Doggin' Pittsburgh: Where To Hike With Your Dog When In The Steel City

Mary Croghan Schenley was a 14-year old heiressCounty as a park after her death and all of a sudden
when she ran off with a British sea captain in 1842 tothe county had a ready-madecrown jewel for its
great scandal. She fought a long battle in the courtspark system.
to keep her inheritance and when she won sheWhen you come to Hartwood Acres, you come to
donated 300 acres to Pittsburgh on the conditionswalk. There are no recreation orsport facilities on its
that the land be called Schenley Park and that it629 acres. The manor house, horse stable and
never be sold.outdoorsculptures are still in place to admire before
The resulting open space on Schenley Avenue nextheading out on the rolling dirt trailsthrough the
to the University of Pittsburgh isa classically designedwooded countryside. A spider-web of short and long
19th century park with formal gathering places andtrails andimmaculate horse trails conspire to provide
pastorallandscapes.delightful canine hiking in Hartwood
Thirty minutes to the northeast you can really getAcres.
out and hike with your dog inTo get to Hartwood Acres exit from the
Hartwood Acres. Hartwood Manor, named for a 16thPennsylvania Turnpike north of Pittsburghtake Exit 4
century English country estate,was developed by(Butler Valley) and go south on Route 8 for two
Mary Flinn Lawrence. In 1969 she offered the estatemiles.
to Allegeny