Eire to Pittsburgh Trail, Foxburg to Parker
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Trail Info:
Location: Foxburg, just beyond Allegheny Grill.
Difficulty: Easy
Trail Characteristics:
- 2.6 miles one way. (park a car at either end) or 5.2 miles out and back.
- Paved, flat trail, no inclines, no water on the trail.
- Parking on either end
- Labeled “Alleghany River Trail” on Google Maps.
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Trail Map:
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Trail Photos:
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We chose to start on the Foxburg end of the trail segment and had pre-placed a second vehicle in Parker. This leg of the trail is 2.6 miles so a one-way trip just made sense for us.
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The entire length of the trail follows the Alleghany River, with a bit of abandoned oil equipment strewn about on the riverside. The other side of the trail slopes upward at a steep angle, with only trees and rocks to look at most of the time.
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I did manage to find some sort of foundation with a rounded interior up on the slope. Trees grew inside and on top of the walls, so it must have been abandoned for quite some time. If I had to guess, I’d think it was used to hold water, as there is a stream coming down the hill nearby.
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If you get to the bridge you are more than halfway, with 1.5 miles completed and just over a mile left. The Clarion river spills into the Alleghany River just after the bridge. There is a thin sliver of an island named “Clarion Island” in the center of the Alleghany River.
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You are just about to Parker when you start seeing rock outcroppings covered with Moutain Laurel.
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The end of the trail leads to a parking lot under the Parker bridge, but we decided to have a walk up to the bridge and get a good view of Parker.
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Overall it’s a great trail in the fall to see some of the foliage change, and a flat trail is always nice when you are recovering from a steep one.