Pittsburgh, PA · separated · paved

Eliza Furnace Trail

2.7 mi Out-and-back 262 ft gain

The Three Rivers Heritage Trail is an urban rail trail paralleling the riverbanks in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Allegheny County for about 33 miles (53 km), often on both sides of the rivers, and offering views of the city. The trail owned largely owned by the City of Pittsburgh with support from community groups.

Live · updated Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

Today's verdict

Thunderstorms in the forecast — lightning and cyclists are a bad combination.

Thunderstorms — lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
33 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
66°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

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Best for bike commuting 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

66°F

Partly Cloudy
Wind

33 mph

SW
Rain

18%

Next 24h: 0.43"
Humidity

88%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

paved surface
Sunrise

6:54 AM
Sunset

7:39 PM

753 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 69°F · 8 mph S wind · slight chance rain showers. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best

69°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

8 mph S

9 AM

72°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph S

10 AM

76°

Partly Sunny

10 mph SW

11 AM

79°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph SW

12 PM

81°

Partly Sunny

14 mph SW

1 PM

84°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph SW

2 PM

85°

Partly Sunny

15 mph SW

3 PM

86°

Partly Sunny

15 mph SW

4 PM

86°

Partly Sunny

15 mph SW

5 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph SW

6 PM

85°

Partly Cloudy

14 mph SW

7 PM

83°

Partly Cloudy

13 mph SW

Wind on this route

33 mph crosswind — expect a 33 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 33 mph from the S (180°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 323° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 319° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 301° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 298° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 285° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 266° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 260° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 253° · crosswind 0.2 mi

Elevation profile

434 ft gain 414 ft loss Max 837' Min 709' 2.7 mi sampled

Score breakdown

66°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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33 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.

-36

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Strong crosswind 33 mph crosswind — expect a 33 mph quartering headwind on the return.

-3

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Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.

-45

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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

-32

About this route

Distance: 2.7 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 262 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: LCN · route EFT
Start: 40.4264, -79.9539
City hub: Pittsburgh, PA
OSM: relation 4037819

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.