Rail-Trail
State: PA Length: 31 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
Pennsylvania's Allegheny Highlands Trail follows the former right-of-way of the Western Maryland Railroad through Somerset County, PA. This trail is part of the Great Allegheny Passage, a 150-mile multi-use path that connects Pittsburgh with ...
State: PA Length: 6.45 miles Surface: Asphalt
A 6.45-mile rail-with trail is planned as part of the Allegheny Riverfront Green Boulevard Project, a multi-modal transportation corridor that will connect Pittsburgh neighborhoods along the Allegheny River. The Green Boulevard will create and ...
State: PA Length: 0.80 miles Surface: Asphalt, Ballast, Dirt
One of Pennsylvania's rail-with-trails, where trains and trail users share a corridor, the Arboretum Trail is a lovely landscaped trail through downtown Oakmont. The rail corridor has a dramatic history of use-and disuse. Between 1853 and 1856, ...
State: PA Length: 34.80 miles Surface: Asphalt, Grass
NOTE: Kiski-Junction Railroad is now constructing an active rail line between miles 30 and 38. This section is no longer open to the public. Tracing the course of the scenic Allegheny River, the Armstrong Trail varies between rough terrain ...
State: PA Length: 1 miles Surface: Asphalt
Situated in downtown Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, the asphalt trail runs through a park setting on the former Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad close to the Beaver River and ending near the rugby fields at the Geneva College Campus. The trail ...
State: WV Length: 6.70 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Brooke Pioneer Trail follows the east bank of the Ohio River between Wellsburg and the Brooke–Ohio County line at Short Creek. Here the Brooke Pioneer Trail continues into Ohio County as the Wheeling Heritage Trails. Both trails are ...
State: PA Length: 1 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
One mile of the proposed 4 mile Brown's Run Trail is currently open near Masontown in German Township, Fayette County, Pa. The crushed stone path includes interpretuve signage and has a connection to a local restaurant housed in an 18th century ...
State: PA Length: 19.50 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt
Built in 1871 to transport the region's high-quality limestone to support Pittsburgh's growing steel industry, the Butler-Freeport line was the first railroad in the county. After a two-day celebration of the opening, the railroad conducted ...
State: PA Length: 0 miles Surface: Ballast, Dirt, Grass
The CandI Trail (often pronounced Candy) had some improvements made to a few bridge crossings prior to the July 2011 Greenway Sojourn but the surface is primarily large rock ballast and cannot be opened to the public until surface conditions ...
State: PA Length: 6 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The scenic Coal & Coke Trail connects the communities of Mount Pleasant and Scottdale in Westmoreland County and offers many glimpses of the picturesque nature and local communities of Westmoreland County. The 6-mile trail is built on the old ...
State: PA Length: 1.27 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The short but scenic Cowanshannock Trail is a great pathway for hikers, walkers, and bikers to use to link to the larger Armstrong Trail. The Cowanshannock is 1.27 miles long, and plans are to extend it as much as four miles. The trail follows ...
State: PA Length: 7.75 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
Trail users on this inviting corridor follow the path of an old Southern Pennsylvania Railroad line, in some places traveling alongside unused tracks (not to be confused with the newer Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad, which operates along 66 ...
State: PA Length: 36.50 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
Despite its eerie name, there's nothing scary about the Ghost Town Trail. The trail is named for the numerous towns that were served by the Ebensburg & Blacklick Railroad, as well as the Cambria & Indiana Railroad. It winds through scenic Blacklick ...
State: MD, PA Length: 141 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
Now the longest rail-trail east of the Mississippi River, the 150-mile Great Allegheny Passage spans two states in its course along great rivers and across mountain passes. Running from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Cumberland, Maryland, the ...
State: PA Length: 3.50 miles Surface: Dirt, Grass, Gravel
Tracing a section of the abandoned Rural Valley Railroad corridor the Great Shamokin Path parallels the Cowanshannock Creek for 3.5 miles. The eastern part of the trail, which is surfaced primarily with dirt and gravel, is most suitable for ...
State: PA Length: 5.20 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
About 60 miles south of Pittsburgh, the beautiful Greene River Trail parallels the Monongahela River as it winds through the coal mining region of Greene County. Conrail originally used the rail corridor until the Greene County Department of ...
State: PA Length: 10.50 miles Surface: Gravel
Any trail with a name like "Hoodlebug" deserves a visit. The 10-mile trail follows the path of the 1856-era Indiana Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which ran from Blairsville north to the town of Indiana. "Hoodlebug" was the local nickname ...
State: PA Length: 8 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
Open since 1989, the creek-side Indian Creek Valley Trail traces the route of the Indian creek Valley Railraod (ICVRR). Just north of Indian Head, you will come to a cluster of acid mine drainage remediation ponds, designed to filter pollutants ...
State: PA Length: 0.50 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Kiski River Trail, built on the former M-Line Railroad bed, begins in downtown Apollo and follows the scenic Kiskiminetas River (called "Kiski" locally) for a half-mile. The nearly level trail is surfaced with fine crushed limestone and ...
State: PA Length: 0 miles Surface:
A Feasibility Study to find out what is involved to create a trail on the 69.9 mile corridor of the former Knox & Kane Railroad is currently underway in the four county region.
State: PA Length: 1 miles Surface: Gravel
The first 0.5 mile of the Ligonier Valley Trail and Bikeway is now complete, linking the town's popular attractions: Fort Ligonier from the days of George Washington and the French and Indian War, the historic Compass Inn for stagecoach travelers, ...
State: PA Length: 23 miles Surface: Asphalt, Dirt
From www.dcnr.state.pa.us: The 2,856-acre Maurice K. Goddard State Park features the 1,860-acre Lake Wilhelm, which is very popular with anglers. Many recreational activities attract visitors in all seasons. The large lake, abundant wetlands, ...
State: WV Length: 6 miles Surface: Asphalt
Morgantown is known as the home of West Virginia University, the inspiration for a Joni Mitchell song and the birthplace of Don Knotts. And it's also known for its wonderful trails: the Mon River Rail-Trail System. The nexus of this 45-mile ...
State: WV Length: 6 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
State: PA Length: 55.60 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
The Montour Trail follows a portion of the old Montour Railroad, which was built between 1877 and 1914 to link the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad with the region's many coal mines. Forming a semi-circle around Pittsburgh, the Montour Railroad ...
State: PA Length: 6.50 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Airport Connector is a spur off the 48-mile Montour Trail that circles the western outskirts of Pittsburgh. The 6-mile paved pathway begins just off the extended-term parking lot on the western end of the Pittsburgh International Airport. ...
State: PA Length: 7 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
Moraine State Park features a seven mile bike trail, which follows along the North Shore. This trail was completed in the Summer of 2006. The trail can be found in the Northeast section of the park on the North Shore of the park. Along the way ...
The Harmony Trail in the North Hills is a work in progress, managed by volunteers with the Rachel Carson Trails Conservancy. As of August 2011, about 1 mile of a proposed 4.3 miles of abandoned rail corridor have been completed. The conservancy ...
The Ohio River Trail Council (ORTC) is a non-profit, volunteer-led corporation whose mission is to establish, promote, protect and preserve a multi-use trail, the Ohio River Trail (ORT), along the Ohio River and it's tributaries from the Columbiana ...
State: PA Length: 36 miles Surface: Asphalt
Forbes State Forest and the adjacent state parks (Linn Run, Laurel Mountain, and Laurel Ridge) maintain the PWS Trail System, a network of snowmobile trails and forest service roads though the second-growth forest along Laurel Hill. Much of ...
State: PA, WV Length: 26.20 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Panhandle Trail is another jewel in the Pittsburgh metro area trail system. A Conrail line, known as the Panhandle Railroad, once connected Pittsburgh to Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis on this route. The rail corridor has been transformed ...
State: PA Length: 13 miles Surface: Ballast, Crushed Stone
The Redbank Trail is one of Pennsylvania's newest rail-trails. It is currently only partially open with thirteen discontinuous miles of graded and rolled surface between the Alcola Cemetery in Fairmount City, Redbank Township east to Baxter ...
State: PA Length: 5 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The out-and-back Roaring Run is the third incarnation of this pathway. First to occupy the waterfront site was the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal towpath, which operated between 1825 and 1850. The Apollo Industrial Track was eventually built on ...
State: PA Length: 1.50 miles Surface: Asphalt
The 1.5-mile Rock Furnace Trail is a scenic path in Roaring Run Recreation Area. The trail follows Roaring Run Creek from its confluence at the Kiski River to a small parking area off Brownstown Road. The steep, hilly trail makes for a scenic ...
State: PA Length: 0.75 miles Surface: Asphalt
State: PA Length: 2.10 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Sheepskin Trail is a lovely rural trail located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The Trail currently connects the town of Dunbar with the Youghiougheny River Trail section of the Great Allegheny Passage, just south of Connelsville. The ...
State: OH, PA Length: 10.50 miles Surface: Asphalt
Constructed in 1983 with the help of donations from the Stavich Family and local individuals, the Stavich Trail is unusual in several ways. First, unlike most rail-trails, it was built on an interurban electric railroad right-of-way: the Penn–Ohio ...
State: PA Length: 14.60 miles Surface: Asphalt, Concrete, Gravel
The Steel Valley Trail follows the shores of the Monongahela River, through historic battlefields and former steel mill sites in Homestead, Braddock, Duquesne, McKeesport, Glassport and Clairton. Massive industrial furnaces from the Homestead ...
State: PA Length: 25.20 miles Surface: Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone
The Three Rivers Heritage Trail system evolved from five separate trails and today comprises nine different sections. Four of these, the North Shore Trail, the South Side Trail, the Eliza Furnace Trail and the Pittsburgh Riverwalk, are all riverfront ...
State: PA Length: 2.50 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Tredway Trail's full name is the Wynn and Clara Tredway River Trail, a 2.5-mile run on the eastern side of the Allegheny River just north of New Kensington. The trail is included in an initiative called the Erie-Pittsburgh Trail Alliance, ...
State: PA Length: 2.50 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
2.5 miles of the planned 13 mile trail are now open. Approximately 2 miles are asphalt pavement with a short .5 mile section of unimproved gravel in the middle section. A map is available at the trail web site. www.mctrails.org From the Mercer ...
State: PA Length: 0.50 miles Surface: Grass, Gravel
The Vestal Trail is 0.5-mile connection through town of McCandless that joins the Oakridge neighborhood to the playing fields at its eastern end. The trail is maintained by volunteers of the Rachel Carson Trails Conservancy and is part of the ...
State: PA Length: 17 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt
The West Penn Trail, a National Recreation Trail, runs largely along the corridor of the Portage Railroad line that operated from 1830 to 1864 between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg. The trail is steadily being extended. Before you visit, check the ...
The Westmoreland Heritage Trail is an excellent example of a family-friendly multi-use rail-trail. This crushed-limestone trail features reclaimed railroad bridges over the Conemaugh River and Loyalhanna Creek, both offering great views of the ...
State: WV Length: 16.50 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Wheeling Heritage Trails are known locally as two trails: the Ohio River Trail and the Wheeling Creek Trail. The route is flat and paved, and beautiful signs along the way provide a self-guided tour of Wheeling's past. The Ohio River Trail ...
State: PA Length: 43 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
For up-to-date information on the Great Allegheny Passage, visit the Allegheny Trail Alliance Web site and to discover Trail Towns along the Great Allegheny Passage, visit the Trail Town Program Web site The YRT North Section is a 43-mile limestone ...
State: PA Length: 28 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
For up-to-date information on the Great Allegheny Passage, visit the Allegheny Trail Alliance Web site and to discover Trail Towns along the Great Allegheny Passage, visit the Trail Town Program Web site This trail has been named as one of ...