Trailheads and access areas are listed in order of Trail mileage, grouped by towns along the route. As you plan your trip, be sure to check out the Trail’s rules as well as safety and etiquette recommendations.
The Trail is open from dawn to dusk, and overnight trailhead parking is never permitted.
Montour Road 
Mile 0.0 
40.458950, -80.171596 • Elevation 728
- 30 combined parking spaces, heavy use, gravel/dirt surface, water fountain, portable toilet, picnic shelter
- 15 spaces at MM 0.0 parking area
- 15 spaces at extended parking lot at MM 0.2
Hassam Road
MM 1.4 40.491733, -80.150967 • Elevation 762
- 20 parking spaces, light use, gravel surfaces, water fountain, portable toilet
Beaver Grade
MM 3.1 40.466750, -80.155350 • Elevation 816
- 30 parking spaces, moderate use, gravel surfaces, portable toilet, water fountain
Park Manor
MM 4.4 40.458950, -80.171596 • Elevation 844
- 18 spaces at Park Manor Drive, water fountain, gazebo shelter, bike racks
Cliff Mine
MM 5.9 40.451816, -80.199784 • Elevation 878
- 40 parking spaces, light use, rough asphalt surface, year-round portable toilet, picnic shelter
Enlow
MM 7.6 40.456059, -80.231374 • Elevation 946
- 36 parking spaces, moderate use, dirt surface, water fountain, portable toilet
Junction: Airport Connector
Junction: MM 7.8 40.454667, -80.233667 • Elevation 942
The Airport Connector is a combination trail/on-road link that runs about 6 relatively flat miles, from Enlow (MP 7.8) to the airport parking lot. It offers touring cyclists an alternate route from Pittsburgh International Airport to the Great Allegheny Passage trail network, since it avoids heavily trafficked Pittsburgh streets. You can find more information about the route near the end of this page, following the mainline trailheads listing.
Imperial
MM 8.2 40.450254, -80.245710 • Elevation 978
- 40 parking spaces (shared with activity center), moderate use, asphalt surface, drink vending machine
Boggs
MM 11.4 40° 26.074′ N, 80° 17.407′ W • Elevation 1,153
- 20 parking spaces, light use, dirt surface, portable toilet, primitive campsite
Harper Pavilion
MM 13.3 
40° 24.673′ N, 80° 17.379′ W • Elevation 1,083
- Shelter, portable toilet
Quicksilver
MM 14.4 
40° 23.685′ N, 80° 17.072′ W • Elevation 1,130
- 16 parking spaces, light use, dirt surface, picnic shelter, portable toilet
Fort Cherry
MM 16.6 NEED GPS COORDINATES • Elevation 1,140
- NEED TO ADD INFO ABOUT PARKING
Junction: Panhandle Trail Connector
unction:MM16.9 40° 22.212′ N, 80° 15.116 W • Elevation 1,045
The Panhandle Trail stretches 29 miles between Carnegie, Pennsylvania, and Weirton, West Virginia. The original train corridor once connected Pittsburgh to Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis. Today the trail passes through rolling countryside and small towns where you can stop to explore or get a meal. One of the trail’s main features is the McDonald Train Station, which is close to the junction with the Montour Trail.
Montour–Panhandle Connector
MM 17.3 N40° 21.818′ W80° 14.940′ • Elevation 1,045
- 18 parking spaces, gravel surface, light use, portable toilet
Galati Road
MM 21.2 40° 19.464′ N, 80° 14.664′ W • Elevation 1,058
- 18 parking spaces, light use, dirt surface, water fountain, portable toilet, picnic shelter
Gilmore Junction: Westland Branch
Gilmore Junction:MM 21.6 40° 19.262′ N, 80° 14.374′ W • Elevation 1,040
The Westland Branch extends from Venice to Westland, a 4.1-mile stretch that offers rural beauty and solitude. This section runs parallel to an active railroad line. Westland’s access areas are detailed near the end of the page, following the mainline trailheads listing.
Venice
MM 22 40° xxxxx • Elevation 1,037
- # of parking spaces
Cecil Park
MM 22.6 40° 19.040′ N, 80° 13.183′ W • Elevation 1,045
- 50+ parking spaces, moderate use, asphalt surface, picnic shelter, water fountain, full restrooms in park
Ridgewood
MM 23.5 40° 19.007′ N, 80° 12.415′ W • Elevation 1,051
- 10 parking spaces, light use
Muse Bishop
MM 24.1 xxx • Elevation 1,051
McConnell Road
MM 24.9 40° 18.936′ N, 80° 11.292′ W • Elevation 1,121
- 14 parking spaces, light use, dirt surface, year-round portable toilet
Kurnick
MM 25.6 40° 18.778′ N, 80° 10.310′ W • Elevation 1,058
- 20 parking spaces, light use, dirt surface, drinking fountain, campsites, shelter, portable toilet