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 has emerged as a 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.