Old 06-02-06, 09:43 PM
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Skip 837, it is very, very, very, bad in parts. Find alternative routes to Mckeesport, maybe through Squirrel Hill, etc. You can ride the South Side Trail until it ends just before the Homewood bridge, walk the railroad bed for about 100 yards, ride back towards 837, walk up some stairs and ride the area beside 837 for a few blocks until it gets a bit safer to ride on the road again. Watch for glass.

I just rode part of this trail from Rockwood to Pittsburgh. My biggest complaint was boredom and a sore rear. No hills, no turns, no reason to more around on the bike. I had just done about 300 miles in the last 2 days, but once I hit the trail my formerly pain free hands and rear end started to becoming big problems.

If you don't have a copy of the ATA Trail book and Map, stop at REI in Pittsburgh. They have a few free 2005 copies left.

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