Redbank Valley
Trails Association

419 Arch Street
New Bethlehem, PA 16242 

814-275-1718 or 717-649-1771*

* During business hours

[email protected] 

After hours/emergency call:

814-275-1718 or 724-664-4754

PA Great Outdoors

News and Alerts

Our annual trail and community clean up will be in late April of each year.

The Annual Day of Giving is held in May each year.   Please watch Facebook for more information.  Needs continue for maintenance, portojohns and resurfacing. Some resurfacing will be done on older sections as soon as materials can be obtained and weather permits.

The Redbank Valley Trails Association December challenge runs through the month of December.

See our Facebook page (listed below) for the latest news and trail alerts. Additionally, please visit our Trail Guide and current status, Access Limitations, and Development News pages for more information on work on the trail.

After 9 years of work, RVTA was within 4 weeks of finishing basic improvements to all 51 miles of the Redbank Valley Trails when 5.5 inches of localized rain fell within 45 minutes on Friday, July 19, 2019.  A wall of water followed Long Run from upstream taking out roads, trees and rocks as it went, blocked the 15 foot wide stone arch built by the Allegheny Valley Rail Road in 1871, eroded around the arch and destroyed it.  It created a huge gap in the trail.  The photos show the Board inspecting the site, and the new bridge that was installed on November 3, 2020. The Board worked hard to find a safe and economical temporary and permanent solution.  Thanks to great maintenance work by our volunteers, that was the only area of the trail that suffered significant damage.

Redbank Valley Trails was honored as PA’s first trail of the year in 2014 for the dedicated work of its volunteers, its scenic beauty and its connections to other trails.  Many visitors comment that it is their new favorite trail.

There’s plenty of wonderful trail to ride.  The trail is open between Brookville to the Allegheny River where the trail connects to the Armstrong Trail.  RVTA finished surface improvements to the 9-mile Sligo Spur and to the 1.4 mile just east of New Bethlehem in Fairmount City in early August 2019.

Redbank Valley Trails Association was honored with a Jefferson Award in Pittsburgh on May 5th, 2016, for its volunteer efforts and accomplishments and those efforts continue.  Thanks to everyone for your volunteer efforts, support  and contributions that make progress possible.

OTHER PAST AREA EVENTS (Watch for these annual events) :

RVTA Day of Giving 2021

Benefitting: Jefferson Co. History Center                                             

Status Reports