Ohio River Water Trail | |
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Location | Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, United States |
Length | 69 mile (111 km) |
Trailheads | 19 |
Use | Canoeing, Boating (motorized), Kayaking, Paddle Boarding, Rafting, Rowing, Sailing, and Fishing |
Difficulty | Moderate to Strenuous |
Portages | 0 |
Locks & Dams | 3 - Ohio River Locks & Dams |
Lakes and Ponds | 0 |
Rivers and Streams | 5 - Ohio River - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Chartiers Creek – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Beaver River – Rochester, Pennsylvania, Raccoon Creek - Monaca, Pennsylvania, Little Beaver Creek - Ohioville, Pennsylvania |
Season | Spring to Fall |
Sights | Ohio River Valley |
Hazards | Severe Weather Class II, III white water |
Designation | National Recreation Trail (2015) 69 miles (111 km)[1] |
Website | Ohio River Water Trail |
The Ohio River Water Trail navigates the counties of Allegheny, Beaver, Columbiana, and Hancock in the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The trail is under the stewardship of the Ohio River Trail Council. The water trail or blueway geographically extends from the Three Rivers Water Trail in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Newell, West Virginia, and East Liverpool, Ohio. The 69-mile Ohio River Water Trail (ORWT) includes 13 miles of the Ohio River along the Three Rivers Water Trail from "The Point" in Pittsburgh at milepost zero downstream to the Dashields Lock and Dam at milepost 13, 33 miles of the Ohio River from Dashields Dam at milepost 13, downstream to Newell at milepost 46.0, 16 miles of the Little Beaver Creek to Beaver Creek State Park, three miles of the Beaver River to the Townsend (Fallston) Dam, and four miles of the Raccoon Creek.[2][3][4]