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Running trails in Kenmore, WA
Kenmore has 12 trails in the directory — 1 paved and 2 on crushed gravel or dirt, 1 boardwalk, 1 loop that returns to the trailhead, 2 with a stated distance, 1 shaded, and 2 open 24 hours. 6 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 6,462 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.
Saint Edward State Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 3,108 reviews
Once a seminary, the day-use park offers historic architecture & lakeshore space for nature study.
Log Boom Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 1,270 reviews
Playground, picnic tables and sandy beach area for swimming, paddling and boating.
Rhododendron Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 762 reviews
Public park offering picnic and BBQ facilities, a playground, basketball court, athletic fields, and a trail.
St Edward State Park Grotto
4.8 ★★★★★ 722 reviews
Grassy state park featuring playgrounds for adults and children, picnic tables and trails.
Wallace Swamp Creek Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 355 reviews
Kid-friendly park featuring a paved path, walking trails, a swamp and a creek.
Moorlands Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 76 reviews
Grass-heavy local park with slides and swings, plus covered picnic areas and basketball hoops.
Saint Edward Beach
4.5 ★★★★★ 55 reviews
Park with a kid-friendly hiking trail leading to a lake with a beach.
Northshore Summit Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 55 reviews
Seminary Trail
4.8 ★★★★★ 4 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Kenmore
- Match the surface to your legs. Kenmore gives you a choice: 2 natural surface, 1 paved, 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 natural surface 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 Kenmore is Wallace Swamp Creek Park at 3 mi.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 2 trails in Kenmore are open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 6 of the 12 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. 7 have trailhead parking, 7 have restrooms, and 5 have a water fountain in Kenmore. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 1 shaded, 1 with mile markers, 4 that runners describe as quiet, 6 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.
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