The Allegheny Trail Alliance: The ATA is the name given to an association of Rails-to-Trails groups formed in November 1995. The purpose of the association is to coordinate the efforts of those groups engaged in constructing the Pittsburgh, PA to Cumberland, MD trail. Contact phone number is 724-832-2453. The Allegheny Trail Alliance is composed of the these Trails:
- Three Rivers Heritage Trail
- Steel Valley Trail
- The Montour Trail
- Youghiogheny River Trail
- Allegheny Highlands Trail (PA)
- Allegheny Highlands Trail (MD)
Trail Volunteer Fund - Supporting volunteer
trail projects with tools and materials
- Hollow Oak Land Trust, works for Conservation in Western Allegheny County
- Chartiers Nature Conservancy, a proposed trail along the Chartiers Creek from the Ohio River to East Carnegie and beyond.
- PA Bureau of State Parks Rails-to-Trails homepage
- Rails-To-Trails Conservancy, the national Rails-to-trails organization. The conservancy works at the national and state level to raise awareness and to create a favorable legislative climate for trails. However, it is not the RTC's mission to fund local trail-building organizations. Groups such as the Montour Trail Council do not receive direct financial support from the RTC and must raise their own funds for trail construction and maintenance.
- West Virginia Rails to Trails Council, a state-wide organization.
- American Trails, a national organization interested in all trails.
- The Bicycle Access Council is a non-profit advocacy organization that serves as a forum for Pennsylvania bicyclists and as an ombudsman for bicycling issues. Their site also contains links to maps that show the Bicycle-PA routes.
- Bike Pittsburgh, a Pittsburgh-based cycling safety, advocacy, and awareness organization.
- Wildflowers of Western Pennsylvania Trails
- Montour Railroad - dedicated to preserving the memory of the Montour Railroad
- Independence Marsh Foundation - a nonprofit organization, dedicated to wetlands education and stewardship in the Raccoon Creek Watershed.
- Eds Montour Trail GPS & Coffee Bicycle Ride - Ed rides the Montour Trail and enjoys the experience. Along the way, he develops a GPS map of the trail and finds some really good coffee.
Other Trails in the Region
- The Panhandle Trail spans 29 miles from Walkers Mill in Collier Township to Weirton, West Virginia, crossing the Montour Trail in McDonald.
- Allegheny Valley Trails Association: Recreational trails of northwestern Pennsylvania.
- Ghost Town Trail
- Bicycle Trails of Western Pennsylvania
- Beaver River Trail : The Association is committed to linking the Beaver River Trail to established and proposed trails in adjacent western Pennsylvania counties and into Ohio. To the north, BRRTA plans to connect to the existing Stavich and North Country Trails in Lawrence County and to the south, the Montour Trail in Allegheny County. Our ultimate goal is to link the Beaver River Trail with Erie and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Trail to Washington D.C."