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 Nov 7, 3:37 AM ET

Today's verdict

Skip today — the bike can wait.

Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
25 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
Headwind on this route — 25 mph headwind outbound — expect a 25 mph headwind on the return.

2 /100

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11 Bike commuting

2 Road

8 E-bike

8 Bike-share

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

43°F

Cloudy
Wind

25 mph

W
Rain

28%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 29

PM2.5 · Good
Humidity

76%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

paved surface
Sunrise

6:56 AM
Sunset

5:10 PM

814 min remaining

Best time today

4 AM looks best — 42°F · 8 mph W wind · mostly cloudy. 5 AM is a close second (28/100).

4 AM Best

42°

Mostly Cloudy

8 mph W

5 AM

42°

Partly Cloudy

9 mph W

6 AM

41°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph W

7 AM

40°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph W

8 AM

37°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph W

9 AM

41°

Mostly Cloudy

12 mph W

10 AM

44°

Mostly Cloudy

13 mph W

11 AM

46°

Cloudy

14 mph W

12 PM

48°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

15 mph W

1 PM

48°

Chance Rain Showers

18 mph W

2 PM

50°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

17 mph W

3 PM

50°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

17 mph W

4 PM

50°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

16 mph W

Wind on this route

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

Currently 25 mph from the W (270°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a headwind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

43°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

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

-18

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Headwind on this route 25 mph headwind outbound — expect a 25 mph headwind on the return.

-8

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

-32

AQI 29 Clean air

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.