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2 Armstrong Trail

Counties

Armstrong, Clarion

Endpoints

Just south of Hillville Road at T351 to the end of Riverview Dr., 1.7 miles west of Prospect St. (Rimersburg); Rex-Hide Dr. and Purdum St. (East Brady) to Rosston Boat Ramp at Rosston Cir., 1,000 feet southwest of Ross Ave. (Rosston)

Mileage

35.5

Type

Rail-Trail

Roughness Index

1, 3

Surface

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

The Armstrong Trail connects riverfront towns along the east bank of the Allegheny River as it winds through the lush Allegheny Plateau. The flat trail, currently 35.5 miles, follows the river downstream from Upper Hillville to Rosston, passing relics from the area’s railroading and industrial past.

The Allegheny Valley Railroad began laying tracks in 1853, and by 1870 the railroad ran between Pittsburgh and Oil City. Absorbed by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1900, the corridor went through several ownership changes until the Allegheny Valley Land Trust acquired it in 1992 for a trail. Court challenges delayed construction of some trail sections, resulting in today’s mix of surfaces, which include asphalt and crushed stone.