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Running trails in Sammamish, WA
Sammamish has 11 trails in the directory — 1 paved and 1 on crushed gravel or dirt, 1 boardwalk, 5 loops that return to the trailhead, 2 with a stated distance, 4 shaded, and 2 open 24 hours. 9 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 4,429 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.
Pine Lake Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 1,269 reviews
Lakefront park with a boat launch & fishing docks, plus sport courts, a ball field & 2 playgrounds.
Beaver Lake Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 1,128 reviews
154-acre park with fishing options, hiking trails, 3 ball fields, a playground & an event venue.
Sammamish Landing Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 742 reviews
Lakeside park with picnic areas, trails, and BBQs, plus swimming and fishing docks.
Ebright Creek Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 340 reviews
Park with 2 playgrounds and a basketball court, plus picnic tables, and hiking trails.
Soaring Eagle Regional Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 261 reviews
Natural area offering trails for hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, and other outdoor activities.
East Sammamish Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 250 reviews
Neighborhood park that is the site of a baseball field and a playground.
Big Rock Park North
4.6 ★★★★★ 234 reviews
Grassy park with a large rock for climbing and sledding, plus zip-lining and a playground.
Hazel Wolf Wetlands
4.6 ★★★★★ 68 reviews
A serene pond trail featuring bird-watching opportunities.
Beaver Lake Preserve
4.6 ★★★★★ 61 reviews
Park offering tranquil trails for hiking and biking, plus native art installations.
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How to pick a trail in Sammamish
- Match the surface to your legs. Sammamish gives you a choice: 1 paved, 1 natural surface, 1 boardwalk, 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 paved trails →
- Loop or out-and-back? 5 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 Sammamish is Beaver Lake Preserve at 35 mi. 2 trails are long enough for a 5-mile-plus run without repeating yourself.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 2 trails in Sammamish are open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 9 of the 11 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm. 1 is lit, which is what you want for winter evenings.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 9 have trailhead parking, 9 have restrooms, and 2 have a water fountain in Sammamish. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 4 shaded, 1 with mile markers, 7 that runners describe as quiet, 7 dog-friendly, and 7 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 Sammamish trails by type
- Paved trails
- Natural surface trails
- Boardwalk trails
- Mixed trails
- Loop trails
- Long-run trails (5+ mi)
- 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
Running trails near Sammamish
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