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Grant Wood Trail
4.7 ★★★★★ 43 Google reviews · Running trail in Marion, Iowa · Hours vary
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Paved
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Not reported
Confirmed from Grant Wood Trail's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Paved trail offering vistas of cornfields, for cycling, walking and running.
What runners say about Grant Wood Trail
“Lots of paved portions and a beautiful pond to walk around this trail just gets better and better each year!”
Great trail right in town. Nearly all of it east of 100 is crushed limestone, and great newly paved trail from 100 and almost right to downtown Marion.
Runs next to Waldo Rock Park. Really nice for a walk next to the corn fields, fully paved and hardly any elevation making this great for an easy walk or bike ride. Waldo's park has some benches and other amenities making it a welcome pitstop.
Absolutely beautiful and well maintained trail. Paved from downtown Marion to Waldos park with tunnel under highway 13. From there on crushed rock with about a mile on highway you can ride to edge of Springville. Very peaceful..
This place was so fun to walk around and see the views there wasn't anything bad about walking down this trail!
Trail conditions & character
“Really nice for a walk next to the corn fields, fully paved and hardly any elevation making this great for an easy walk or bike ride.”
“This place was so fun to walk around and see the views there wasn't anything bad about walking down this trail!”
Plan your run at Grant Wood Trail
The practical stuff
- AccessHours vary — hours are not posted for this trail, so check before an early or late run
- SurfacePaved — asphalt or concrete. Fast and predictable, runnable year-round, and fine with a stroller
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- Websitelinncountytrails.org
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