Walking + Biking Trails
ALLEGHENY TRAIL ALLIANCE (ATA):
724/238-3186, Website
Coalition of seven trail organizations in Southwestern Pennsylvania and western Maryland currently building the Great Allegheny Passage, a 150-mile multiple-use rail-trail system from Cumberland, Md., to Pittsburgh. The Passage will link with the C & O Canal Towpath in Cumberland to provide a non-motorized, nearly level trail system from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C. The Great Allegheny Passage is a segment of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail. The ATA member trails are the Montour Trail, Three Rivers Heritage Trail, Steel Valley Trail, Youghiogheny River Trail North, Youghiogheny River Trail South, Allegheny Highlands Trail of Pennsylvania and Allegheny Highlands Trail of Maryland.
ARBORETUM TRAIL:
412/826-9295, Website
Oakmont
1.4-mile asphalt trail. No bicycles, no motor vehicles, strictly walking. Pavilion with fountain, open for public use.
ARMSTRONG TRAIL:
724/543-4478, Website
PO Box 777, Armstrong County
Over 40 miles of planned trail with 15 completed miles along Allegheny River from the Ford City area to the Templeton area.
ARROWHEAD TRAIL:
724/942-5000, Website
Peters Twp.
Approximately 4 miles on municipal trail along Brush Run Creek.
BUTLER-FREEPORT COMMUNITY TRAIL:
Website
P.O. Box 533, Saxonburg, 16056
Includes 4 miles of unimproved trail and 16 miles of crushed-limestone surface. Restrooms available in summer months.
FIVE STAR TRAIL:
724/830-3968, Website
Greensburg
7-mile biking/hiking trail parallels still-active rail line from Youngwood to Greensburg.
GHOST TOWN TRAIL:
724/463-8636, Website
Indiana Co., Pa.
32 total miles along Black Lick Creek to Ebensburg, plus 4-mile spur from Vintondale to White Mill.
GREAT SHAMOKIN PATH:
724/783-6692, Website
Rural Valley, Pa
6 miles along Cowanshannock Creek from Yatesboro to NuMine, Armstrong County.
GREATER PITTSBURGH ROAD RUNNERS CLUB:
724/348-6012, Website
Offers monthly races from 2 miles to ultramarathons throughout Pittsburgh area. Members: $1 participation fee; non-members: $2 participation fee.
INDIAN CREEK VALLEY TRAIL:
724/455-2866, Website
Melcroft, Pa.
Six miles along Indian Creek, from Champion to Indianhead.
JAMES MAYER RIVERWALK:
814/472-2110, Website
Johnstown, Pa.
1.5 miles along Stonycreek River in Johnstown, from Moxham/Bridge Street to Riverside/Michigan Ave.
KOMEN PITTSBURGH RACE FOR THE CURE:
412/342-0500, Website
1133 S. Braddock Ave.
Race supports breast-cancer research and education, mammogram voucher program for screening and treatment. Held each year on Mother’s Day.
PW&S BIKE TRAIL:
724/238-7560, Website
Westmoreland County
26-mile trail including a 5.7-mile, steep grade length favored by mountain bikers, hikers, horses and snowmobiles. Part of an extensive system of interconnected trails, totaling more than 100 miles, in the Laurel Ridge. Call or visit the website for more an informational brochure and a detailed trail map.
RAILS TO TRAILS CONSERVANCY:
717/238-1717, Website
2133 Market St., Ste. 222, Camp Hill
Organization develops and promotes hiking/biking trails converted from former railroad rights-of-way, usually along rivers and creeks, have minimal grade and few, if any, intersections with roads. Many are fully handicapped-accessible. Some allow for cross-country skiing in snowy weather, some permit horseback riding, some allow in-line skaters. Sponsor of Greenway Sojourn.
ROARING RUN TRAIL:
724/478-3366, Website
Armstrong County
Three to five miles along Kiskiminetas River from Canal Rd., Apollo, to beyond Roaring Run.
THREE RIVERS HERITAGE TRAIL:
412/488-0212, Website
33 Terminal Way, Pittsburgh
The Three Rivers Heritage Trail, developed by Friends of the Riverfront, is a wonderful pedestrian trail and greenway system in the Pittsburgh region running for 21 miles along both sides of the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers. It is an almost-complete public route for cyclists, walkers, runners and, in some places, rollerbladers. Through intense collaboration with community partners, government officials and a diverse volunteer base, our rivers and riverfronts have been transformed from industrial wastelands to international examples of environmental renewal. Visit the Web site for an online and interactive map of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail.
Hours: dawn-dusk
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD CYCLING TRACK:
412/255-2539, Website
Half-mile oval along Washington Boulevard, Highland Park, at the former drivers’ training course. Part
of Citiparks.
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