 3 smooth and wide enough for a stroller or a wheelchair. Busy or quiet isn't a good-or-bad thing here: a busy path is the safer choice for a solo run at dawn, a quiet one is better for intervals.

More on all of this in the trail-running guides.

Browse Klamath Falls trails by type

• Paved trails (3 in Klamath Falls)
• Crushed gravel trails (2 in Klamath Falls)
• Natural surface trails (2 in Klamath Falls)
• Mixed trails (1 in Klamath Falls)
• Loop trails (3 in Klamath Falls)
• Long-run trails (5+ mi) (4 in Klamath Falls)
• Lit for early & night runs (1 in Klamath Falls)
• Flat & fast (3 in Klamath Falls)
• Hilly trails (2 in Klamath Falls)
• Scenic trails (11 in Klamath Falls)
• Trails with restrooms (6 in Klamath Falls)
• Trails with water fountains (1 in Klamath Falls)
• Trailhead parking (10 in Klamath Falls)
• Trails with mile markers (1 in Klamath Falls)
• Quiet, uncrowded trails (3 in Klamath Falls)
• Dog-friendly (5 in Klamath Falls)
• Stroller & wheelchair-accessible (3 in Klamath Falls)

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