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Note that the disconnected main Back Mountain Trail segment has no dedicated parking at its northern end.

4 Butler Freeport Community Trail

Counties

Armstrong, Butler

Endpoints

Kaufman Dr. just north of Zeigler Ave. near Father Marinaro Park (Butler) to just south of Main St. near Old Pike Road (Freeport)

Mileage

21.0

Type

Rail-Trail

Roughness Index

1

Surface

Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Built in 1871 to transport the region’s high-quality limestone to support Pittsburgh’s growing steel industry, the Butler Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad was the first railroad in Butler County. After a two-day celebration of the opening, the railroad conducted a mock funeral for the stagecoach that ran between the two towns. A branch of the Western Pennsylvania Railroad, the line became part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system in 1903 and discontinued service in 1987. After a volunteer effort organized by the local community, the Butler Freeport Community Trail officially opened in 1992 and was formally completed in 2015. The all-volunteer Butler ­Freeport Community Trail Council manages and maintains the trail, which is owned by Buffalo Township.