The Grand Canal Trail is a 23-mile long system of paved and unpaved trails located in Glendale, Phoenix and Tempe that travels through the middle of the metropolitan area. For most of the way, the trail follows alongside the Grand Canal through residential and business districts. The trail is open for bike riding, walking and running. The route of the trail reduces the number of roadway intersections, but It does have numerous roadway crossings at street level. The trail has gaps at some of the major highways, such as Highway 60 and Interstate 17, but there are underpasses for the Piestewa Freeway, the Red Mountain Freeway and Route 143.Courtesy of walkrideusa.com

The Grand Canal Trail goes past the following points of interest:

University of Phoenix Stadium	Alhambra Traditional School
Grand Canal Linear Park	Steele Indian School Park
Glendale Heroes Regional Park	Phoenix Advantage Charter School
Heatherbrae Elementary School	William Machan Elementary School
Westland School	Creighton Elementary School
Maryvale High School	Davy Crockett Elementary School
Marivue Pool	44th Street & Washington Station
Maryvale Stadium	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
St. Vincent De Paul Catholic School	Pueblo Grande Museum & Archaeological Park
Glen L. Downs Elementary School	Washington Street & Center Parkway Station
Justine Spitalny Elementary School	The Grand at Papago Park Center
Pueblo Del Sol School	Tempe Public Park