Bellevue
Bridle Trails
Horse country at the center of the Eastside tech triangle.
On the map
Boundary is approximate — refined per neighborhood over time.
Pacific Relocation's take
Owls, paddocks, and a ten-minute run to Microsoft.
Bridle Trails is the placement that surprises people: a 482-acre equestrian forest ringed by horse acreage, ten minutes from both the Microsoft campus and Downtown Bellevue via 520 and 405. Rentals are scarce and mostly single-family houses, with a few condo and townhome pockets along 140th and the Kirkland edge — when a good house lists it moves in days, so we pre-qualify clients before the search starts. This is where we send senior engineers with kids and a big dog: Cherry Crest Elementary is a 10/10, yards are real, and the trails start at the end of the street. There is no commercial core beyond the small shopping center on 132nd, so plan on one car per adult. Summer evenings at the Lake Washington Saddle Club shows are free and very much the neighborhood's social life. If your priority is walkable nightlife, take downtown; if it is quiet and a 520 on-ramp, nothing else on the Eastside compares at this distance.
Lifestyle figures
Best of Bridle Trails for you
Outdoors / hiking / parks
- Bridle Trails State Park1.1 km
482 acres of fir forest and 28 miles of riding and walking trails — the neighborhood's namesake and soul.
Directions ↗Pinned on map - Bridle Crest Trail1.2 km
Soft-surface horse-and-hiker corridor running along NE 60th toward Marymoor Park.
Directions ↗Pinned on map
Quiet / leafy streets
- Bridle Trails Shopping Center1.6 km
The neighborhood's lone, low-key commercial node — a grocer and a handful of local eateries on 132nd.
- Bellevue Golf Course1.3 km
The city's municipal 18 off 140th — an uncrowded weekday walk under big firs.
Directions ↗Pinned on map
Family-friendly
- Lake Washington Saddle Club0.8 km
Volunteer-run club arena inside the state park whose free summer horse shows are the local social calendar.
- Bellevue Aquatic Center4.6 km
City indoor pools and swim lessons ten minutes down 140th — the rainy-season pressure valve.
Directions ↗Pinned on map
To buy (USD)
| Type | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 BR | 430,000 | 525,000 | 670,000 |
| 2 BR | 560,000 | 685,000 | 875,000 |
| 3 BR | 820,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,280,000 |
Estimated from local rents — placeholder, pending verified sale data.
Rent ranges (USD)
| Type | Low | Median | High | Δ 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 BR | 2,000 | 2,300 | 2,600 | ↑ 7.0% |
| 2 BR | 2,600 | 3,000 | 3,600 | ↑ 8.0% |
| 3 BR | 3,600 | 4,400 | 5,500 | ↑ 6.0% |
Source: Rentals.ca + Zumper Q1 2026, refreshed weekly via our rent worker.
Our advice
Before you sign a lease
- Most rentals are individually owned houses — nail down who maintains the yard, gutters, and septic (some older acreage lots are not on sewer) before signing
- Asking rents spike on thin inventory here; comparable-shop against Kirkland's Rose Hill and Houghton before agreeing to a number
- If the listing advertises horse-keeping, confirm paddock and stable rights are actually written into the lease — some owners retain them
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Last reviewed 2026-06-09.