Biking Guide: Steel Valley Trail
Special Trail Notes

Location
Along Monongahela River in Allegheny County.

Trailheads
McKeesport, Clairton, Sandcastle

Length/Surface
4 miles open; 12.5 miles planned; some segments along roads.

Description
Busy, urban, sunny, flat; some automobile traffic.

Restrictions:
No motorized vehicles on off-road portions.

Available
Rest rooms, water, bike rental, food, lodging, fishing.

Trail organization:
Steel Valley Trail Council, Steel Industry Heritage Corporation 338 E 9th Av, 1st Floor Homestead PA 15120 (412) 464-4418

The Steel Valley Trail will provide the critical link that allows smooth transition among the major Pittsburgh-area trails. It will connect with the Youghiogheny River Trail at McKeesport, with the Montour Trail at Clairton, with the Three Rivers Heritage Trail at Sandcastle, and with the Eliza Furnace Trail at the Glenwood and Hot Metal bridges.

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.