Montour Trail

Still feeling a bit tired from all the CRAZY hills from Thursday, I figured I would take a quick spin on the Montour Trail this morning before heading out to enjoy some St. Patrick's day fun.

This trail is one of the rails-to-trails project which means the pathway is fairly flat and takes you through some great scenery.  In 1984, the Montour Railroad line was determined abandoned and the Peters Township acquired the land to create the Arrowhead trail.  As time went on Allegheny County moved forward to take up other portions of the rail line and convert them into a multipurpose trail.  The trail is still under construction and will be 47 miles in total when they finish up.  Part of the trail will connect to the Pittsburgh International Airport which will allow bikers to unpack their things and hop right on the trail - it will even hook up to the Great Allegheny Passage which eventually hooks up with the C&O Canal and Washington, DC.

One of my favorite things about these rails-to-trails paths is biking through the old tunnels.  Not only are they a reprieve from the warm temperatures, but also are also fun to hoot and holler through.