Field guide
Grant’s Trail parking and runner’s guide
Find official information on Grant's Trail parking locations. This guide covers the paved trail's length, surface, restrooms, and access points.
Grant's Trail is a mostly flat and sunny greenway built on a former rail line. The paved trail has a total length of 11.47 miles and offers a continuous connection between Kirkwood and the River des Peres Greenway.
This guide provides official information for runners and hikers about parking, access, trail conditions, and amenities available along the route.
Official facts at a glance
- Trail description
- Mostly flat and sunny greenway
- Former use
- Formerly a rail line
- Trail connection points
- Continuous connection between Kirkwood at Holmes and Leffingwell all the way to the River des Peres Greenway just south of Interstate 55
- Total trail length
- 11.47 Miles
- Trail surface
- Paved trail
- Grant's Farm admission
- Free if accessed by bike or walk via Grant's Trail
- Parking availability
- Available at several locations
- Parking at Bayless and Tesson Street
- No parking
- MetroLink access
- Walk or ride to Shrewsbury-Lansdowne MetroLink Station
- Restrooms availability
- Available directly on the trail
- Drinking water availability
- Water fountains available directly on the trail
- Bike racks
- Available on the south side of Grant’s Farm parking lot
- Rules and hours
- Set by cooperating municipalities and parks departments
- Direct access to notable sites
- Historic Sappington House complex, Grant’s Farm, U.S. Grant National Historic site, Affton Athletic complex and Officer Blake C. Snyder Memorial Park
Sources: greatriversgreenway.org (greatriversgreenway.org), Gravois Greenway Plan (greatriversgreenway.org). Official pages, checked Oct 21, 2026.
Parking and trail access points
Parking for the trail is available at several locations. There is no parking at the intersection of Bayless and Tesson Street.
The trail is also accessible by public transit via a walk or ride from the Shrewsbury-Lansdowne MetroLink Station. The trail connects directly with the River des Peres Greenway just south of Interstate 55.
The route for runners and hikers
The trail is a paved, mostly flat greenway. Its surface is suitable for running and walking. The total length of the trail is 11.47 miles.
Restrooms and drinking water fountains are available directly on the trail for public use.
Points of interest
The trail provides direct access to several sites. These include the Historic Sappington House complex, the U.S. Grant National Historic site, the Affton Athletic complex, and Officer Blake C. Snyder Memorial Park.
Grant's Farm is also accessible from the trail. Admission is free for visitors who arrive by walking or biking from the trail. Bike racks are available on the south side of the Grant's Farm parking lot.
Before you go
- The trail surface is paved.
- Parking is available, but not at the Bayless and Tesson Street location.
- Restrooms and water fountains are available directly on the trail.
- Check the current rules and hours, which are set by cooperating municipalities and parks departments.
- The trail is a mostly flat and sunny greenway.
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