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| Montour Run |
Whenever in Pittsburgh, there are enough distractions
that completing a 60-mile trail would seemingly take a long time. Yet, when the
opportunity to walk a few miles on time Montour Trail presents itself, I find
it satisfying and wondering if there would be some way extend my walks. Even
walking on a late Saturday afternoon, when it was 23 degrees with a wind chill
of 14, the trail is compelling and interesting. I covered a little more than a
mile in the fading light of a sunny day, a little beyond the third- and
fourth-mile markers, with only a few other hardy people and a dog brave the
wind and cold.
The 46-mile semicircle that covers the southern suburbs
of Pittsburgh, from the Ohio River to the Monongahela River was once the right
of way for the Montour Railroad. At various points the Montour links with
connecting and other regional trails making it a hub for walking and exploring.
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