What we’re about
TRIC will be resuming our skating season on May 1, 2025.
Please see the Meetup Calendar for the latest schedule.
Come skate the streets and paved trails of “The Most Livable City in America” Pittsburgh, PA.
Three Rivers Inline Skate Club (TRIC) offers weekly organized, recreational, adult group street and trail inline (rollerblade) skates. Organized skates run from May thru September. Skate routes vary in the city, Downtown, Shadyside, Oakland, S. Side, Sq. Hill, N. Side, Mexican War Streets, Strip District, Station Square, Bloomfield, Highland Park, Lawrenceville, and many more. Parks, bridges, stadiums, tunnels, hills, paved river trails, etc...
See the city and its sights from a whole new perspective!
-Wednesday 6:00 PM - Free Skate Lessons / Start & Stop Clinic
-Wednesday 6:30 PM - Advanced Beginner Street Skate - Shadyside/Oakland -1½ hr
-Friday 6:30 PM - Intermediate City Sights & City Lights Street and Trail Skate - Downtown & nearby areas - 2+ Hrs.
-Sunday Morning 9 AM - Intermediate Social Trail & Street Skate - Downtown & nearby areas with coffee stop, relaxed pace - 2 1/2 hrs.
NOTE: All skates and lessons are “Weather Permitting”. If it is dry we usually skate!
For additional info, club photos, skate schedules, contacts and lessons see our website at: http://skatepittsburgh.com/ (We "Skate Everything but the Rivers" our mission for the past 25+ years. A skate club created by the skaters for the skaters. Join us on our FACEBOOK page at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2378328455/ and this Meetup page: Three Rivers Inline Club. Weekly “FREE” beginner adult skate lessons and Start and Stop Clinics in Shadyside every Wednesday throughout the season, learn to skate. Bring your own skates, helmet, wrist guards, knee and elbow pads.. Learn in a relaxed atmosphere and at your own pace on an outdoor paved school playground. Or just come out to improve your skating skills. Learn to stop and use your skate brake more efficiently!
Frequent social events and activities. Picnics, barbeques, wine and cheese parties, after skate gatherings and tailgate parties, local trips, parades, Light-Up Night Skate, 4th of July Fireworks Skate, Steeler Skates, etc...
Weekend trips to other cities (DC, Philly, Miami, NYC, Boston, Erie, Presque Isle, etc...) to skate with other groups.
Organized street skates patrolled and monitored by the TRIC / Skate Patrol for safety and fun. Monitoring organized street and trail skates for all skill levels from beginners thru advanced skaters. Adults only. Meet new people. Singles and couples welcome. Bring your friends.
Skating is great cross-training for other recreational sports such as hiking, skiing, cycling, mountain biking, hockey, and other activities.
Join the TRIC club, get a T-shirt (optional) and email list access. Membership not required for the organized skates or skate lessons. Come out and learn to skate or just join us on one of our five (5) weekly skates.
DISCLAIMER: Even if you do not join the club, please be advised that TRIC strongly recommends that all participants in TRIC sponsored events (including its weekly city skates) should carry medical and liability insurance and should wear protective gear (i.e., helmet, wrist guards, kneepads, elbow pads, and, at night, reflective clothing and blinking lights). Please also be advised that there are particular inherent risks of injury involved in city inline/roller skating, including, but not limited to: cars, bicycles, other skaters, pedestrians, potholes, manhole covers, chains, trolley tracks, cobblestones, bad pavement, water, oil, debris, gravel, curbs, stairs, hills and inclines. This list of possible risks is not comprehensive, because conditions on the street, including the weather, are constantly changing. TRIC cannot accept any liability for the existence of any such risks. Ultimately, each skater is responsible for staying alert to potential risks and obeying all traffic regulations. Finally, TRIC strongly recommends that all participants in TRIC sponsored events (including the city skates) possess and master a set of minimum skate skills before participating in its events: the ability to skate in control, especially on hills; to stop in traffic; to maneuver curbs; and to avoid obstacles.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- TRIC - Wednesday Adv Beginners Street Skate, Free Skate Lessons and Pizza PartyLiberty Elementary School, Pittsburgh, PA
Inline Skaters and (Quad) Roller Skaters are welcome to join on this skate. Cyclists are welcome by following the skate group.
If you haven't already taken care of your membership for the 2025 season, please come with your membership form and your membership dues ($20) and share in the Pizza. Forms will be available as well. This is TRIC Membership Month.
Membership Form can be found by following this link:
https://skatepittsburgh.com/Membership/2015TRICMembershipApplication5-10-15.pdfPlease RSVP to let us know that you are coming so we can anticipate how much pizza to order!
Advanced Beginners Skate (6:30 pm) for those who can brake and skate with confidence and are ready to improve their skills. Ability to skate small hills and some street traffic. Skate lasts about 1 1/2 hours. Skate route is generally from Shadyside to Oakland, passing by Pitt and CMU campuses and other surrounding areas like Highland Park, East Liberty and Bloomfield.
Regular season weekly Wednesday Start and Stop Skate Lessons Clinic in Shadyside. This is for new and beginner level skaters and those wanting to improve their skating and braking abilities.
"FREE" Lessons will be conducted from 6:00 to 6:30 pm. All skaters taking lessons are required to provide their own skates and helmet, with wrist guards, knee and elbow pads recommended.
This skate is patrolled and will have an assigned skate leader and blockers.
It is suggested that you wear light colored clothes, carry a flashlight, or wear blinkies, or reflective items. Part of the skate may be completed as darkness is approaching.
Helmets and wrist guards are required as a minimum on all skates.
Please reply to let us know you are skating so we can have proper skate support in place for the event.
Note: All skates are weather permitting. If the streets are dry we should be skating! Frequent weekly after skate social gatherings as well.
