Muse Ribbon Cutting
Montour Trail users, supporters and volunteers celebrated another milestone this week by officially opening the Muse branch with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. It marked the culmination of more than 10 years of planning, negotiation, and construction.
Among the attendees were representatives of the Washington County Chamber of Commerce and Washington Observer-Reporter, who reported on the story.
2025 Tour the Montour: Registration Open
The 23rd Annual Gateway Engineers Tour the Montour Cycling Event, hosted by AHN Montour Sports Complex, is set for Saturday, September 13, 2025. Registration is now open for the family-friendly, non-competitive bike event.
New this year: The post-ride lunch will take place at AHN Montour Sports Complex, making the ride start and finish at one convenient location. Plan to stay the day for FUNction at the Junction — a community celebration with music, kids’ activities, snacks, and FUN — happening at the Sports Complex after the ride! Bluegrass band Steve Ludwig and the Casual Hobos performs from 12-3 pm. Plan to join us to support the Montour Trail’s premier fund-raising event.
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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.