Montour Trail

Fabulous if you can find it, the Montour Trail offers flat and wide graveled paths for biking families, runners, and teenagers looking to get lost in the woods.

CORAOPOLIS ENTRANCE is off busy RT 51 hard to find becareful sharp turn. There is 1 porta potty in the parking lot during warm weather, not winter. — — - During the winter trail can get icy. The parking lot is plowed. Nice and flat for bike riding. Summer hot and crowded not much shade except sunrise/​dusk. They have porta potties every couple miles/​occasional drinking fountains. Creek is stocked with trout for APRIL KIDS TROUT DERBY. Weekends and summer crowded. — — — — — — — — — –ALWAYS BRING A CELL PHONE — — — - because during cold weather/​weekdays it can be deserted if u fall off ur bike get hurt etc… i am a women and feel safe walking my medium sized loud vicious barking dog (its all show) i carry mace/​knife also, yes, i am a little paranoid after a run in with a huge pitbull.
I do see alot of lone female joggers at sunset so just make sure u tell someone one where ur going and bring the cell. ******There was a sex predator — further up the trail last year that was flashing his kibble and bits to the public, thank god he got caught and arrested via his face was on CCTV from a nearby building.
The Coraopolis section doesnt have streetlights along the trail. U need a flashlight its really dark at night. BE SAFE. The farthest i have road my bike was MOONTOWNSHIP, it was flat. When i walk my dog from CORAOPOLIS parking lot to HASSAM RD/​EWING MILLS its 3 miles round trip. Pretty lots of trees.

Great trail with a few road crossings here and there but also a great creek next to it that you get to look at with nice views for in suburban area
And call me crazy but when we get a ton of rain I do like to kayak this Creek:)!!!

The Montour Trail is fantastic for running and biking long distances. The Trail Council does a fabulous job of maintaining the conditions as well as raising money to provide signage and mile markers. My only wish would be for a clean public bathroom facility somewhere, but perhaps that will be a possibility in the future! This is one of the only trails in Pittsburgh with a gravel surface which is much kinder on your knees than pavement and certainly worth the occasional rock in your shoe frustration.

I was pleasantly surprised to stumble upon it while on a shopping trip in Robinson Township.
This is a beautiful and convenient trail. Parking is distributed in small pockets at regular intervals along its length. Its well enough used to feel safe during the day but there is not much lighting for the night. It is well marked every half mile with mile markers. If I had a bike I am sure it would be great for a long ride since its over 40 miles.

I love the trail! Walking outside with the trees, the running creek, and the fresh air. It can’t be beat. I got a bike for Christmas and I can’t wait to use it. I do wish that more of the trail was paved. That is why only 3 out of 5 stars.

Great trail! I’ve biked from Cory start to Quicksilver.

We only did two miles in an hour, from the Cliff Mine Road entry to the first tunnel on the way to Enlow and Imperial. The trail is even, well groomed, and people seem to share the trail very well. Bikers, walkers, joggers, dog runners … they all follow this unspoken protocol.
I’m asking Santa for a bike, so that I can ride and hit the trails en-​force!

My husband and I are avid bike riders and we’ve always wanted to try the Montour Trail. The Montour runs in an arc around Pittsburgh. It currently begins in Coraopolis and will eventually work its way down to Clairton. Currently, multiple sections of the trail totaling over 40 miles are completed. New sections are being added each year. It’s one of the earliest Rails-​to-​Trails conversions in Western Pennsylvania.
According to my railfan husband, this was originally the Montour RR and it was abandoned in the early 1980s. It will eventually be a part of the Great Allegheny Passage Trail System. That system will eventually link Pittsburgh with Washington, DC and it’s mine and Rick’s goal to bike that entire distance.
So on a beautiful September day Rick and I set out to ride the entire completed section. I hadn’t been biking in a few weeks so I doubted I’d be able to do a 76 mile round trip! We came up with a novel solution. We started on the trailhead in Coraopolis and ride to Library. From there we’d load our bikes on the «T» and take that into Downtown, then change to the Coraopolis bus.
The trail itself is an easy grade and most of it is crushed gravel. There are many scenic highlights along the way. You’ll go through three tunnels – the Enlow Tunnel, the National Tunnel, and the Greer Tunnel. But my favorite is the 900+ foot long McDonald Trestle which takes you over the tree tops and spans the Panhandle Trail. The view from up there is spectacular.
If you do ride, be advised that the trail is not complete in many places. There are some detours onto the local highways so be careful. Also pack a lunch, bring extra water, and make sure that your bike is in good shape before you leave.