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Trail Run✓ Verified 2026-06-25
♥ FeaturedFree Saturday 5K
TRTacoma Runners
Saturdays, 8:00am · free 5K on road + fire-road trail
Point Defiance Park (Five Mile Drive), Tacoma
Beginner-friendlyNo-dropDog-friendlyFree
A free, timed-optional 5K through Point Defiance — paved Five Mile Drive plus a fire-road trail stretch. Park at the Owen Beach upper lot.
Nordic✓ Verified 2026-06-28 ♥ FeaturedHut-to-Hut Nordic Trails
MTMount Tahoma Trails Association
Winter groomed cross-country trails & huts — see grooming report
Mt. Tahoma Trails, near Ashford
Beginner-friendlyFreeWinter
North America’s largest no-fee hut-to-hut system — ~50 miles of trail (20 groomed) with three huts and a yurt below Mt. Rainier.