Loading...

Three Rivers Heritage Trail - Strip District

Distance:
3.0 Miles / 4.8 km
Type:
Out-and-Back
Difficulty:
Easy
Time to Hike:
1 hour, ~30 minutes
Features:
Surface Type:
Universal Access
Park:
Three Rivers Heritage Trail
Town:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Directions:
40.455541, -79.983234
Added:
August 27, 2017
Updated:
January 23, 2020

The Strip District section of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail is an easy 3 mile out-and-back hike that leads from 27th street to the Rachel Carson Bridge and the Downtown TRHT and Point State Park section and back. The trail has a few main view points - you can see Herrs Island in the Allegheny River, the Rachel Carson Bridge, Andy Warhol Bridge, Roberto Clemente Bridge, Downtown Pittsburgh, and the convention center right on the edge of the trail.

Parking can be found for free at the end of 24th street - there are 2 or 3 public parking spaces; however, there's plenty of parking found in/around the Strip District. Parking over by the 27th Street entrance appears to be permit-only parking on the street, but I did not confirm that.

Note: As of early February 2018, there's still construction going on between 15th and 21st street and the trail is closed between these streets. The GPS data provided includes the detour portion of the trail that heads over to Smallman Street and then back to the trail. This construction has been going on since Spring 2017.

Explore 219 trails near Pittsburgh, PA
  1. Parking

    40.455541, -79.983234
  2. Main Trailhead

    40.457999, -79.979662
  3. View of 16th Street Bridge

    40.449969, -79.990853
    View of 16th Street Bridge
  4. View of Mt Washington and Pittsburgh's bridges

    40.447328, -79.995072
    View of Mt Washington and Pittsburgh's bridges
  5. Detour along trail in 2018

    40.449894, -79.990744
    Detour along trail in 2018
  6. View of Pittsburgh along trail detour (2018)

    40.453208, -79.984733
    View of Pittsburgh along trail detour (2018)
Explore other trail routes for this hike, added by the MyHikes Community via Trip Reports.
No community routes found. To add your own route as a Community Route for this Trail guide, please leave a Trip Report with a GPX file on this Trail.

Hazards

Ticks - Lyme Disease More Info (CDC)

Seasons

All
Loading...
Loading...
31 '

Total Change
99 '

Ascent
100 '

Descent

Photo Albums

2 Trip Reports

No Star-Ratings
Write-up by:
Admin user profile picture
3.0 miles / 4.8 km
Trail added
August 27, 2017
Hiked on
August 27, 2017
Updated on
January 23, 2020
0.5 miles / 0.8 km
August 27, 2017
Hiking

Weather Forecast

In Pittsburgh, PA

Explore Hiking Trails

New Hikes

Sugar Hill Fire Tower Hike
0.7 Miles
1.1 km
Easy
Out-and-Back
Bates Ferry Trail and General Greene Tree
2.7 Miles
4.3 km
Easy
Out-and-Back
Double Run to Canyon Vista Loop
3.7 Miles
6 km
Moderate
Loop
Spencer Pond Loop
0.3 Miles
0.5 km
Easy
Loop

Before you leave...

MyHikes is an indie web platform aimed to make exploring public trails easier for everyone. The site has no investors and is owned and operated by one person, Dave Miller (Founder & Admin). As the Founder, main contributor, and doer-of-all-things for MyHikes, I share my trips with over-detailed write-ups for fun on a volunteer basis and I believe that public trail information should be available to everyone.

It takes a lot of time 🕦, money 💰, and effort (including espresso shots ☕) to run MyHikes, including hiking , mapping , writing , and publishing new trails with high-quality content... along with building new features, moderating, site maintainance, and app development for iOS and Android . I simply ask that if you find MyHikes' trail guides helpful to please consider becoming a Supporter to help keep the site, iOS, and Android apps available to everyone.

Supporters unlock website and in-app perks with a one-time payment of $25 (you renew) 😎👍. Or you can simply make a Donation of your choice without a MyHikes user account. Otherwise, telling your friends about MyHikes is the next-best thing - both quick and free 🎉

Thanks for visiting MyHikes and have a great hike!️

Admin user profile picture

Dave Miller
MyHikes Founder & Admin