Allegheny Land Trust Green Spaces for Hiking and Quiet Contemplation (Mon., 6/2/25)

Allegheny Land Trust Green Spaces — conserved nature areas region-wide.

Sycamore Island is a Green Space haven that’s river-bound and close to town. (Photo: Lindsay Dill)

Speaking of Pittsburgh’s best-kept secrets: Have you heard of Allegheny Land Trust?  The nonprofit maintains Green Spaces across the city and into the suburbs and exurbs. There’s a bunch of them, open daily for activities ranging from relaxing walks to biking, birding, and even camping. Wingfield Pines, south of Downtown, is a reclaimed strip-mining area. Audubon Greenway in Sewickley is notably bike-able. And Sycamore Island—in the Allegheny River, just a few miles upstream from the Point—is singularly cool. Reachable only by boat, it’s a patch of undisturbed nature where one can camp overnight (get a permit in advance) almost within shouting distance of the city limits. But don’t shout; check it out. The Land Trust now has 9 Green Spaces overall. (M.V.)

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