Interactive Map. For interactive map click here or on the image above. Click on the layer button at the top left to turn layers on and off. Click on the icons for more information about locations, such as campsites, trailheads and amenities. Mile markers are hidden by default.

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.

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.

We’ve been working to complete the Montour Trail since 1989, and every year, we get closer to the finish line. There are three incomplete on-road sections in the southern portion. These bypasses require on-road travel where you share the route with vehicles, along relatively flat …

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, Little Free Libraries and memorials.

Consult the Montour Trail map to determine nearby towns and geographical features, such as fishing creeks and tunnels. Reservations are not necessary, and there is no charge for using the sites. However, campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Montour Trail: the Nation’s Longest Suburban Rail-Trail! The scenic Montour Trail’s main line travels from Coraopolis to Clairton. Branch trails extend into Bethel Park, Westland, and the Pittsburgh International Airport.

For an interactive map click here and follow the instructions that follow. Click on the layer button at the top left to turn layers on and off, and click on the icons for more information about locations, such as campsites, trailheads and amenities.

The Montour Trail is a great place for walking, running, bicycling, dog-walking, relaxing, conditioning, cross-country skiing and more. Check out these resources before you visit! Interactive and printable maps; Trailheads and access area descriptions and locations; Bypass directions for getting around the last few gaps; Trail rules; Virtual ...

In the late 1980s, Jerry Agin stumbled upon the Montour Trail while searching for new and adventurous off-road routes for long-distance running. “I got topographic maps of where it went,” he said.