Connecting Trails
- Panhandle Trail: The Montour Trail crosses over the Panhandle Trail on the McDonald Trestle. The Montour-Panhandle connector trail is approximately 1.1 miles (1.8 km) long and connects the two trails. The Panhandle stretches 29 miles (47 km) between Carnegie, PA, and Weirton, WV. The last unfinished section between Joffre and Burgettstown was finished in August 2008, and the trail is now complete.
- Great Allegheny Passage: This ambitious project is set to link Cumberland, Maryland, and Point State Park in Pittsburgh. Another branch will extend to the Pittsburgh International Airport. The Great Allegheny Passage will, in turn, link to the historic Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, which runs from Cumberland to Washington, D.C.
- Ohio River Trail: This proposed trail will connect the Montour Trail to the Great Ohio Lake-to-River Greenway in Ohio. When completed the trail will be an important link in a mega-trail system from the Great Lakes Region to Washington, D.C.
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