Crown Center · Running route
Penn Valley Park Running Route
- Distance
- 1.9 mi
- Route
- Park trail below the Liberty Memorial
- Area
- Crown Center
Run it, connect Strava or upload your run — your medal unlocks automatically. Free.
Penn Valley Park stretches below the Liberty Memorial, the tower of the National WWI Museum, with big views of the downtown skyline.
The route
- Distance: about 1.9 miles on the park trail.
- Terrain: paved with some hills.
- Extend it: climb up to the Liberty Memorial for the view.
Tips
- Best skyline view in the city from the Memorial lawn.
- Hilly — a real workout.
- Great at sunset.
How to unlock the Penn Valley Park medal
- Run the route above — any pace counts, walk breaks included.
- Connect Strava once, or upload the GPX file from your watch (Garmin, Coros, Apple Watch…).
- We verify your run by GPS and the Penn Valley Park medal unlocks in your Park Mile Passport automatically — with your distance, time and pace. It's free.
Running with a crew? Join the Park Mile club on Strava and share your park runs.
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