If you want to explore practically everything Pittsburgh has to offer, the 24-mile (38.6-kilometer) Three Rivers Heritage Trail provides the perfect path. There are trails off the main trail to explore the banks of the city’s three rivers, with easy access to many of the neighborhoods, businesses, and attractions. You'll cross some of Pittsburgh's iconic bridges and run on pavement and concrete as you learn about your surroundings via strategically placed signs that point out particular points of interest—and offer a bit of history too. It's a (typically) busy bike-and-hike trail, so you’ll have to share the paths with cyclists, walkers, and inline skaters. The North Shore Trail gives you a beautiful look at the Steel City from across the Allegheny River. It covers about eight miles (12.8 kilometers) from the 129-acre Brunot Island northwest of downtown to the Millville neighborhood. Along the way, you'll pass a variety of popular attractions like the Rivers Casino, Carnegie Science Center, Heinz Field, and PNC Park. The South Side Riverfront Trail is a five-mile (eight-kilometer) stretch that runs along the Monongahela River—from South Side Riverfront Park to Station Square. This spot is where the Three Rivers Heritage Trail originally began. It doesn't offer high-profile attractions like the North Shore Trail, but it does provide picnic space, a public boat launch, the South Side Marina, and the SouthSide Works retail complex. Finally, the Eliza Furnace Trail (on the north side of the Monongahela River) covers five miles (eight kilometers) from the Smithfield Street Bridge downtown to the Hot Metal Bridge. The Panther Hollow Trail continues to Schenley Park with access to the Oakland neighborhood’s attractions, such as the University of Pittsburgh, the Cathedral of Learning, Heinz Chapel, the Carnegie Museums, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, and more.

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