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Running trails in Edmonds, WA
Edmonds has 14 trails in the directory — 2 paved and 2 on crushed gravel or dirt, 1 boardwalk, 1 loop that returns to the trailhead, 1 with a stated distance, 3 shaded, and 3 open 24 hours. 10 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 9,836 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.
Meadowdale Beach Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 2,117 reviews
Open from early until dusk, this park has forest trails, picnic tables & shelters & beach access.
Brackett's Landing North
4.7 ★★★★★ 1,918 reviews
Scenic, oceanfront park providing trails, picnic space & a sandy beach, plus ferry & mountain views.
Picnic Point Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 1,959 reviews
Beach boasting scenic views of Puget Sound & Whidbey Island plus picnic tables & charcoal cookers.
Edmonds City Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 1,529 reviews
City green space offering an expansive playground, picnic areas, trails & many other options.
Olympic Beach
4.7 ★★★★★ 561 reviews
Sandy beach where you can dig in the sand and search tide pools, plus a pier for fishing and crabbing.
Hickman Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 317 reviews
Playground featuring a swing set for kids and grassy field for soccer, baseball.
Esperance Park & Off Leash Dog Area
4.4 ★★★★☆ 328 reviews
Dog area and playgrounds inside a park, as well as slides, picnic tables, a basketball court and more.
Southwest County Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 289 reviews
Expansive, verdant parkland featuring hiking trails, forested ravines & scenic views.
Brackett's Landing South
4.6 ★★★★★ 262 reviews
Public park offering a beach, picnic areas, and scenic Puget Sound views, especially at sunset.
Pine Ridge Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 238 reviews
Dogs are welcome at this 24-acre urban forest, which offers walking trails & views of Goodhope Pond.
Seaview Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 194 reviews
Sprawling park featuring baseball diamonds, soccer goals, swings and playgrounds.
Sierra Park
4.2 ★★★★☆ 49 reviews
Park with a children's playground, plus a trail, trees, and a baseball field.
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How to pick a trail in Edmonds
- Match the surface to your legs. Edmonds gives you a choice: 2 paved, 2 natural surface, 2 mixed, and 1 boardwalk. 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? 1 trail here is a loop, 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 Edmonds is Meadowdale Beach Park at 1 mi.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 3 trails in Edmonds are open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 10 of the 14 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm. 2 are lit, which is what you want for winter evenings.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 12 have trailhead parking, 9 have restrooms, and 6 have a water fountain in Edmonds. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 3 shaded, 1 with mile markers, 4 that runners describe as quiet, 10 dog-friendly, and 9 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 Edmonds trails by type
- Paved trails
- Natural surface trails
- Mixed trails
- Boardwalk trails
- Loop trails
- Shaded trails
- Lit for early & night runs
- Flat & fast
- Hilly trails
- Scenic trails
- Trails with restrooms
- Trails with water fountains
- Trailhead parking
- Trails with mile markers
- Quiet, uncrowded trails
- Dog-friendly
- Stroller & wheelchair-accessible
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