South Hills Ribbon Cutting
MTC’s South Hills trail ribbon cutting event marks the latest continuous stretch of non-road-sharing trail. Join us for the grand opening on Thursday, October 17, at 10 a.m., at approximately MM 36.6. The section is between Stewart Road and Wood Street along Piney Fork Creek in South Park Township. All are welcome to celebrate and enjoy food, beverages and general merriment.
Honor Your Loved Ones
There’s a new way to support the Trail: Honor Bricks are a wonderful expression of respect and appreciation for an important person, pet or event in your life. We call them Honor Bricks because they memorialize those living and gone from our lives. Click to learn more about this tangible tribute, available for Cecil, Peters Township and South Hills locations.
Make your reservation to participate in trailside yoga on Saturday morning, October 12. This new activity, led by Jon Haden, started as a fundraiser for Westland Friends — but if there is interest, we will schedule more sessions! Click here for more information.
MTC Annual Meeting & Election
Where did summer go? It’s time for MTC’s Annual Meeting & Dinner! The event, November 3 starting at 5 pm, features keynote speakers Roy Weil and Mary Shaw, who are decades-long rail-trail advocates. The agenda includes dinner, program, and the 2024 ballot count. Be sure to turn in your reservation and ballot by October 26.
Click here for more information, as well as to register for the dinner meeting and vote in the annual election.
Pennies for the Trail
Penny Days offer the chance to teach the next generation the value of community giving and stewardship, as well as contribute to trail maintenance. Check out the South Park, Peters Township, and Bethel Park dates and times.
We’re a bit short of our $350,000 goal.
This Outstanding Rail-Trail is in Your Back Yard!
The Montour Trail is a multi-use, non-motorized recreational pathway around Pittsburgh, the country’s longest suburban rail-trail. It is privately owned and operated. The main line extends ~47 miles; branch routes increase length to 60+ miles. The relatively flat half-loop stretches from Coraopolis (along the Ohio River) to Clairton (on the Monongahela River). A northwest branch connects directly to Pittsburgh International Airport.
The Montour connects to other rails-to-trails in western Pennsylvania and beyond: the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) and the C&O Canal Towpath, a completed trail system that stretches 300+ miles from Pittsburgh to Washington, DC.; the Panhandle Trail — a converted railroad line that stretches from Weirton, West Virginia, to Carnegie. And this local resource is part of U.S. Bicycle Route 50, which runs east-west and, when completed, will span the country.
Currently, 46 miles of the Montour Trail are continuous with several short gaps in the southeast section.
The Trail is easy to get to by car, as there are access areas and trailheads every few miles along the route. Pittsburgh’s rapid transit system runs near some of these, and it is bike friendly. The Trail is ADA accessible as well.
