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Allegheny River Trail

29.6 mi

State: PA

Asphalt

Armstrong Trails

48.1 mi

State: PA

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Blairsville Riverfront Trail

1.7 mi

State: PA

Asphalt

Brooke Pioneer Trail

6.7 mi

State: WV

Asphalt

Browns Run Trail

1.9 mi

State: PA

Crushed Stone

Butler-Freeport Community Trail

19.9 mi

State: PA

Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt

Cowanshannock Trail

1.1 mi

State: PA

Crushed Stone

Ghost Town Trail

49.2 mi

State: PA

Crushed Stone

Great Allegheny Passage

153.22 mi

State: MD, PA

Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel

Great American Rail-Trail

3743.9 mi

State: DC, IA, ID, IL, IN, MD, MT, NE, OH, PA, WA, WV, WY

Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone

Greene River Trail

7 mi

State: PA

Crushed Stone

Hellbender Preserve Trail

0.8 mi

State: OH

Asphalt, Dirt

Lincoln Avenue Rails to Trails Greenway

1.5 mi

State: PA

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Little Beaver Creek Greenway Trail

12.6 mi

State: OH

Asphalt

Little Crabtree Creek Trail

1.3 mi

State: PA

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

MetroParks Bikeway

10.6 mi

State: OH

Asphalt

Montour Trail

63 mi

State: PA

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Moraine State Park Bike Trail

7.1 mi

State: PA

Asphalt

North Hills Harmony Trail

0.8 mi

State: PA

Crushed Stone

Panhandle Trail

29 mi

State: PA, WV

Asphalt

Accordion

Redbank Valley Rail Trail

50.8 mi

State: PA

Ballast, Crushed Stone

Roaring Run Trail

4.8 mi

State: PA

Crushed Stone

Rock Furnace Trail

1.5 mi

State: PA

Asphalt

Sheepskin Rail-Trail

7.5 mi

State: PA

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Shenango Trail

7.8 mi

State: PA

Dirt

Three Rivers Heritage Trail

26.6 mi

State: PA

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

West Penn Trail

15.2 mi

State: PA

Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Gravel

Westmoreland Heritage Trail

21 mi

State: PA

Crushed Stone

Apollo's Kiski Riverfront Trail

1.5 mi

State: PA

Crushed Stone

Arboretum Trail

0.8 mi

State: PA

Asphalt

Beaver River Trail

1.7 mi

State: PA

Asphalt

Coal & Coke Trail

6.1 mi

State: PA

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Five Star Trail

7.8 mi

State: PA

Crushed Stone

Hoodlebug Trail

11.8 mi

State: PA

Asphalt, Gravel

Montour Trail - Airport Connector

6.5 mi

State: PA

Asphalt

National Pike Trail

1.8 mi

State: PA

Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass, Gravel

Stavich Bicycle Trail

9.9 mi

State: OH, PA

Asphalt

Tredway Trail

5.5 mi

State: PA

Crushed Stone

Wellsburg Yankee Trail

2.2 mi

State: WV

Asphalt

Wheeling Heritage Trails

16.5 mi

State: WV

Asphalt

McKeesport-Versailles Loop Trail

1.6 mi

State: PA

Asphalt, Dirt

Washington's Landing Trail

2.1 mi

State: PA

Crushed Stone

Clearview Park Trail

0.76 mi

State: PA

Crushed Stone, Woodchips

Great Shamokin Path

3.6 mi

State: PA

Dirt, Grass, Gravel

Trail Image	Trail Name	States	Length	Surface	Rating
	Allegheny River Trail The Allegheny River Trail runs on asphalt between Franklin and Emlenton for 27.5 miles and on an isolated section between Foxburg and Parker for 2.5 miles. About the Route Keep your eyes open...	PA	29.6 mi	Asphalt	151 reviews
	Armstrong Trails Closure notice: The Mahoning Bridge, just north of Templeton, is closed for a reconstruction project until further notice. To detour around the closed bridge: exit the trail at the orange barrels,...	PA	48.1 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone	52 reviews
	Blairsville Riverfront Trail The Blairsville Riverfront Trail is a scenic woodland trail located along the Conemaugh River. The property the trail was built on is owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, who maintain a...	PA	1.7 mi	Asphalt	3 reviews
	Brooke Pioneer Trail The Brooke Pioneer Trail rolls along the woodsy eastern bank of the Ohio River, a waterway that once carried early settlers’ flatboats to lands in the west. The trail provides access to the bridge’s...	WV	6.7 mi	Asphalt	18 reviews
	Browns Run Trail Nearly two miles of the proposed 12-mile Browns Run Trail is currently open near Masontown in German Township, Fayette County. The trail follows the former Monongahela and B&O lines from Lardin House,...	PA	1.9 mi	Crushed Stone	7 reviews
	Butler-Freeport Community Trail Located about 30 minutes northeast of Pittsburgh, the Butler-Freeport Community Trail is nestled in the scenic wooded valley that follows Little Buffalo Creek to Buffalo Creek and on to the Allegheny...	PA	19.9 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt	54 reviews
	Cowanshannock Trail The scenic 1.1-mile Cowanshannock Trail is a great pathway for hikers, walkers, and bikers. The trail follows the Cowanshannock Creek on an abandoned Pennsylvania Railroad Company corridor. In the...	PA	1.1 mi	Crushed Stone	7 reviews
	Ghost Town Trail Winding through the scenic Blacklick Creek watershed east of Pittsburgh, the 49.2-mile Ghost Town Trail is composed of the 32-mile main stem (running between Black Lick and Ebensburg) and the...	PA	49.2 mi	Crushed Stone	100 reviews
	Great Allegheny Passage Notice: There are a couple detours along the long GAP route. For all trail notices, see GAP website for more current information. Ever since the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) was completed in 2013,...	MD, PA	153.22 mi	Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel	175 reviews
	Great American Rail-Trail Note: This developing route is not yet fully contiguous – it is just over 50% complete. Please refer to the Trail Map for more information on the existing sections of trail, as well as the online...	DC, IA, ID, IL, IN, MD, MT, NE, OH, PA, WA, WV, WY	3743.9 mi	Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone	9 reviews
	Greene River Trail The Greene River Trail provides an up close tour of riverside communities whose histories are steeped in the coal industry. You can see remnants of coal mining along the trail, as well as chipmunks,...	PA	7 mi	Crushed Stone	20 reviews
	Hellbender Preserve Trail The Hellbender Preserve Trail is a 0.80-mile dirt trail through its namesake Hellbender Preserve. The trail and preserve are named after the eastern Hellbender, a species of giant Salamander that is...	OH	0.8 mi	Asphalt, Dirt	1 reviews
	Lincoln Avenue Rails to Trails Greenway To the residents of Latrobe, the Lincoln Avenue Rails to Trails Greenway is more than a simple off-road path: it also a social asset, a place where community members of all ages and walks of life can...	PA	1.5 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone	1 reviews
	Little Beaver Creek Greenway Trail The Little Beaver Creek Greenway Trail runs for 12.6 miles through the rolling hills of eastern Ohio. About the Route Mile marker 0 for the Little Beaver Creek Greenway Trail can be found at its...	OH	12.6 mi	Asphalt	69 reviews
	Little Crabtree Creek Trail Less than an hour from Pittsburgh, the Little Crabtree Creek travels for just over a mile in Unity Township, east of Greensburg. This first phase of the trail opened in July 2014; a future phase will...	PA	1.3 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone	5 reviews
	MetroParks Bikeway The nearly 11-mile MetroParks Bikeway provides a scenic and well-designed link to communities and natural sites in this northeast region of Ohio. The rail-trail follows a corridor between Canfield and...	OH	10.6 mi	Asphalt	54 reviews
	Montour Trail The 63-mile Montour Trail & spurs forms a semicircle around the Greater Pittsburgh Area and is one of the longest suburban rail trails in the United States, featuring a selection of bridges,...	PA	63 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone	51 reviews
	Moraine State Park Bike Trail Moraine State Park features a paved multiuse trail, which runs along the north shore of Lake Arthur for 7.1 miles. Along the way, enjoy beautiful scenery, especially during the fall as trees line the...	PA	7.1 mi	Asphalt	21 reviews
	North Hills Harmony Trail The Harmony Trail in the North Hills is managed by volunteers with the Rachel Carson Trails Conservancy. The 0.8-mile route is essentially an out-and-back route with the best access from Wexford-Bayne...	PA	0.8 mi	Crushed Stone	4 reviews
	Panhandle Trail The Panhandle Trail offers a direct 29-mile journey between the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia and the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Although the trail follows an old railroad grade...	PA, WV	29 mi	Asphalt	64 reviews

Accordion

Redbank Valley Rail Trail Overview The Redbank Valley Rail Trail carries trail users along the forested banks of Redbank Creek for nearly 51 miles to the Allegheny River and along a 9-mile perpendicular spur to...	PA	50.8 mi	Ballast, Crushed Stone	58 reviews
Roaring Run Trail Overview Evidence of the Roaring Run Trail’s past lives are readily visible all along the 4.8-mile corridor in western Pennsylvania. Stone remains in the Kiskiminetas River (Kiski for short) mark...	PA	4.8 mi	Crushed Stone	17 reviews
Rock Furnace Trail 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....	PA	1.5 mi	Asphalt	10 reviews
Sheepskin Rail-Trail The Sheepskin Rail-Trail is a developing pathway located in rural Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The trail has three disconnected segments, totaling 7.5 miles. The northernmost section of the...	PA	7.5 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone	6 reviews
Shenango Trail Closure Notice: As of September 2023, the pedestrian/equestrian bridge near the intersection of Hamburg Road and Stamm Road is closed by order of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh...	PA	7.8 mi	Dirt	87 reviews
Three Rivers Heritage Trail Three Rivers Heritage Trail features the best that the city of Pittsburgh has to offer, connecting major cultural venues, the downtown area, historical sites, and some of the city’s most well-known...	PA	26.6 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone	31 reviews
West Penn Trail The West Penn Trail meanders 15 miles between Saltsburg and just west of Blairsville. The rail-trail winds through woods, fields, and along the Conemaugh River. About the Route Other than the...	PA	15.2 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Gravel	26 reviews
Westmoreland Heritage Trail The 21-mile Westmoreland Heritage Trail, a family-friendly multi-use rail-trail, offers opportunities for recreation and connections to nature along its two separated segments between Saltsburg and...	PA	21 mi	Crushed Stone	32 reviews
Apollo's Kiski Riverfront Trail Apollo's Kiski Riverfront Trail, built on the former M-Line Railroad bed, begins in downtown Apollo and follows the scenic Kiskiminetas River (called "Kiski" locally) to North Apollo. The nearly level...	PA	1.5 mi	Crushed Stone	3 reviews
Arboretum Trail 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...	PA	0.8 mi	Asphalt	4 reviews
Beaver River Trail Following the former Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad in downtown Beaver Falls, this asphalt rail-trail runs through a park setting as it parallels the Beaver River along the northeast edge of...	PA	1.7 mi	Asphalt	6 reviews
Coal & Coke Trail The scenic Coal & Coke Trail connects the communities of Mount Pleasant and Scottdale in Westmoreland County, offering samples of the picturesque nature and friendly suburban feel of the area. The...	PA	6.1 mi	Asphalt, Crushed Stone	11 reviews
Five Star Trail The stars in the Big Dipper and Little Dipper help navigators locate the North Star. Following the five stars in the Five Star Trail—the municipalities of Hempfield Township, Youngwood, South...	PA	7.8 mi	Crushed Stone	7 reviews
Hoodlebug Trail If you have a tendency to tootle along when you walk or bicycle, then consider taking the Hoodlebug Trail. You’ll find many diversions in and around the college campus in the borough of Indiana and...	PA	11.8 mi	Asphalt, Gravel	20 reviews
Montour Trail - Airport Connector The Airport Connector is a spur off the impressive Montour Trail that circles the western outskirts of Pittsburgh. The paved pathway begins just off the extended-term parking lot on the western end of...	PA	6.5 mi	Asphalt	7 reviews
National Pike Trail Following a pre-Civil War railroad line from the eastern edge of Claysville to Timber Lake Road, the National Pike Trail passes through two arch tunnels and offers scenic views of the surrounding...	PA	1.8 mi	Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass, Gravel	5 reviews
Stavich Bicycle Trail The Stavich Bicycle Trail runs from the Youngstown suburb of Struthers to the outskirts of New Castle, Pennsylvania. Running through the Mahoning River Valley, the route follows a rolling terrain for...	OH, PA	9.9 mi	Asphalt	45 reviews
Tredway Trail The Tredway Trail's full name is the Wynn and Clara Tredway River Trail, a 9-mile multiuse rail-trail on the eastern side of the Allegheny River just north of New Kensington. The trail is included in...	PA	5.5 mi	Crushed Stone	19 reviews
Wellsburg Yankee Trail The Wellsburg Yankee Trail is a short, paved rail-trail that spans the entire length of Wellsburg, a small city on the Ohio River in West Virginia’s Northern Panhandle. The community trail runs...	WV	2.2 mi	Asphalt	4 reviews
Wheeling Heritage Trails The Wheeling Heritage Trails are known locally as two trails—the Ohio River Trail and the Wheeling Creek Trail—that run along the old railbeds of two railroads that served the transportation network...	WV	16.5 mi	Asphalt	33 reviews
McKeesport-Versailles Loop Trail The Loop Trail provides an alternate route to the Great Allegheny Passage between Boston and McKeesport. The route separates from the Great Allegheny Passage at Boston, crosses the Boston Bridge over...	PA	1.6 mi	Asphalt, Dirt	1 reviews
Washington's Landing Trail Washington's Landing, a 42-acre island in the Allegheny River, is now home to a thriving mixed-use community after a successful brownfield reclamation. The Washington's Landing Trail forms almost a...	PA	2.1 mi	Crushed Stone	5 reviews
Clearview Park Trail A short, but sweet, unassuming trail which runs on former trolley right-of-way while flanked by Clearview Avenue above and Crafton Boulevard below. Provides a traffic-free alternative to busy Crafton...	PA	0.76 mi	Crushed Stone, Woodchips	2 reviews
Great Shamokin Path The Great Shamokin Path runs for 3.6 miles between Yatesboro and Numine. The mixed-terrain path parallels Cowanshannock Creek in its entirety. About the Route The western end of the Great...	PA	3.6 mi	Dirt, Grass, Gravel	1 reviews

Recent Trail Reviews

Panhandle Trail

Nice ride

July, 2025 by bobgwinn11

Very nice trail. Asphalt in great condition, except from Mc Donald to Falls Mills which was decent crushed limestone. Grades were very gentle, all1% or less. On a Monday we passed someone running or biking every 5-10 min. Overall a great experience

Allegheny River Trail

Franklin to Sunnyslope and back

July, 2025 by vicki1960

River flowing good since recent rains. Biked from Franklin to Sunnyslope and back, 12.5 miles each way for a 25 mile round trip. Not much shade.

Little Beaver Creek Greenway Trail

good choice for hot day

July, 2025 by dianefarmstronger

Aside from there not being a place to grab a bite close by in Washingtonville (ended up at Fat Ted’s which closes at 2) this was a good choice for a high 80s day. Lots of shade and beautiful. Could use better trail markings in Leetonia where we needed help finding the trail.

Accordion

Stavich Bicycle Trail

July 4th, 2025

July, 2025 by blarnold

Decent trail in PA. Ohio needs some work. They are replacing the section in lowellville

Armstrong Trails

Trail closed north of Templeton

July, 2025 by tedb

Surprised to find the closure over the Mahoning Creek just north of Templeton. Looks like it has been that way for a while despite a recent review not mentioning it. No detour posted.

Great Allegheny Passage

Riding on this was a bucket list trail. Had hoped to ride further on it but had time restraints. Great trail. The rest stop in Meyersdale is wonderful. Plan someday to return and ride more of it.

June, 2025 by kjw979

Riding on this was a bucket list trail. Had hoped to ride further on it but had time restraints. Great trail. The rest stop in Meyersdale is wonderful. Plan someday to return and ride more of it.

Allegheny River Trail

Franklin to Brandon

June, 2025 by wendym0605

Beautiful ride into Brandon and back. Path is paved and maintained.

Ghost Town Trail

Finally did the trail...not overly impressed

June, 2025 by zap26

The trail was ok. My goal was to do the full trail 32 miles out and 32 miles back (Blacklick to Ebansburg), however the incline heading east was more than I could take on a very hot day so I turned around at mile 22. There were a lot of signage explaining towns that were once in a location. I think I pictured in my mind these abondoned towns were there were at least foundations left or something. It got boring after a while. Glad I did it, don't need to do it again.

Butler-Freeport Community Trail

good trail

June, 2025 by ecd4105

Rode this trail over two days and found it to be pleasant and well maintained. There is not a lot of supply options along the trail so bring what you need. Uphill from Freeport to Cabot and downhill into Butler. The last mile or so into Butler could use some attention. I would recommend this trail.

Armstrong Trails

Awesome trail

June, 2025 by howardlanphere

Rode from East Brady to Kittanning. Very nice trail, well marked and extremely well maintained. It was worth the 2.5 hour drive to ride it.

Allegheny River Trail

Late Spring Ride-Franklin

June, 2025 by vicki1960

We parked in Franklin and headed South for about 10 miles to Brandon. the first 8.5 miles or so are full sun so keep this in mind on a hot sunny day. Then there is a few miles of shade to Brandon. Beautiful day for a ride for once we had some sun and not overcast and/or rain. Always enjoy our cycling on this trail.