Home › Washington › Bainbridge Island
Running trails in Bainbridge Island, WA
Bainbridge Island has 20 trails in the directory — 2 paved and 3 on crushed gravel or dirt, 2 loops that return to the trailhead, 1 with a stated distance, and 2 open 24 hours. 15 of them post opening hours, so you can check the gate before an early start. They're ranked here by rating weighted by review volume, across 5,009 Google reviews. Filter by surface, loop, distance, shade or lighting to get to the run you're actually planning — no made-up difficulty score, just the facts you'd check before driving out.
Bloedel Reserve
4.8 ★★★★★ 1,998 reviews
Tree-filled nature preserve with 150 acres of forests, landscaped gardens, plus a reflection pool.
Battle Point Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 873 reviews
90.3-acre park offering open space with 2 ponds, sports fields, trails, garden plots & a playground.
Fort Ward Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 474 reviews
Historic park offering boating, fishing, an underwater scuba park & a paved beachfront trail.
Grand Forest West
4.8 ★★★★★ 386 reviews
121 acres of dense fir & cedar forest with moderate walking trails, a creek & a picnic table.
Gazzam Lake Nature Preserve
4.6 ★★★★★ 279 reviews
444-acre forest, lake & wetland refuge with an extensive trail system & many birds, including owls.
Blakely Harbor Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 219 reviews
Former logging site featuring walking paths and a graffiti-covered mill as well as picnic spots.
Hawley Cove Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 144 reviews
Beach and park reached via a boardwalk and a trail, offering ferry views.
Hidden Cove Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 114 reviews
Quiet park featuring a dock, swimming, paddle boarding, and picnic areas.
Manzanita Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 47 reviews
Moritani Preserve
4.7 ★★★★★ 27 reviews
West Port Madison Nature Preserve
4.3 ★★★★☆ 12 reviews
Cross Island Trail
5 ★★★★★ 2 reviews
Fairy Dell Trail
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews
Weaver to Finch Trail
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews
Dana's Trail
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews
No trails match those filters.
How to pick a trail in Bainbridge Island
- Match the surface to your legs. Bainbridge Island gives you a choice: 3 natural surface, 2 paved, 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 natural surface trails →
- Loop or out-and-back? 2 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 Bainbridge Island is Old Mill Trail at 5 mi. 1 trail is long enough for a 5-mile-plus run without repeating yourself.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 2 trails in Bainbridge Island are open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 15 of the 20 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 8 have trailhead parking and 5 have restrooms in Bainbridge Island. 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, 10 that runners describe as quiet, 6 dog-friendly, and 6 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 Bainbridge Island trails by type
Running trails near Bainbridge Island
Worth the short drive — the closest towns with trails in the directory.