Trailheads

Click to enlarge this overview map of trailheads and amenities.

Trailhead and access-area details 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 not permitted.

Coraopolis, Robinson Township, Airport, Enlow, Imperial · MP 0.0 – 12.3

Montour Road

Mile 0.0 40.504833, -80.145083 • 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, water fountain, portable toilet

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, portable toilet, picnic shelter

Enlow

MM 7.6 40.456117, -80.231167 • Elevation 946

36 parking spaces, moderate use, dirt surface, water fountain, portable toilet

Junction: Airport Connector

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 40.434567, -80.290117 • Elevation 1,153

20 parking spaces, light use, dirt surface, portable toilet, primitive campsite

Imperial, Fort Cherry, McDonald · MP 12.3 – 20.7

Harper Pavilion

MM 13.3 40.411217, -80.289650 • Elevation 1,083

Shelter, water fountain

Quicksilver

MM 14.4 40.394750, -80.284533 • Elevation 1,130

16 parking spaces, light use, dirt surface, picnic shelter, portable toilet

Fort Cherry

MM 16.6 40.373207, -80.254411 • Elevation 1,140

30 parking spaces, limestone surface

Junction: Panhandle Trail Connector

MM16.9 40.370047, -80.251923 • Elevation 1,005

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 40.363633, -80.249000 • Elevation 1,005

18 parking spaces, gravel surface, light use, portable toilet

Southview, Venice, Cecil, Westland, Hendersonville (Southpointe) · MP 20.7 – 28.5

Galati Road

MM 21.2 40.324400, -80.244400 • Elevation 1,058

18 parking spaces, light use, dirt surface, water fountain, portable toilet, picnic shelter

Gilmore Junction: Westland Branch

MM 21.5 40.321033, -80.239567 • 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 40.320317, -80.231409 • Elevation 1,037

~3 parking spaces

Cecil Park

MM 22.6 40.317333, -80.219717 • Elevation 1,034

50+ parking spaces, moderate use, asphalt surface, picnic shelter, water fountain, full restrooms in park

Ridgewood

MM 23.5 40.316783, -80.206917 • Elevation 1,051

10 parking spaces, light use

Muse Bishop

MM 24.1 40.313305, -80.198933 • Elevation 1,090

McConnell Road

MM 24.9 40.315730, -80.187957 • Elevation 1,121

14 parking spaces, light use, dirt surface, portable toilet

Kurnick

MM 25.6 40.312875, -80.171391 • Elevation 1,058

20 parking spaces, light use, dirt surface, drinking fountain, campsites, shelter, portable toilet

Hendersonville Park

MM 26.9 40.301572, -80.157555 • Elevation 1,030

20 parking spaces, light use, gravel/grass surface, shared with ball-field patrons, portable toilet, picnic shelter

Hendersonville

MM 27.1 40.299333, -80.150833 • Elevation 1,014

53 parking spaces, heavy use, gravel surface, portable toilet

Thompsonville, Upper St. Clair, McMurray, Peters Township, Bethel Park · MP 28.5 – 35.3

Linwood

MM 29.0 40.300867, -80.122233 • Elevation 909

Light use, crushed limestone surface, portable toilet

Route 19

MM 30.4 40.291967, -80.106700 • Elevation 921

12 parking spaces + 1 handicapped space, heavy use, asphalt surface

Maplewood

MM 31.0 40.285783, -80.099317 • Elevation 935

22 parking spaces, 1 handicapped space on asphalt, another 6 parking spaces on dirt (across bridge), moderate use, portable toilet

E. McMurray

MM 32.1 40.277867, -80.083633 • Elevation 1,004

~ 18 combined parking spaces on both sides of intersection, moderate use, dirt surface, water fountain

Bebout

MM 32.7 40.277183, -80.072617 • Elevation 1,020

16 parking spaces, moderate use, asphalt surface, stairway to trail above

Bebout Handicap-Only Area

Mile 32.9 40.279053, -80.069406 • Elevation 1,053

3 handicapped parking spaces, light use, asphalt surface

Peterswood Park (Pavilion)

MM 32.9 40.27794, -80.06610 • Elevation 1,138

~ 50 parking spaces (shared with Peterswood Park Pavilion 4), paved asphalt surface, water fountain, picnic shelter, three sets of full bathrooms, within 0.25 mile south of the trailhead

Peterswood Park Sports Complex

MM 33.4 40.281467, -80.062567 • Elevation 1,152

~ 50 parking spaces (shared with Peterswood Park Softball Complex), paved asphalt surface, restrooms, picnic shelter, water fountain, within 0.25 mile south of the trailhead

Junction: Bethel Branch

MM 33.9 40.287367, -80.056417 • Elevation 1,115

Bethel Branch runs from Mile B-0.0 at Logan Road to Mile B-2.8 past Brush Run Road, through forested and residential neighborhoods, including the Montour Trail’s highest elevation. There are a number of amenities along the route. Bethel’s access areas are detailed near the end of the page, following the mainline trailheads listing.

Library, South Park, Gill Hall, Jefferson Hills , Large (Pleasant Hills), Clairton · MP 35.3 – 46.3

Pittsburgh Regional Transit Library Station

MM 36.0 40.287050, -80.019417 • Elevation 971

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You can take the Pittsburgh light rail system (commonly called “T” for “transit”) from downtown (or any station in the South Hills) to the end of the blue line and get on the Montour Trail; the closest access is 0.7 mile east off Brownsville Road, a bit inconvenient for walkers but okay for cyclists. The Port Authority allows two bikes per light rail vehicle. While onboard, stow your bike in designated wheelchair spaces, and hold onto it securely while on the T; keep it clear of aisles, doorways, and other passengers. You must walk your bicycles at all times when accessing PRT T-stations.

Stewart

MM 36.7 40.289583, -80.008550 • Elevation 939

~8 parking spaces, asphalt millings surface, portable toilet

Junction: South Park Connector

MM 36.8 40.289350, -80.006267 • Elevation 955

As its name implies, the South Park Connector links to the Montour Trail, connecting these two great outdoor resources. The 2.4-mile crushed asphalt trail is in a natural wooded setting that features a steel bridge over pristine Sleepy Hollow Run. Hilly park roads complete the route to Corrigan Drive.

Brownsville Road Ext.

MM 37.5 40.287083, -79.996650 • Elevation 920

~10 spaces, asphalt millings surface

Piney Fork (West)

MM 37.7 40.287167, -79.991050 • Elevation 910

~10 spaces, asphalt paved surface, portable toilet

Triphammer Road (West)

MM 38.2 40.282167, -79.986400 • Elevation 937

~6 spaces west parking area; east parking area ~6 spaces, asphalt paved

Piney Fork (East)

MM 39.5 40.274339, -79.970651 • Elevation 842

portable toilet

Gill Hall

MM 40.6 40.279833, -79.955367 • Elevation 810

~20 spaces, gravel surface, portable toilet, campsite; Note: The campsite is not for car camping, and persons using it in that manner will be charged with trespassing.

Route 51 (Park & Ride lot)

MM 44.2 40.292900, -79.911250 • Elevation 770

400 spaces, asphalt-paved surface; lot never full

Clairton

MM 46.6 40.305891, -79.885481 • Elevation 754

~25 spaces, asphalt-paved surface, portable toilet, water fountain

Airport Connector: Enlow, Findlay Township, Moon · MP A-0.0 – A-6.3

CONNECTOR: AIRPORT

MM 7.8/ Mile A-0.0 40.454667, -80.233667 • Elevation 942

MM A-6.3 40.496233, -80.261917 • Elevation 1,132

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, making Pittsburgh more accessible to bicycle tourists. The connector is well-signed and travels through residential neighborhoods along Enlow Road, Clinton-Enlow Road, McCaslin Road, Clinton Road, airport service roads, and a designated trail. Caution: For much of the route, you share the roadway with car/truck traffic. There are few (if any) amenities along the route. The trailhead terminus abuts the landside terminal’s moving walkway in the extended-term parking lot. Inside the airport, baggage claim hosts an area where bicyclists can disassemble/reassemble their bikes pre-/post-flight.

The closest access areas are McLaren Road (Enlow), which is 0.2 mile to the east of the junction; Findlay Township Activity Center (Imperial), 0.6 mile to the west; and the Pittsburgh International Airport at the northern terminus.

Westland Branch: Venice, Westland · MP W-0.0 – W-4.1

WESTLAND BRANCH

MM 21.6/W-0.0 (no markers) 40.321033, -80.239567

MM W-4.1 (no markers) 40.279567, -80.270367

The Westland Branch connects to the Montour Trail mainline at Gilmore Junction and runs 4.1 miles through predominantly rural farmlands to Venice. Because an active rail line parallels the Trail, it is not overgrown — offering great views of the surrounding countryside: hawks gliding overhead, cattle grazing in rolling pastures, wild flowers and interesting bushes blowing at the trail’s edge. If train watching is your thing, you might be able to see (up close) one of the MarkWest tank trains, which creep quietly by at a few miles per hour.

Westland Trailhead, Hornhead Road

MM W-4.1 (no markers) 40.279567, -80.270367 • Elevation 1,076

~212 parking spaces, light use, portable toilet

Bethel Park Branch · MP B-0.0 – B-3.3

BETHEL BRANCH

MM B-0.0 40.287367, -80.056417

MM 33.8/B-2.8 40.317639, -80.047500

Bethel Park Branch runs from MM B-0 just past Brush Run Road to MM B-2.8 at Logan Road, through heavily forested and residential neighborhoods. The trees, wildflowers and vegetation that line both sides of the Trail are home to a variety of animals, including deer that frequently jump onto the path. There are a number of amenities (portable toilets, water fountains, and benches) along the route. It is a high-usage section, so we recommend courtesy as you share the Trail.

Brush Run Road

MM B-.05 40.317639, -80.047500 • Elevation 1,172

~ 60 total parking spaces on both sides of Brush Run road, 1 handicapped parking space, light use, combination asphalt/dirt surfaces, portable toilet

Limestone Drive

MM B-1.5 40.304950, -80.067667 • Elevation 1,200

9 parking spaces, heavy use, crushed limestone surface, water fountain

Bethel Road

MM B-1.9 40.310117, -80.067833 • Elevation 1,211

No parking spaces, portable toilet only

Clifton Road

MM B-2.1 40.311757, -80.064961 • Elevation 1,216

11 parking spaces (available only during non-school hours), moderate use, asphalt surface, year-round portable toilet

Irishtown Road

MM B-2.8 40.315750, -80.049083 • Elevation 1,181

23 parking spaces, heavy use, crushed limestone surface, portable toilet