Editing Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania (section)

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:885 Baseball Field.jpg|thumb|Andrew Reilly Memorial Park]]
The municipality operates five parks including Gill Hall Park, Andrew Reilly Memorial Park, Lobb's Park, Beedle Park, and Tepe Park spread throughout the community. These parks offer a variety of amenities from various sports fields, tennis and basketball courts, and playground equipment. Additionally, the borough has several pavilions and the Gill Hall Community Center available to rent to borough residents.

{{Main|Great Allegheny Passage}}
The Great Allegheny Passage is a system of biking and hiking trails spanning {{convert|150|mi|km|sigfig=2}}.<ref name="ATA">{{Cite web|url=https://gaptrail.org/|title=Great Allegheny Passage|website=Great Allegheny Passage|accessdate=December 13, 2023}}</ref> These trails run from [[Cumberland, Maryland]], to Pittsburgh.<ref name=ATA/> In 2006, the Great Allegheny Passage connected with the [[C & O Canal]] Trail to create a {{convert|318|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} journey from Pittsburgh to [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name=ATA/> This effort was coordinated by the [http://www.atatrail.org/ Allegheny Trail Alliance], an organization of the seven-member trails stretching from [[Pennsylvania]] to [[Maryland]].

[[File:Jefferson Hills (Gill Hall) Trailhead.jpg|thumb|upright|Jefferson Hills Trailhead]]
Jefferson Hills is uniquely positioned with two members of that Alliance, the Montour Trail and Steel Valley Trail system, intersecting in nearby [[Clairton, Pennsylvania|Clairton]]. Local trailheads include Triphammer Road, Jefferson Hills (Gill Hall Road), Route 51 - Large, and Clairton trailheads.

The [[Montour Trail]] is a multipurpose trail extending {{convert|40|mi|km|sigfig=1}} from [[Coraopolis, Pennsylvania|Coraopolis]] to [[Clairton, Pennsylvania|Clairton]].<ref name="Montour Trail Website">{{Cite web|url=https://montourtrail.org/|title=The Montour Trail – A MULTI-USE RAIL-TRAIL IN ALLEGHENY AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA|accessdate=December 13, 2023}}</ref> The trail is made of crushed [[limestone]], making it ideal for biking, walking, and cross-country skiing in the winter.<ref name="Montour Trail Website"/> The Montour Trail also connects with the [[Panhandle Trail]], a trail of {{convert|29|mi|km|sigfig=2}} trail between [[Carnegie, Pennsylvania]], and [[Weirton, West Virginia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://panhandletrail.org/|title=Collier Friends of the Panhandle Trail|website=Collier Friends of the Panhandle Trail|accessdate=December 13, 2023}}</ref>

The [http://steelvalleytrail.org/ Steel Valley Trail] runs {{convert|14|mi}} from [[Clairton, Pennsylvania|Clairton]] through [[McKeesport, Pennsylvania|McKeesport]] to [[West Homestead, Pennsylvania|West Homestead]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Steel Valley Trail|url=http://www.steelvalleytrail.org/about.htm|access-date=2009-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228085428/http://www.steelvalleytrail.org/about.htm|archive-date=2008-12-28|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Mckessport-West Homestead section is part of the [[Great Allegheny Passage|GAP trail]] which connects Washington, D.C., to Pittsburgh solely on bike trails.<ref>{{cite web|title=Allegheny Trail Alliance|url=http://atatrail.org/maps/map2.cfm|access-date=2009-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412075933/http://www.atatrail.org/maps/map2.cfm|archive-date=2009-04-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the Clairton Trailhead {{coord|40|18|19.44|N|79|52|59.14|W}} it connects to the Montour Trail which is a {{convert|40|mi}} loop south of Pittsburgh.