Bike and Dine ride on Thursday, August 29, 2013 from Homestead to McKeesport and back.

We will meet Thursday, August 29, 2013 at the parking area at US Steel pump house (near the Lowes store on Waterfront Drive) and ride to McKeesport and return. Will will start our ride at 6:30 PM. This is a great trail and is paved all the way to McKeesport. The ride is approximately 7 miles each way and should take approximately 1.5 hours round trip. After the ride we will have dinner at  Chick-fil-A.

Panhandle Trail Ride Saturday, August 17, 2013 at 2 PM.

This Saturday August 17, 2013 we will be riding the Panhandle Trail beginning at 2 PM. We will meet at the Walkers Mill Road parking area. To get there from Pittsburgh take I-376 South and take exit 64A to I-79 South (toward Washington, PA). Take exit 57 which is the Carnegie exit. At the bottom of the exit turn right and head down the road approximately 1.5 miles until you will see a small sign for the Panhandle trail parking at Walkers Mill Rd. Turn left and go approximately .1 miles until you see the parking areas on the left and right hand side of the road. From the Fort Pitt tunnel it should take you about 15 minutes. From RCC in Oakmont allow about 40 minutes. Travel times do not account for any Penn DOT work zones.

The weather for Saturday is calling for a high around 79 F with very little chance of rain. This trail has some areas with picnic tables and portable toilets along the way but as always bring plenty of water and any snacks you may want. We are planning on riding to Burgettstown and back for a total of 34 miles round trip. You can ride more or less miles just make sure the ride leader knows if you are going farther or shorter than the group. More details on what there is along the trail by following this link (will open a PDF trail millage chart).