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Running trails in Kennewick, WA
Kennewick has 8 trails in the directory — 1 on crushed gravel or dirt, 1 with a stated distance, and 5 open 24 hours. 7 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 1,246 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.
Zintel Canyon Greenway
4.3 ★★★★☆ 394 reviews
Park with a peaceful vibe and trails for walking, biking and hiking.
Freedom Trail
4.3 ★★★★☆ 154 reviews
Popular hiking area with a partially paved, partially gravel, 1.5-mile trail that's good for kids.
Horse Heaven Hills Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 145 reviews
A 20-acre park with softball fields, tennis courts, soccer fields, paths, picnic areas & playground.
Hover Park
4.2 ★★★★☆ 153 reviews
Undeveloped 200-acre park on the Columbia River with remnants of the old town of Hover.
State Patrol Trails
4.7 ★★★★★ 12 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Kennewick
- Match the surface to your legs. Kennewick gives you a choice: 1 crushed gravel 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 crushed gravel trails →
- Loop or out-and-back? A loop finishes back at the car with no backtracking; on an out-and-back you simply turn round at half your distance. The longest stated distance in Kennewick is Freedom Trail at 1.5 mi.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 5 trails in Kennewick are 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 8 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 2 have trailhead parking, 2 have restrooms, and 2 have a water fountain in Kennewick. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 2 that runners describe as quiet and 2 dog-friendly. 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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