Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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• Bear Run Nature Reserve - A loop with hemlock groves, mountain laurel and river overlooks. (9 miles)
• Cedar Creek Gorge Trail - A beautiful, deep gorge with shale steps and deep forrested slopes.
• Five Star Trail - Trail that parallels active rail siding. (6 miles)
• Harmony Trail - Abandoned trolly corridor in its raw form. (1 mile)
• Hazelwood Greenway-Elizabeth to Kinglake - The beginnings of an urban trail system. (under 1 mile)
• Indian Creek Valley Trail - Rail to trail in the Laurel Highlands. (6 miles)
• LHHT-Grindle Ridge to Rt. 31 - Scenic trail through Seven Springs resort & two springs along the way. (7 miles)
• LHHT-Maple Summit Rd. to Rt. 653 - Plenty of streams which means also plenty of hills. (8 miles)
• LHHT-Rt. 653 to Grindle Ridge - Fairly level trek along ridge w/ several overlooks and rock mazes. (5 miles)
• LHHT-Turnpike Shelters to Rt. 30 - Rhodendron, ferns and plenty of cross trails. (7 miles)
• McConnells Mill S.P. - Hiking and bouldering in an unspoiled hemlock wooded gorge. (3 miles)
• Montour Trail - Beaver Grade to Enlow - Rail-Trail near Robinson Town Centre and RIDC Park. (5 Miles)
• Montour Trail - Boggs to McDonald - Rail-trail through reclaimed strip mines. Open fields and tall grasses.(6 Miles)
• Montour Trail - Enlow to Boggs - Steady rail-trail climb. (4 Miles)
• Montour Trail - McDonald to Venice - Rail-trail with McDonald Trestle & connection to the Panhandle Trail. (5 miles)
• Montour Trail - Venice to Hendersonville - Crushed limestone surface rail-trail and the National Tunnel. (5 Miles)
• Montour Trail-Coraopolis to Beaver Grade - Crushed limestone rail-trail. (3 Miles)
• North Park Bike/Jog Trail - Paved bike/jog trail around North Park lake (5 miles)
• North Park-Wildwood Mine Loop - Loop along part of the Rachel Carson Trail. (4 miles)
• Ohiopyle S.P.-Ferncliff Trail - A hike around a 100 acre National Natural Landmark. (2 miles)
• Quebec Run - Outer Loop - Challenging circut of thedesignated Wild Area (10 miles)
• Rachel Carson Trail - Springdale to Crawford Run - A short section of a very rugged trail. Switchbacks are for whimps. (4 miles)
• Roaring Run-McKenna Trail - Varied terrain loop in Forbes State Forest natural area. (6 miles)
• Slippery Rock Gorge Trail - A challenging hike along a wooded gorge. (6 miles)
• Steel Valley Trail - The Waterfront - Crushed limestone pathway between shopping mega-plaza and river. (1 mile)
• Stone Bridge Trail - Former road to a Tudor-style mansion. (1 mile)
• The Fairchance Three - 3 Geocaches in the so-called "Fayette Cong" (6 miles)
• Townsend Park - Heart Attack Hill isn't really all that bad. (1.3 miles)
• TRHT - Duck Hollow Trail - Rail trail on the north shore of the Monongahela River (1 mile)
• TRHT - Eliza Furnace Trail - An urban paved rail trail good for lunchtime exercise. Take a walkman. (4 miles)
• TRHT - North Shore - Rail Trail along Pittsburgh's North Shore (8 miles)
• TRHT - South Side Trail - Crushed limestone rail trail along the Monongahela River. (5 miles)
• TRHT - Station Square Trail - Heavily trafficked "trail" on the Monongahela's south shore. (1 mile)
• TRHT-Frick Park - Broad trail, oak trees, lots of people walking their dogs. (1 mile)
• Whitetail Trail - Chestnut Ridge from Lick Hollow S.P. to the Quebec Run Wild Area (10 mi)
• Yough River Trail - Boston to Buena Vista - The start of your tour of the Great Allegheny Passage. (8 miles)
• Yough River Trail - Buena Vista to Sutersville - Crushed limestone surfaced rail-trail along the Youghiogheny River. (3 miles)
• Yough River Trail - Camp Carmel to Ohiopyle - Deep wilderness, rapids and bridges. (9 miles)
• Yough River Trail - Cedar Creek Park to Smithton - Featuring a unique geological formation called a tufa. (3 miles)
• Yough River Trail - Connelsville to Camp Carmel - Narrow rail-trail south out of town. (8 miles)
• Yough River Trail - Dawson to Connellsville - Coal outcroppings, historic beehive coke ovens and riveside parks. (5 miles)
• Yough River Trail - Layton to Dawson - Rail-Trail conversion with a remote, free campsite. (7 miles)
• Yough River Trail - McKeesport to Boston - Unremarkable urban connector to points south. (4 miles)
• Yough River Trail - Ohiopyle to Confluence - Beautiful rapids nearby. (11 miles)
• Yough River Trail - Smithton to Whitsett - Rail trail through a historic mining town. (4 miles)
• Yough River Trail - Sutersville to West Newton - Crushed limestone surfaced rail-trail along the Youghiogheny River. (4 miles)
• Yough River Trail - West Newton to Cedar Creek - Rail trail past a vast, abandoned mine complex into Cedar Creek Park. (3 miles)
• Yough River Trail - Whitsett to Layton - Near Washington's Grist Mill in Perryopolis. (2 miles)
   
• Hikes outside the metro area...
• Allegheny National Forest - Tracy Ridge - The National Recreation Area on Allegheny Reservoir. (9 miles)
• Clarion-Little Toby Trail-North - Rail-Trail along the Clarion River in Elk County. (8 miles)
• Clarion-Little Toby Trail-South - Rail-Trail through PA State Game Lands. (10 miles)
• Conotton Creek Trail-Bowerston to Scio - Paved rail trail voted in top-10 for fall foliage viewing (6 miles)
• Conotton Creek Trail-Scio to Jewett - Paved rail trail in Harrison County, OH (5 miles)
• Dolly Sods Red Creek Trail - Incredible sub-alpine tundra, conifer and broadleaf forests, waterfall vistas.
• Hoodlebug Trail - Rail trail south from Indiana, PA. (7 miles)
• Kendall Trail - Upper Youghiogheny scenic & wild river (5 miles)
• Marilla Reservoir - Hemlock woods and the promise of a trail (1 mile)
• McDowell Community Trail - Paved trail near Pitt at Bradford's campus. (1 mile)
• Ohio & Erie Canal-Bolivar to Zoarville - Plenty or remenants of the canal infrastructure. (5 miles)
• Oil Creek S.P. - Gerard Trail (North) - A rugged loop on the Northern section of the Gerard Trail (11 miles)
• Paw Paw tunnel - 3/5 mile tunnel, C&O Canal
• Pike to Bike Trail - Four Lanes of Superhighway now dedicated to non-motorized traffic. (8.5 miles)
• Raven Rock Trail - Rocky trail, through rolling wooded land to a spectacular view of Cheat Canyon.
• Snake Hill - Wildlife management area along the Cheat River (3 miles)
• Thousand Steps - Great views along the way and at the end of this hike. Great work out also.
• Tuscarora Trail - Knob Mountain - Fairly level near-wilderness ridgeline hike; great views
• West Penn Trail-Avonmore to Saltsburg - Rail trail west from Saltsburg needs a lot of work (5 miles).
• West Penn Trail-Conemaugh Reservoir - Rail trail, four bridges and expansive wetlands. (5 miles)
• West Penn Trail-Saltsburg to Conemaugh Dam - Trail along the PA Mainline Canal and through SGL 328. (6 miles)

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