There are a number of all-important water fountains and portable toilets along the Montour Trail as well as picnic shelters, strategically placed benches, pop-up gardens, found-object sculptures, and memorials. You can even find black raspberries along the Trail edge, ripe for the picking in summer.
Amenities chart for easy planning, listing conveniences and facilities on the Trail
There are some food, lodging, retail and other services near the Trail, usually a short distance away and clustered near major towns. Several nearby bike shops offer rentals and repairs. And off-trail convenience stores likely have ATMs.
Trailside Water Fountains MP 3.1 Old Beaver Grade Road access area MP 4.1 near gazebo by Park Manor Road MP 4.4 Montour Run Road access area MP 7.6 McClaren Road (Enlow) ballpark parking area MP 13.3 Mary Lou Harper Pavilion MP 21.2 Galati Road access area MP 22.6 Cecil Park (down park access trail) MP 25.6 Cecil Henderson Road (Kurnick) access area MP 32.1 Valley Brook Road & East McMurray Road access area~ 25 feet off trail MP 32.9 Peterswood Park Pavilion 4, up access trail into Peterswood Park MP 33.4 Peterswood Park softball complex access area MP 46.6 Route 837 & Clairton Municipal Authority Plant Bethel Branch MP B-1.6 Limestone Road access area Portable Toilets & Restrooms MP 0.0 Montour Road (Moon Township) parking area MP 1.4 Hassam Road parking area MP 3.1 Old Beaver Grade Road access area MP 5.9 Cliff Mine Road access area MP 7.6 McClaren Road (Enlow) ballpark parking area MP 11.4 Boggs Road parking area MP 14.4 QuickSilver Road & Route 980 parking area MP 17.5 Panhandle Connector (Noblestown Road near McDonald) MP 21.2 Galati Road access area MP 22.6 Cecil Park (full restrooms) MP 24.9 McConnell Road access area MP 25.6 Cecil-Henderson Road (Kurnick) access area MP 26.9 Oriole Drive at Hendersonville Park access area MP 27.1 Georgetown Road (Hendersonville) access area MP 29.0 Linwood Avenue access area off Buckeye Street access area MP 32.9 Peterswood Park Pavilion 4 (full restrooms), 0.25 mile on side path to park MP 33.4 Peterswood Park softball complex (full restrooms), 0.25 mile on side path to park MP 36.7 Stewart Road access area MP 38.3 Triphammer Road East trailhead (east) MP 40.6 Gill Hall Road – Dowling Campground campsite MP 46.6 Clairton Route 837 & Clairton Municipal Authority Plant parking area Bethe Park Branch MP B-1.0 Clifton Road .02 mile from access area Bethel Park Branch MP B-2.8 Brush Run Road parking area Westland Branch MP W-4.1 Westland parking area Picnic Shelters MP 0.0 Montour Road (Moon Township) parking area MP 4.4 Montour Run Road access area MP 5.5 Cliff Mine Road access area MP 13.3 Mary Lou Harper Pavilion MP 14.4 Quick Silver Road & Route 980 parking area MP 16.9 Junction with Panhandle Trail Connector MP 21.2 Galati Road access area MP 21.5 Junction with Westland Branch Mile 22.6 Cecil Park MP 25.6 Cecil-Henderson Road (Kurnick) access area MP 26.9 Oriole Drive at Hendersonville Park access area MP 32.9 Peterswood Park Pavilion 4 MP 33.4 Peterswood Park softball complex MP 37.5 Brownsville Road Extension MP 38.3 Triphammer Road trailhead Nearby Bicycle Stores Retail establishments are listed here as a public service, not an MTC endorsement of services. Coraopolis: ~ 2 miles northwest of MP 0.0 (Montour Road), Coraopolis Bicycle Shop, 412-264-0982 Robinson: ~1.5 miles southeast of MP 4.4 (Montour Run Road), Pro Bike+Run Robinson, 412-490-0881 Robinson: ~2 miles southeast of MP 4.4 (Montour Run Road), Trek of Pittsburgh, 412-490-0881 McDonald: ~1.5 miles northeast of MP 16.9 (Panhandle Connector), Tandem Connection, 724-745-2453 Hendersonville (Southpointe): MP 27.1, trailside (Georgetown Road), Tandem Connection, , 724-745-2453 McMurray: ~5 miles south of MP 30.4 (Valley Brook Road & Route 19), Top Gear, 724-969-4327 Bethel Park: ~1.2 miles north of Bethel Branch MP B-0.2 (Irishtown Road), Joe’s Bike Shop, 412-835-5355