Greene River Trail

The Greene River Trail is built on an old railroad grade and runs from the Greene Cove Marina on Ten Mile Creek to Jessop boathouse near Muddy Creek,which is 4 miles northeast of Carmichaels, PA. The crushed limestone surface is 6.6 miles long, making it ideal for walking, jogging and biking. The trail begins near the Greene Cove Yacht marina at Milepost 7.2, but there is no access here. There are milepost every quarter mile.

	Location	Rices Landings
	Trailheads	Rices Landing, Jessops Boathouse
	Length, Surface	7.1 miles limestone
	Character	uncrowded, wooded, shady, mostly flat
	Usage restrictions	No motorized vehicles
	Amenities	Rest rooms, water, camping, fishing
	Driving time from Pittsburgh	1 hours 1 minutes

The MP7.2 to MP4.8 climbs gradually closely following the Monongahela River, with the river on the left and hillside or rock cliff face on the right. Wildflowers are abundant in spring, and there are good views up and down the river. As the trail approaches Rices Landing (MP4.8), a welded sculpture stands in a small clearing. The proverbial sewer plant is at MP4.7.

The town of Rices Landing is the principal settlement along the trail, running from MP4.6 to MP 3.8. The trail parking lot at MP4.5 marks entry into town, and another road crossing at MP4.0 give easy access to the W. A. Young and Sons Machine Shop and Foundry. This historic site managed by The Rivers of Steel is sometimes open for tours. See description below under Local History.

The 2.9 miles south of Rices Landings are more rustic, a bit narrower, and a bit away from the river and alongside River Rd, Crucible Rd, and Old Ferry Rd. Around MP3.5 the former Crucible Steel Plant makes it presence known by a six-foot-high chain link fence on either side of the trail. The one on the right has been there a long time as evidenced by the trees that have grown around and through the links and rails. The plant is no longer owned by Crucible Steel but has gas line pipe stored in its yard.

After the plant (MP3.0) the trail passes beside a small residential community of the town of Crucible, still with the chain link fencing to MP 4.7. The trail crosses the road at <<MP2.0 at the intersection of Old Farm Rd and River Hill Rd.>> and continues through isolated woods to Jessops Trailhead (MP zero)

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