Eire to Pittsburgh Trail, Foxburg to Parker

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:

Trail Photos:

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.

Stone foundation off the edge of the trail.

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.

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.

My travel companions are on a bench as I explore.

The Clarion River just before it spills into the Alleghany River.

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.