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Bill Hurrianko is the WYTC’s coordinator of organized rides having completed its 14th year of togetherness. If you are interested in having others to ride with, this is the way to be active, feel safe along the trail and make new friends.
If interested, you can email Bill at youghbikers@comcast.net. If you are not already a member of the WYTC, we ask that you join to be included on the email list.
All riders must be WYTC members. The WYTC is an all-volunteer group that maintains 10.5 miles of the trail with funds raised from grants, events, contributions, and memberships.
Rides are held on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at a pace of 10-12 mph for a round trip distance of 20-30 miles. The Thursday ride can be shorter and at a slower pace depending on the group. E-bikes that follow trail guidelines are welcome.
The Monday and Thursday rides begin at the West Newton Station at 9:00 a.m. while Tuesday rides begin at other locations such as Whitsett, Connellsville, Ohio Pyle, McKeesport, Ghost Town, or Confluence.
Even in winter, our group is active! Good for body, soul, spirit.
We have off season lunches on the second Thursday of January, February, and March, as well as the summer picnic and a Christmas party.
If interested, leave your name and email at the West Newton Station and you will be contacted. To be included on our email list you must do an initial ride and be a member of the Westmoreland Yough Trail Chapter, the volunteer group which maintains the Westmoreland County section of trail, part of the Great Allegheny Passage. Or, contact Bill Hurrianko at the following email: youghbikers@comcast.net.
2024 List of and description of past rides. Be sure to look at the pictures below!
2025-08-19 by Tony Luciow 16 riders WN and went to Whitsett. Most returned to WN while others went to Round Bottom and back to West Newton.
This video is produced by Scott Fahringer, a new member of Bill's Riders. He graduated from Mt. Lebanon and The Pennsylvania State University. Retired Electrical Engineer. Lives in West Mifflin. He has have worked at the Westinghouse Waltz Mill site, Adtranz, Bombardier, and Siemens. Scott says " It’s a very friendly and welcoming group – as conveyed at the beginning of the video. There’s always an interesting conversation riding the trail or while stopped taking a hydration break."
Scott rides a 2011 large frame black and grey Trek 7100 bicycle.
For the song and music he used AI music at Suno.com
He used a 360 camera at the beginning, near the end, and on the high bridge in the video.
He enjoys bicycling riding and videoing bicycling adventures.
Donna Warhold at the Boston Trail
2025-07-24 by Tony L
11 riders taking a break at Yinz Coffee Station Square
2025-07-10 Bill's Riders Thursday’s group of Yough River Trail Riders welcomed back Tony Luciow by Rich K
2025-07-07 Bill's Riders at West Newton, Monday’s group of was one of the largest of the year as the reputation of the gang has reached the entire tri-state area as the group welcomed Judy from Morgantown. pics by Rich
6-24 West Newton to Boston
6/19 Thursday’s group of highly trained athletes reached their intended destinations and returned fighting wind and beating the rain. Pics by Rich Kaminsky
5/29/2025
24 Members of the Yough River Trail Riders gathered at Kickstand Kitchen to celebrate our oldest rider's 90th birthday . Happy birthday Don. You are an inspiration to us all, and we strive to follow in your pedal strokes.
by Diana Shoff
May 1, 2025 (1)Thursday’s Yough River Trail Riders taking a respite and breaking bread, or at least crackers and almonds, together in Whitsett before setting off cross country back to West Newton.
Westmoreland Yough Trail Chapter
P.O.Box 242, West Newton, Pennsylvania 15089 United States
Questions: wytcinfo@bikewytc.org
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