It has a mostly crushed limestone with partially asphalt surface, appropriate for bicycling, walking, running, and cross-country skiing.

The MTC is a non-profit all-volunteer group which builds, operates, and maintains the trail.

There are plans to extend the existing Bethel Branch to nearby Millennium Park by following the remaining section of the former railway.

In December 2010 MarkWest Energy announced plans to lease the Westland Branch right of way from the Montour Trail Council for 30 years.

The branch was redeveloped as a combination trail and railroad operated by the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway to serve MarkWest's Westland natural gas processing plant.