Junction Hollow Trail

Man, talk about the weakest link! The Junction Hollow Trail is the actual connection between the Panther Hollow Trail and the Eliza Furnace Trail. Either they did this trail as an afterthought or they couldn’t figure out how else to link the two trails. Or maybe a little bit of column «A» and a little bit of column «B».
I’ve never been able to quite figure out exactly where the Panther Hollow Trail ends and the Junction Hollow Trail begins. I came up with the address on Boundary Street using a combination of Google Earth Maps and bicycle maps. So that may not be the exact starting point for the trail.
But anyway, the Junction Hollow Trail really isn’t a true bike trail at all. It’s a stitched-​together route of city streets, roads, sidewalks, and some private rights of way. From Schenley Park down to the Elza Furnace Trail, it begins at Boundary Street. Just south of Proctor’s Garage, it bears to the right on its own right of way for about ¼ mile, although at this point I’m not sure if it’s still the Panther Hollow Trail. It follows Four Mile Run Road for about a block or so to Alexis Street.
There it branches off again on its own for about a ¼ mile or so and ducks under Frazier Street. Then it picks up Saline Street all the way down to Greenfield Road. Ahhh, here’s where it becomes fun! Here it turns right, ducks under the railway, and is nothing more than 2^nd Avenue’s shoulder, separated from traffic by Jersey Barriers. Oh and it’s narrow too. Gotta love the yield signs on it! Finally about another block or so down it turns right into what looks like a parking lot and picks up the Eliza Furnace Trail proper.
So yeah, the Junction Hollow Trail really isn’t a trail at all, just a bike route using connecting streets. And it’s a little treacherous in places too, so use caution when riding. Hopefully we’ll get some funding to develop into a real trail.