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Running trails in Spokane, WA
Spokane has 20 trails in the directory — 3 paved and 2 on crushed gravel or dirt, 3 loops that return to the trailhead, 2 with a stated distance, 1 shaded, and 4 open 24 hours. 17 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 12,744 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.
Manito Park
4.8 ★★★★★ 8,808 reviews
78-acre park, opened in 1904, featuring rose, lilac, & formal & native plant gardens, plus a pond.
Minnehaha Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 768 reviews
39-acre green space with a playground, picnic tables, hiking/biking trails & a baseball diamond.
Indian Canyon Mystic Falls
4.5 ★★★★★ 648 reviews
Easy-to-access, scenic trails lead to a waterfall in a wilderness canyon.
Little Spokane River Natural Area
4.7 ★★★★★ 543 reviews
Landscape features hiking trails through marshy bogs & forests with various birds & other wildlife.
High Drive Bluff Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 414 reviews
Scenic cliffside spot featuring hiking trails and sunset-viewing spots.
John H. Shields Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 351 reviews
Park providing areas for hiking, rock climbing, and mountain biking, plus dog-friendly trails.
Indian Painted Rocks Trailhead
4.5 ★★★★★ 261 reviews
Area for hiking and kayaking with varied terrain, including a viewpoint, and petroglyphs.
Rimrock View Trail & Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 231 reviews
Trails and cliffside lookout points at a park with views around Spokane for hiking and biking.
Waikiki Springs Trailhead
4.7 ★★★★★ 176 reviews
Scenic hiking area offering family-friendly trails and wildlife sightings.
Glenrose Trailhead
4.8 ★★★★★ 128 reviews
Trails and roads loop through scenic forests and grassy hills, attracting hikers.
Wyakin Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 85 reviews
Quiet park featuring plenty of trails for biking and hiking and a painted-rock labyrinth to discover.
Centennial Trail
4.7 ★★★★★ 77 reviews
This paved walkway following the Spokane River and stretching into Idaho.
The Ridge
4.8 ★★★★★ 10 reviews
Sekani Trail Run
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Spokane
- Match the surface to your legs. Spokane gives you a choice: 3 paved, 1 crushed gravel, and 1 natural surface. 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? 3 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 Spokane is Indian Painted Rocks Trailhead at 100 mi. 2 trails are long enough for a 5-mile-plus run without repeating yourself.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 4 trails in Spokane are open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 17 of the 20 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm. 3 are lit, which is what you want for winter evenings.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 10 have trailhead parking, 5 have restrooms, and 3 have a water fountain in Spokane. 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, 7 that runners describe as quiet, 11 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.
Browse Spokane trails by type
- Paved trails
- Crushed gravel trails
- Natural surface 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
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