Hiking trails near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

162 official trails lie within 25 miles of Pittsburgh — 1,042 miles in total, 126 rated easy and 11 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 2,132 ft; the median trail gains 147 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	From town
Raccoon Creek State Park Trails	18.2	426 ft	Expert	22 mi
Rachel Carson Trail	37.1	557 ft	Expert	21 mi
Orange Trail	11.5	384 ft	Expert	17 mi
Hillman State Park Trails	8.2	225 ft	Hard	22 mi
Montour Trail	11.8	458 ft	Hard	11 mi
Great Allegheny Passage	149.9	2,132 ft	Moderate	8 mi
Red / Blue Dot Trail	5.9	231 ft	Hard	11 mi
Designated Route	4.7	274 ft	Moderate	16 mi
Erie to Pittsburgh Trail	15.6	90 ft	Moderate	2 mi
Steel Valley Trail - Great Allegheny Passage	14.5	83 ft	Moderate	11 mi
Scouts Trail - Harrison Hills Park	5.1	249 ft	Moderate	21 mi
Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve Trail	3.3	183 ft	Moderate	8 mi
Panhandle Trail	23.9	342 ft	Moderate	9 mi
Three Rivers Heritage Trail	10.8	90 ft	Moderate	2 mi
Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail	3.1	281 ft	Moderate	17 mi
Red Trail Loop	3.4	156 ft	Moderate	15 mi
White Blaze Trail	2.8	371 ft	Moderate	10 mi
Arrowhead Trail	3.8	268 ft	Easy	12 mi
Emerald View Park Trails	1.9	235 ft	Easy	3 mi
Buffalo Ridge East Trail [White]	2.7	197 ft	Easy	8 mi
Westmoreland Heritage Trail	5.9	152 ft	Easy	15 mi
Witch Hazel Trail	1.6	415 ft	Easy	11 mi
Humpular Trail	2.5	133 ft	Easy	4 mi
Armstrong Trail	38.2	129 ft	Easy	24 mi

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