Trails

The City:

• Three Rivers Heritage Trail System

  A 37-mile trail and greenway system running along both sides of the Allegheny, Mononghahela and Ohio Rivers, that connects downtown to adjacent city areas including Oakland, the North Shore, the South Side and the Strip District.

• Steel Valley Trail

  A developing 19-mile urban trail system that will connect with the Three Rivers Heritage Trail System and other regional trails, and will pass through the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area in the Monongahela Valley, a scenic route which was once the heart of the Pittsburgh steel empire.

Allegheny County:

• Montour Trail

  Stretches for 42 miles between Coraopolis and Clairton and is expanding each year. The graded, crushed limestone trail was first established in 1989 and is intended for all types of non-motorized recreation.

• Rachel Carson Trail

  A 35.7-mile day-hike trail connecting North Park in central Allegheny County to Harrison Hills County Park in its northeast corner. The route ranges from paved areas to rugged terrain and steep inclines.

The Western Pennsylvania Region:

• Youghiogheny River Trail

  A 71-mile trail that winds through Allegheny, Westmoreland and Fayette Counties. Called "one of the world's best walks" by Travel and Leisure Magazine; among the most popular in the area and draws more than 200,000 visitors annually.

• Great Allegheny Passage

  A 150-mile rails-to-trails project which, when completed in late 2006, will connect Pittsburgh to Cumberland, MD, and create a continuous non-motorized corridor from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C. Includes the Youghiogheny River Trail, The Montour Trail, and the Three Rivers Heritage Trail System.

• Baker Trail

  A 141-mile hiking and backpacking trail following forest paths, old jeep trails and dirt roads through woods, farmlands, along rivers and creeks. The route is one of 18 state-designated hiking trails and is included on the trails map of Pennsylvania. Shares several miles with the North Country Trail.

• North Country Trail

  A 4,600-mile trail project spanning seven northern states. The trail traverses Lawrence, Beaver and Butler counties before entering the Allegheny National Forest and heading north into New York State.

• Panhandle Trail

  The Panhandle trail spans 29 miles from Collier Township through northern Washington County to the city of Weirton, which is the former Conrail line known as the Panhandle Railroad. This railroad network once connected Pittsburgh to Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis. Today this corridor is being converted into a multi-use, non-motorized, recreation and health trail that will eventually extend to Weirton, WV.