Pittsburgh, PA · mixed · mixed

9-11 Trail (Pennsylvania thru route)

133.1 mi Out-and-back 873 ft gain

133.1-mile mixed route with 873 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the U.S. Bicycle Route System, route reference “9-11”, operated by September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance.

Live · updated Jul 12, 11:08 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

25 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
72°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

55 /100

good

55 Road

62 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

Route map

Orange marker is the start. Click the map to enable scroll-zoom — the polyline is approximate; use Ride with GPS or Komoot for turn-by-turn.

Atmosphere

Air temp

72°F

Mostly Cloudy
Wind

25 mph

SE
Rain

7%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

73%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

5:56 AM
Sunset

8:45 PM

577 min remaining

Best time today

12 PM looks best — 75°F · 7 mph SE wind · mostly sunny. 1 PM is a close second (61/100).

12 PM Best

75°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SE

1 PM

77°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph SE

2 PM

78°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph SE

3 PM

78°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph SE

4 PM

80°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SE

5 PM

78°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SE

6 PM

78°

Partly Cloudy

7 mph SE

7 PM

77°

Partly Cloudy

6 mph SE

8 PM

73°

Partly Cloudy

6 mph SE

Wind on this route

25 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 25 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 25 mph from the E (100°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 198° · crosswind 4.0 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 144° · quartering headwind 3.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 201° · crosswind 5.1 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 197° · crosswind 4.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 243° · quartering tailwind 3.5 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 241° · quartering tailwind 4.1 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 300° · tailwind 5.0 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 227° · quartering tailwind 4.8 mi

Elevation profile

8135 ft gain 9112 ft loss Max 2438' Min 732' 93.5 mi sampled

Score breakdown

72°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

Exposed + strong wind mixed traffic in 20+ mph wind — gusts near passing vehicles are the hazard.

-4

−

25 mph wind Strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.

-18

Quartering tailwind 25 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 25 mph headwind on the return.

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 133.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 873 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mixed
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: NCN · route 9-11
Operator: September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance
Start: 40.1512, -78.9106
City hub: Pittsburgh, PA
OSM: relation 13594305

Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.