Ohio River Trail Council

The Ohio River Trail Council (ORTC) is a volunteer-led, non-profit organization. The ORTC is an Internal Revenue Service registered not-for-profit corporation, relying on corporate, foundation, government and private grants and donations to achieve its mission. The Ohio River Trail Council, also known as the Ohio River Trail, is headquartered in Monaca, Pennsylvania.
Ohio River Trail Council Greenways & Trail Proposal
The Ohio River Trail Council (ORTC) proposes a multi-use trail, the Ohio River Trail (ORT), along the “La Belle Riviere” or the Ohio River and its tributaries from the Columbiana Greenway Trail(Great Ohio Lake-to-River Greenway), near East Liverpool, OH and Chester, WV to the Beaver River Trail near Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and to the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) via the Montour Trail in Moon Township, Pa and the Three Rivers Heritage Trail in Pittsburgh, Pa. The ORT will become an important segment in a "mega-trail" from the Great Lakes Region to Washington, D.C.
Whether you bicycle, walk, hike, jog, run, roller blade, fish, like butterfly watching, birding, or cross-country skiing, horseback ride, canoe, and kayak or enjoy boating, the Ohio River Trail will improve quality of life by providing fitness and recreation. In addition, the ORT will serve as an important alternative transportation corridor between communities as well as reducing congestion and pollution. The ORTC will ensure access to all, including persons of disability.
The ORTC mission includes the reallocation of abandoned rail corridors, bridges, trolley lines, and canal towpaths as public multi-use trails. The ORTC will focus its efforts on showcasing historical and cultural sites along the trail. The ORTC is committed to saving and exhibiting collections of historical significance of the region. This preservation provides an enduring record of the past, celebrating our heritage and providing an experience to discover our history with the establishment of the Ohio River Trail Museum.
The ORTC endorses the revitalization of the natural beauty of the Ohio River and its surroundings, one of Western Pennsylvania’s most important natural resources. The ORTC goal is to conserve one of the most diverse ecological ecosystem in Pennsylvania.
The Ohio River Trail is composed of twenty Western Pennsylvania communities: There are eleven North Shore communities: Glasgow, Ohioville, Midland, Industry, Vanport Township, Beaver, Bridgewater, Fallston, New Brighton, Rochester, Rochester Township and there are nine South Shore communities: Monaca, Center Township, Aliquippa, Hopewell Township, South Heights, Crescent Township, Moon Township, Coraopolis and Montour Junction.
The Ohio River and Trail Towns of Western Pennsylvania certainly understand the economic benefits of greenways. Trails and greenways bring growth in construction and maintenance as well as tourism-related opportunities like river rafting tours, bicycle sales and rentals, restaurants and lodging. Greenways provide a highly desirable recreation destination which also encourages new residents, like young families, to relocate to a trail community.
Ohio River Trail Council Founded
In coordination with the Beaver County Planning Commission’s Shared Greenways & Environmental Planner Doniele Andrus, the Borough of Monaca Manager Mario Leone, Jr. and Vincent Troia, O.D. President of Troia Eye & Laser PC, Monaca, Pa, the Ohio River Trail Project was conceptualized on January 1, 2009.
On May 26, 2009, the Ohio River Trail Council was incorporated by Dr. Vincent Troia and Mario Leone, Jr. The purpose for which it has been organized is to establish a multi-use trail along the Ohio River, promoting the following purposes: recreation, health, transportation, cultural and historical amenities, education, charity, the protection and conservation of natural resources and to promote economic benefits to the River & Trail Towns.
The Ohio River Trail and the proposed connections were conceived by Dr. Vincent Troia.

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