Very beautiful and peaceful trail to ride along the Allegheny River. Take a strong and bright flashlight to get through the two tunnels as you will definitely need one per person. I will definitely return from the Pittsburgh area to ride this trail again!!!

Really enjoyed this trail. Very scenic grade not to hilly. Was awesome we could see all the places that the turtles had been digging to lay eggs. Trail was very busy this Father’s Day.

I did this trail last year and it was really nice. As of June 2020, there are many tree roots that have uplifted the asphalt (many places). I broke 2 spokes and the front wheel hub is loose from this. Maybe the bearings are loose from the asphalt. I doubt it will be an easy fix if it can be done at all. And it can only get worse over time. Thats the problem with asphalt trails where are trees close by. Friendly people along the trail. Several miles near Franklin are open where there is no shade so be prepared. Starting in Emlenton there is plenty of shade.

Started at west creek trailhead down hill for the first 6 miles. Made for a long 6 miles on the way back. All and all nice trail, scenery not the greatest.

This trail is 7 miles in length from Franklin to Oil City and is now completely asphalt paved with the missing section now recently paved.
Great little 14 mile round trip from Franklin to Oil City. I rode this along with the Allegheny River Trail for a lovely 40 mile ride.
Trail services and parking at both ends....Franklin and Oil City.
Trail is flat and follows the Allegheny River. There are signs of old oil wells along the trail and in some areas you can actually smell the oil in the soil.

Parked at the Saltbox/Trailhead on Route 322 in Franklin. Biked from Franklin to South of Brandon where the asphalt ends and gravel section starts. The gravel section is approx 1.5 miles in length detouring around the trail. From Franklin to this point is 12.5 miles. Biked back up to Franklin for a nice 25 mile round trip. To get the additional miles in, once in Franklin jumped on the Samuel Justus trail into Oil City and back.
Great Saturday for a ride. Good amount of people out on the trail as well as enjoying the Allegheny River which follows the trail.
As far as trail services, once you head South out of Franklin there is nothing so be prepared with water and snacks.
Some trail highlights are 5 miles South of Franklin is the Belmar Bridge which is the Sandy Creek Trail. Travel another 3 miles to Indian God Rock and look across the river and you will see the Sandy Creek Trail at Fishermans Cove.
Franklin PA is a fairly decent sized town with gas stations, restaurants and other stores.

The trail is reasonably scenic. Some forest, many open spaces, farmland, homesteads, that kind of thing. My main problem with the trail from Leeper to Marianne is that the middle half (maybe a 6 mile portion?) is in pretty bad condition. Not smooth asphalt. Not sure what it is but it's very bumpy and crumbling in many places. For a road bike, it's annoying and took a great deal of pleasure out of the ride for me and my crew.

Great trail, wife and I love to back back this trail. lots of great camp sights and water sources. Rocks are awesome and the vista view is really great first thing in the morning.

Nice scenic ride along the Clarion river and Toby creek