Biking Guide: North Shore Trail
Special Trail Notes

Location
Along the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh

Trailheads
Washington's Landing, various points on North Side

Length/Surface
3.4 miles, paved and packed crushed stone

Description
Sometimes busy, urban, sunny, mostly flat

Restrictions:
No motorized vehicles; no snowmobiles; no horses

The North Shore Trail provides a close-at-hand urban outdoor experience in the form of a continuous walking path and bicycle commuting route just across the rivers from downtown Pittsburgh. Someday the trail will connect with other trails to provide a long route along the north side of the Allegheny River from Washington’s Landing, past the stadiums, across the West End Bridge, then along the south side of the Monongahela River through Station Square to Sandcastle. At Sandcastle it will connect with other trails of the Allegheny Trail Alliance that will take you as far as Washington D.C. At present, this trail runs for 3.4 miles from near Washington’s Landing to almost a mile west of the Carnegie Science Center. This trail, more than any other we know, breathes with the strength and vibrancy of the city. It offers vistas up and down the rivers, the development on the North Side, downtown and close-ups of the contrast between old industry and new.

This information provided from and with the permission of Mary Shaw and Roy Weil. For more information on bike trails in Western Pennsylvania, order their book, "FreeWheeling Easy in Western Pennsylvania," the definative guide to local biking.