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Running trails in North Bend, WA
North Bend has 9 trails in the directory — 3 on crushed gravel or dirt, 3 with a stated distance, 1 shaded, and 5 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 2,920 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.
Franklin Falls Trailhead
4.8 ★★★★★ 1,324 reviews
Easy hike amid forested mountains leading to a waterfall that's especially refreshing on hot days.
Middle Fork Snoqualmie Trailhead
4.7 ★★★★★ 400 reviews
Lush, scenic hiking and camping area featuring a riverside trail as well as a bridge.
Ira Spring Trailhead
4.7 ★★★★★ 368 reviews
Lakeside hiking area with views of Mount Rainier (and other peaks), plus picnic tables.
Granite Mountain Trailhead
4.7 ★★★★★ 344 reviews
Tough mountain lookout tower trail featuring meadow views and wildflowers, plus snowshoeers in winter.
Kendall Katwalk Trail Head
4.8 ★★★★★ 258 reviews
Trail featuring waterfalls and lakes, with beautiful views from the Katwalk peak.
Snoqualmie Lake/Taylor River Trail #1002
4.7 ★★★★★ 106 reviews
Hiking trail with waterfalls and river crossings, and views of the Taylor River.
Mount Washington
4.7 ★★★★★ 82 reviews
Destination for hiking featuring a summit.
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How to pick a trail in North Bend
- Match the surface to your legs. North Bend gives you a choice: 3 natural surface and 3 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? 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 North Bend is Ira Spring Trailhead at 5 mi. 1 trail is long enough for a 5-mile-plus run without repeating yourself.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 5 trails in North Bend 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 9 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 North Bend. 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, 2 that runners describe as quiet, and 3 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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