Gravois Greenway (Grant's Trail)
in Missouri · centroid 10 mi from St. Louis
Walk, Bike, or Skate on a Ten-Mile Trail The Gravois Greenway (commonly refered to as "Grant's Trail") is a ten-mike pedestrian trail that runs parrallel to Ulysses S. Grant NHS. The trail was once the Kirkwood-Carondelet Branch of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, constructed in 1872 during Ulysses S.
Grant’s ownership of the property. Trailheads with parking are located near the Thomas Sappington House museum at the intersection of Holmes and Leffingwell Avenues in Kirkwood (north trailhead) and off Hoffmeister Avenue at Orlando's near I-55 (south trailhead). Great Rivers Greenway maintains the trail in conjunction with St.
Louis County Parks and TrailNet. Please note that users of the Gravois Greenway are prohibited from parking their cars at Ulysses S. Grant NHS. Directions to North Trailhead from Visitor Center 1. Turn right onto Grant Road.
- States
- Missouri
- Trail type
- National Historic Site trail
- Centroid nearest city
- St. Louis, MO · 10 mi · ~15 min drive
- Centroid coords
- 38.5504°, -90.3523°
About Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site
This trail is inside Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site, a national historic site managed by the U.S. National Park Service. Conditions, road status, trail closures, and reservation requirements are published on the park's NPS page — check it before driving in, especially in winter or during major weather events.
Official NPS trail page: https://www.nps.gov/places/gravois-greenway-grant-s-trail.htm
Park homepage: https://www.nps.gov/ulsg/index.htm
Plan your hike
Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.
Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.
When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.
If you've hiked Gravois Greenway (Grant's Trail) and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.
Stay nearby
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Sources
Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.