Bird Park Hiking Trails

For many Mt. Lebanon residents, Bird Park is a well-kept secret. Even people who have watched countless soccer games on Bird Park field may never have explored the wooded, passive-use green space that others recognize as a community treasure.

Bird Park has existed for more than four decades, but it has never looked better, thanks to the Mt. Lebanon Nature Conservancy, which has worked doggedly to clear it of invasive vegetation (with the help of the Steel City Grazer goats), the many local Eagle Scouts who have improved the park with their projects, and Mt. Lebanon’s public works department, which collaborates on many initiatives that help preserved the park’s pristine beauty and ensure it is safe for walkers (both dog and human).

Bird is one of only three Mt. Lebanon parks where dogs on leash are permitted (Robb Hollow and Twin Hills, also), but many people enjoy a stroll without a four-legged friend and are pleased to find that the dogs and their owners are, for the most part, respectful and friendly. The park is actually a great place to meet people—almost everyone stops to say hey and chat briefly (and it’s easy to tell who doesn’t feel like gabbing).