Now stretching more than 48 miles, Bainbridge Island’s public trails network is a defining community asset and draws hikers and recreation seekers from across Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County and beyond.

Trail users include active all-ages and senior walking groups and high school athletes in training, park neighbors and countless casual walkers. 

Trails also provide safe, sustainable non-mtoritzed transportation. The growing Sound to Olympics Trail is taking shape as a spine of a non-motorized trail network from Winslow north to the Agate Pass Bridge.

The Bainbridge Island Parks Foundation is the leader in the planning, funding and development of this amazing network. We partner with the Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District, the City of Bainbridge Island, private landowners and other stakeholders to plan and secure new trail routes connecting parks and neighborhoods.

Maintaining and building out this network – trimming trailside growth each season, grading and graveling pathways for safety, replacing culverts and other necessary upkeep, while building new trails from scratch – is a time and labor-intensive task. The Summer Trails Crew, a partnership of the Parks Foundation and Park District, supports this essential work while providing vigorous, meaningful seasonal employment for college-age students. 

TRAILS ON BAINBRIDGE ISLAND MAP

Fully redesigned and updated, Trails On Bainbridge Island is now available at visitor-facing venues around the island. The full-color, large-format map has a range of features to guide islanders and visitors alike.

• Several miles of newly added public trails, including Blakely Hill and the Sakai Park trails, which link in turn to the larger network
• Trails are now color-coded by class (ease of use), with a new designation for “rollable,” or wheelchair-friendly, trails
• New symbols show nearby food, retail and services
• A link to Kitsap Transit’s BI Ride on-demand shuttle program will help visiting ferry walk-ons reach remote trailheads (and get back to the ferry)
• QR codes link to downloadable, printable maps of individual trails

Trails on Bainbridge Island is produced by the Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District, with support from the Bainbridge Island Parks Foundation. Printing costs were covered by a grant from the City of Bainbridge Island’s Civic Improvement Fund.