Grasslands Trail Run Marathon

4.0

WhereDecatur, TX, United States

Start time09:00

Sub-events

15March

Marathon

Distance: Marathon

Start time: 09:00

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Race Details

The Grasslands Trail Run started in 1999 and is held in the Lyndon B. Johnson National Grasslands, more than 20,000 acres managed by the U.S. Forest Service and situated north of Fort Worth. The trails loop among rolling hills and through a mixture of pine and oak grove forests, open fields, and livestock. Run the 50-Mile, Marathon, or Half marathon and enjoy the beauty of the Grasslands while sharing the trails with horses and running past cowsdon't let the cows out!

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Reviews

general:3.9

course:4.2

organization:4.5

spectators:3.1

Lynn Grieger

March 19, 2022

gorgeous run through the LBJ National Grasslands

Super organization and well-run race about 1 hour northwest of Dallas. The race description mentioned sand, and about 1/3 of the course was sandy from 1-2 inches to 6-7 inches. But the rest of the course was dirt or running through the grasslands. No spectators but the volunteers were awesome. I love small races where I can lose myself in my thoughts and the surroundings and this one checked both of those boxes.

3.0

Richard Vertrees

April 11, 2016

Excellent course for a first trail marathon

Gentle, easy course for a first trail marathon. Very well organized and a fun event overall!

5.0

Dan Vondra

March 26, 2014

Fun race - definitely a

This was a very fun trail race. It was my first trail marathon. I was told to expect to fall a couple times and get lost. I did both :-) The first loop ended up being a little more confusing than the map indicated, and a few of us who were separated from the leaders ran a little extra credit. The trails are real. It's very scenic, but the terrain ranges from mud, sand, to hardened mud w/ horse tracks, to rocky, to nice packed dirt. It's a slow race, so be ready to be out there for awhile.