Directions:  Take one of the two alleys out of the parking lot at Riverside Park and turn left on Pennsylvania Avenue. Go straight through one stop sign, through the intersection across railroad tracks and make the first right onto Allegheny River Boulevard. Follow this main street out of Oakmont and into Verona (about 1 mile). At the first traffic light in Verona at the corner of Allegheny River Boulevard and Center Avenue turn right onto Center. Continue to the end and turn left onto East Railroad Avenue following the railroad tracks a few blocks to Grant Street, turn right onto Grant and through one stop sign, then left onto Arch Street and park next to the playground on the left hand side of the road. The view here is excellent both upriver and downriver to 9-mile and Sycamore Islands. From the playground continue on Arch Street and make a left at the first stop sign onto Fairview Street, through one stop sign to West Railroad Avenue and turn left, continue a few blocks to James Street and turn right, straight across the railroad tracks all of the way out to Allegheny River Boulevard. Turn right onto Allegheny River Boulevard and follow 5.5 miles to Washington Boulevard and the Highland Park Bridge to join the Central Loop or cross the bridge to get to PA 28.