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Running trails in Snohomish, WA
Snohomish has 15 trails in the directory — 1 paved and 6 on crushed gravel or dirt, 2 loops that return to the trailhead, 3 with a stated distance, and 1 shaded. 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 3,707 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.
Lord Hill Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 1,119 reviews
1,463-acre nature preserve with an evergreen forest & a trail for hiking, biking & horseback riding.
Centennial Trailhead At Machias Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 610 reviews
Trail lined with bike paths and play equipment (including a train-themed one), plus a water fountain.
Ferguson Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 479 reviews
Casual local spot with disc golf, a lakeside dock, swings and a jungle gym for kids.
Pilchuck Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 470 reviews
Kid-friendly public park featuring baseball and soccer fields, a playground, a basketball court, swimming area, and picnic tables.
Centennial Trail Pilchuck Trailhead
4.6 ★★★★★ 376 reviews
Known for biking and long walks, this path along the river features picnic tables and a restroom.
Cady Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 264 reviews
Small park with picnic tables, also offering river access for non-motorized boats.
Lord Hill Regional Park North
4.7 ★★★★★ 113 reviews
Wooded park featuring a network of hiking and biking trails, plus horseback-riding trails.
Kla Ha Ya Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 64 reviews
Small green space along the Snohomish River offering walking & biking paths, fishing & picnicking.
Riverview Wildlife Refuge
4.4 ★★★★☆ 57 reviews
Flat trail through a marsh that’s home to a variety of birds such as herons and eagles.
Bates Trail
4.3 ★★★★☆ 9 reviews
Midway Trail
4.7 ★★★★★ 6 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Snohomish
- Match the surface to your legs. Snohomish gives you a choice: 5 natural surface, 1 paved, 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 natural surface trails →
- Loop or out-and-back? 2 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 Snohomish is Centennial Trail Pilchuck Trailhead at 30 mi. 1 trail is long enough for a 5-mile-plus run without repeating yourself.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. Plenty of trails sit inside parks that gate at dusk and don't unlock until well after sunrise, so a trail that's perfect at lunchtime can be locked at 6am. 10 of the 15 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 12 have trailhead parking, 6 have restrooms, and 3 have a water fountain in Snohomish. 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, 3 that runners describe as quiet, 4 dog-friendly, and 2 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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