Trail Running Guides: Gear, Hydration & Training

Pacific Ocean coastline at Santa Cruz, California

Trail Running Near Santa Cruz: Coast or Hills at Wilder Ranch

Choose a Wilder Ranch trail run on the coast or inland hills, with official map, shared-use and bluff-safety guidance.

Trail Running Near Santa Cruz: Coast or Hills at Wilder Ranch

Choose a Wilder Ranch trail run on the coast or inland hills, with official map, shared-use and bluff-safety guidance.

Lobos Creek Valley Trail in the Presidio, San Francisco

Trail Running in San Francisco: Three Presidio Routes

Compare the Presidio’s Ecology, Lobos Creek and Batteries to Bluffs trails by grade, stairs, surface and use rules.

Trail Running in San Francisco: Three Presidio Routes

Compare the Presidio’s Ecology, Lobos Creek and Batteries to Bluffs trails by grade, stairs, surface and use rules.

Discovery Park scenery in Seattle

Trail Running in Seattle: Start with Discovery Park

Use Discovery Park’s 2.8-mile loop as a first Seattle trail run, with beach-spur and Carkeek Park planning advice.

Trail Running in Seattle: Start with Discovery Park

Use Discovery Park’s 2.8-mile loop as a first Seattle trail run, with beach-spur and Carkeek Park planning advice.

Hulls Gulch in the Boise Foothills

Trail Running in Boise: Check the Lower Hulls Gulch Date Rule

Choose a Boise Foothills run with the Lower Hulls Gulch odd-even rule, trail conditions and a mapped backup route.

Trail Running in Boise: Check the Lower Hulls Gulch Date Rule

Choose a Boise Foothills run with the Lower Hulls Gulch odd-even rule, trail conditions and a mapped backup route.

View of Chattanooga from Lookout Mountain

Trail Running in Chattanooga: Stringer's Ridge Loops

Plan a Stringer’s Ridge trail run with the city’s Blue and Red loops, trailhead choices and day-specific direction rules.

Trail Running in Chattanooga: Stringer's Ridge Loops

Plan a Stringer’s Ridge trail run with the city’s Blue and Red loops, trailhead choices and day-specific direction rules.

Craggy Gardens near Asheville, North Carolina

Trail Running Near Asheville: Choose an Open Route After Storms

Compare Bent Creek, Richmond Hill and Craggy Gardens with current storm-damage and access checks for Asheville trail runners.

Trail Running Near Asheville: Choose an Open Route After Storms

Compare Bent Creek, Richmond Hill and Craggy Gardens with current storm-damage and access checks for Asheville trail runners.