Rail-Trail
State: MD Length: 22 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
The Allegheny Highlands Trail of Maryland (AHTM) follows the route of the old Western Maryland Railroad for 22 miles, between Cumberland, Maryland, and the Maryland–Pennsylvania border north of Frostburg. Part of the AHTM route parallels ...
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: WV Length: 4 miles Surface: Ballast, Dirt, Grass
Nestled in a northern valley of West Virginia, the Barnum Rail-Trail follows the North Branch of the Potomac River through the superb scenery of the Upper Potomac region. If you plan to explore this out-and-back trail by bike, a mountain bike ...
State: WV Length: 10.50 miles Surface: Dirt, Gravel
In 1888, the Blackwater Canyon Trail, located in the Monongahela National Forest, was used to haul coal and lumber through this stunning canyon. Today, remnants of this history still remain just outside of Thomas in the form of coke ovens that ...
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: 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: WV Length: 1 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
Short new trail connecting Ridgeley, WV with the C&O Canal Towpath at milepost 183 near the east end of Cumberland, Maryland. This new trail will include the Knobbley Tunnel and Bridge over the Potomac River.
State: DC, MD Length: 184.50 miles Surface: Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel
The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historic Park (a.k.a. C&O Canal Towpath) follows the route of the Potomac River for 184.5 miles between Georgetown in Washington, D.C., and Cumberland, Maryland. Hundreds of original features, including locks, ...
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: WV Length: 2.30 miles Surface: Dirt
Located in Canaan Mountain area of the Monongahela National Forest. Many people use this trail in conjunction with the x-country ski trail to walk between the Blackwater Falls State Park and the Canaan Valley State Park. This trail is also part ...
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: 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: 1.80 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
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: 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: WV Length: 2 miles Surface: Cinder, Crushed Stone, Gravel
The Marion County Trail (a.k.a. the MC Trail) runs for 2.5 miles along Pricketts Creek through rural Marion County. The trail's main highlight is a 1,200-foot lighted tunnel (Meredith tunnel) through the mountain. The trail begins near Prickett's ...
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: 19 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
State: WV Length: 6 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
State: WV Length: 17.70 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 ...
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 ...
State: PA Length: 0 miles Surface:
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: 2 miles Surface: Asphalt, Ballast
Though it memorializes a sad occasion, the Path of the Flood Trail is a beautiful, tranquil trail. In the Johnstown Flood of 1889, the South Fork Dam failed and more than 2,200 townspeople lost their lives. The first 2 miles of the trail opened ...
State: PA Length: 8.50 miles Surface: Concrete
This corridor is an 8+ mile section of abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike (built and never used) and is currently owned by the Southern Alleghenies Conservancy (http://sac-sarcd.org/sac_info.htm). The "trail" is officially closed for liability ...
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: PA Length: 9 miles Surface: Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass
Following the corridor of a mountain-crossing railroad that operated 1834-1854, this trail has two segments approximately 15 miles apart. The southern, crushed stone segment, about 2.3 miles long, winds though a lush forest to the renovated ...
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: 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: WV Length: 18.50 miles Surface: Cinder, Crushed Stone, Gravel
West Virginia's West Fork River Trail provides a snapshot of some of the most beautiful scenery in this region. The trail's path was once used by the far-reaching Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to deliver coal. Today's plans however, are to transport ...
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: 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 ...