Bridle Trails, Washington

The City of Bridle Trails

The Bridle Trails neighborhood can refer to a neighborhood in one of the following cities: Bellevue, Washington; Kirkland, Washington; or Redmond, Washington. It is so named for being adjacent to Bridle Trails State Park. Many of the properties in these neighborhoods have equestrian facilities such as barns and pastures.

Bridle Trails has a State Park is 489-acre Washington state park in the neighborhood of King County. The park borders the Eastside cities of Kirkland, Bellevue, and Redmond. It offers a 28-mile (45 km) trail system for horseback riding and hiking. An outdoor arena is used for equestrian shows.

Local advocacy led to the establishment of Bridle Trails as a state park in 1932. Initial park development was done in 1933 by workers with the Civil Works Administration, whose efforts included clearing brush, burning logging debris, and building trails and fences.