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After being indoors all winter, a spring
hike or bike ride is the perfect way to
recharge. There are dozens of scenic
trails to choose from in your area – all
unique and worth visiting at least once.
IN Fox Chapel
Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve
614 Dorseyville Road, Fox Chapel;
412.963.6100, or
aswp.org/locations/beechwood
Nature lovers will marvel at all the hiking
options offered at Beechwood Farms! There
are 5 miles of trails winding through several
varied habitats. Try the Spring Hollow Trail
which passes through a hardwood forest,
a stream hollow, a meadow and past a
treehouse for a bird’s eye view of the forest.
Visit the website for more info on this venue
with year-round events and how you can
volunteer at the reserve.
Fox Chapel Flower and Wildlife
Reserve Loop Trail
Squaw Run Road, Fox Chapel;
412.963.1100, or fox‑chapel.pa.us
Take this scenic one-mile hike along a trail
of trillium accented with Virginia Bluebells at
Stony Camp Run. This reserve was dedicated
to Richard Boyles, the first borough manager
of Fox Chapel.
Salamander Park Trail
Fox Chapel Road, Fox Chapel;
412.963.1100, or fox‑chapel.pa.us
See if you can catch a glimpse of a
salamander on this 1.5-mile round‑trip trail.
The cute critters can be seen on the dry pond
bed along the trail. Want to help maintain
the trail? Visit the Fox Chapel Land Trust
website at fcalandtrust.org to learn more.
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Todd Nature Reserve
Kepple Road, Sarver; 412.963.6100, or
aswp.org
Looking for a new area to hike this spring
that’s just a short drive away? Todd Nature
Reserve is “full of hiking trails, abundant with
the natural beauty of the forest, streams and
a pond.”
IN Hampton
Crouse Run Nature Reserve
Wildwood Road by Tuscan Inn
lower parking lot, Allison Park;
pinecreeklandtrust.org
Put on your muck boots and enjoy
crossing the stream to the trail that follows.
Crouse Run is an enchanted and magical
nature reserve! This area includes exposed
rock, hemlock trees, wildflowers and birds.
Interested in helping to maintain the reserve
for years to come? Visit the “Support” page of
the website.
Hampton Municipal Park –
Rachel Carson Trail
3101 McCully Road, Allison Park;
412.486.0400, or hampton-pa.org
This scenic park provides forested hiking
trails, along with a portion of the Rachel
Carson Trail, which extends 35.7 miles from
North Park to Harrison Hills Park.
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Hartwood Acres Park
200 Hartwood Acres, Allison Park;
412.767.9200, or alleghenycounty.us
Hartwood Acres features a 1929 mansion
surrounded by a lush forest. Hike or bike the
wooded trails, or take the paved path by the
mansion and formal gardens, peppered with
magnificent sculpture.
Wildwood Mine Loop
Pie Traynor Field Parking in North
Park, South Ridge Drive, Allison Park;
alleghenycounty.us/parks
Put your loyal canine friend on a leash and
get some fresh air at a unique 4-mile trail.
Pass through Rocky Dell Run, a forest of
giant trees and an abandoned picnic pavilion
from 1927.
IN Mars
Adams Township
Community Park
698 Valencia Road, Mars; 724.625.2221, or
adamstwp.org/parks-community-park.html
Celebrate spring with a 1.3-mile hike that
takes you through a beautiful country setting.
IN North Allegheny
Acorn Park
Magee Road Extension, Franklin Park;
412.364.4115, or franklinparkborough.us
Acorn Park welcomes mountain bikers this
spring! This 25-acre park is “a natural area
having been untouched for over 100 years.
Hiking, equestrian, and mountain bike trails
traverse most of this park.”
Bradford Woods Reserve
Bradford Road, Bradford Woods;
bradfordwoodspa.org, or
alleghenylandtrust.org
Hike on a winding trail through tall trees,
over a charming wooden footbridge and
through a clearing with wildflowers and a
pond that make up this 4.5-acre reserve.