I love coming to this park, it has several trails that wind through the forest. Great if you want to take a walk in nature. Also I've never seen too many people here at one time so you can usually get some good peace and quiet in the forest!

I've been to this park a couple of times but if you want to hike I suggest you go to Duff Park instead. The trails at Pleasant valley park are mostly used by mountain bikers. The times I've been I had to always keep an eye on behind me and in front of me for bikers (I also hike with my dog) and I feel like no one ends up enjoying the time there. The trails get very muddy especially because of the heavy bike traffic and I ended up covered in ticks. Some parts of the trails are a bit wild as well. It's not bad but duff park is much more maintained and enjoyable although while Duff Park gets pretty busy, Pleasant valley doesn't.

Very peaceful, beautiful, and well maintained. Fairly easy hikes.

Peaceful and beautiful

I absolutely loved the Hanks trail. Hanks trail is the only loop trail in the park. Best marked trail I have been on and I have been on hundreds of trails. Very quite after you walk away from the parking lot, the traffic noise disappears. A lot of people were bringing in their bikes as I was leaving.

Great park for hiking with my dogs. Several trails to choose from but easy to get back to where you started as they loop and meet each other. It can be a bit muddy on the trails after wet weather and people ride mountain bikes on them so that seems to increase the muddiness. I expect to get muddy when hiking with my dogs so I don’t mind. Though this park does allow mountain bikers, I have yet to see anyone (though we may be going at non peak times).

I really enjoyed my first visit to Pleasant Valley Park. Great work by all the people who maintain it. Location: this park is worth the drive from Pittsburgh's eastern suburbs, at least those between the rivers. The park is located just south of downtown Murrysville. Parking: there are maybe 25 spots in the gravel lot. One thing I appreciated right away is that the lot includes gravel tire stop curbs to denote spaces. Trailheads often become congested early because without lines, people space their cars much more than necessary. These curbs are a simple way to mark spaces. Restroom: there is a portable toilet at the parking lot. Signage: the signage is very impressive. At each junction, or where a pipeline right of way intersects, a small aluminum sign indicates which trail you are on. It's done perfectly. Paired with the excellent map available online, you won't need a GPS to hike this trail. Trail conditions: I visited the park in early December before any snowfall. The surface was hard-packed and mostly free of mud. You can tell there's been an effort to add drainage in problem spots. Nature interpretation: I appreciated signs marking some tree species. On Hank's Trail and Cheeky Chipmunk Trail, I passed signs showcasing a black oak, black walnut, white pine, and tulip poplar. Seating: some benches were found along the way. Trail slopes: Hank's and Cheeky both had lots of ups and downs but nothing was unnecessarily steep. I enjoyed the varied topography. Views: the vistas up and down the pipeline rights of way were kinda interesting. I also liked the meadow area. I'd like to visit again in the summer. Suggested improvement: like most Pittsburgh area trails, there are no marked loops. Perhaps a couple loops, marked with blazes on the existing signs, could be added. Because the trails are named by segments, it can be a little challenging to figure out an ideal loop if it's your first time there. I also wonder if a trail could be added to the top of the hill. I always like hikes with a view from a summit.

Kept clean, nice and quiet once you head onto the trails. The trails are easy to follow and marked along the way. Some spots can get muddy depending if it rained.

Great park with serious parking issues. Residents living near by use the park parking lot as their own making it impossible for others to use the park. It’s a shame such a nice park is being damaged by the neighborhood it’s in. When parking is available it’s a great park to hike.

No real scenic views or anything, just some average nature trails.

Lots of nice trails. Make sure you have a good trails map app to find your way around.

Lots of amazing mushroom sightings! Very nice park to wander around in.

Nice park to run and mountain bike. Dogs are allowed as well. Bikers are friendly and accomodating. Have seen deer s ands and hunters in the parking lot during deer season. Wear your orange. Also has one portajohn.

PV park has several miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking and running. The trails are well maintained and have some nice views. Make sure to look out for bigfoot near the creek. You can find a connector trail leading to Duff park as well. There is typically a portable toilet in the parking lot. In the late summer use bug spray to keep the horse flies away.

Very beautiful place for a nice walk

Peaceful oasis. Nice place to take a quiet trail walk with your dogs. Has a portable restroom at the parking lot.

Nice park for a quick hike. Dog friendly. Nice mix of forest and field

A web of trails for walking/running/cycling. So much nature! My dog LOVES walking here! Warning - Cheeky Chipmunk Trail goes THROUGH the creek from dirt mound to dirt mound, and the hill down to it is relatively steep - I recommend not going down unless you're on a horse.

Great trail and dogs are able to be off leash. Would be great except for the people who can not control their dogs and the dogs have zero recall. Me and my dog got charged be two medium sized dogs, the owners only yelled the dogs names and didn’t try to put them on a leash.