Trails in Western Pennsylvania

• Baker Trail -- A hiking trail from Freeport to the Allegheny National Forest - built and maintained by Pittsburgh AYH.
• Rachel Carson Trail -- A hiking trail in the northern part of Allegheny County built and maintained by Pittsburgh AYH.
• Butler Freeport Community Trail  -- A rail-trail in Butler County
• The Montour Trail -- An excellent rail-trail in Allegheny and Washington Counties 
• The Armstrong Trail -- A rail-trail following the east shore of the Allegheny River from Schenley (near the start of the Baker Trail) to East Brady. A project of the Allegheny Valley Trust..
• The Appalachian Trail
• The North Country Trail
• The North Country Trail in Pennsylvania
• Rail-Trails -- More information on rail-trails from the authors of Free Wheeling Easy.
• Allegheny Trail Alliance -- The story of the member trails from Pittsburgh to Cumberland.
• The Steel Heritage Trail rail-trail runs along the Monongahela River from Sandcastle Park, through Homestead, past Kennywood Park, across the River to McKeesport, and south through Glassport and Clairton.
• The Three Rivers Heritage Trail -- a rail-trail running for 15 miles along the Pittsburgh rivers between Washington's Landing and Sandcastle Park.

Pittsburgh Council Trail Maintenance

• Trail Maintenance News

Other Trails of Interest

• The C&O Canal
• National Long Distance Trails -- A summary of the various national trails from GORP
• Santa Fe Trail

Trails Organizations

• KTA (Keystone Trails Association) KTA is Pennsylvania's premiere trail maintenance organization with members from more than 50 hiking clubs.
• Butler Outdoor Club .
• PATC (Potomac Appalachian Trail Club)

PATC information on the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia:
• Cranberry Wilderness Area
• Dolly Sods
• Laurel Fork Wilderness
• Otter Creek Wilderness

Call Pittsburgh AYH for information on the Hiking Guide to the Monongahela National Forest

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This page was last updated January 21, 2006