Get Outdoors – July 5 – Schenley Park

Harrison Hills Park, which opened in 1971 and is in Harrison Township, covers 524 acres in the northeast corner of Allegheny County and borders the Allegheny River. This park offers an array of recreational and educational opportunities including an environmental learning center, a scenic overlook, ponds, a birding area, walking, hiking and bridle trails, playgrounds, and soccer fields. Harrison Hills Park is the terminus of the Rachel Carson Trail. There will be a couple of reasonably steep hills. Good walking shoes will work but you may want hiking boots on the mostly wooded dirt trails.

We will meet at 9:00 a.m. in the main parking lot and carpool to the hike. The trailhead should be less than a 30-minute drive. The hike should be about 2 hours. So, we will be home around 12:00 p.m. when we return. If it rains, we will reschedule. Please…