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Erie To Pittsburgh Trail

30.7 mi Out-and-back 591 ft gain

30.7-mile mixed route with 591 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “EPT”.

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.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
70°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
Exposed + wet pavement — mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. take the lane.
17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

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Best for road cycling 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

70°F

Clear
Wind

17 mph

SW
Rain

22%

Next 24h: 0.44"
Humidity

83%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:53 AM
Sunset

7:38 PM

752 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 66°F · 6 mph S wind · slight chance rain showers. 9 AM is a close second (32/100).

8 AM Best

66°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

6 mph S

9 AM

69°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

7 mph SW

10 AM

73°

Partly Sunny

8 mph SW

11 AM

76°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph SW

12 PM

78°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

10 mph SW

1 PM

81°

Partly Sunny

12 mph SW

2 PM

83°

Partly Sunny

12 mph SW

3 PM

84°

Partly Sunny

12 mph SW

4 PM

85°

Partly Sunny

12 mph SW

5 PM

84°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

12 mph SW

—

6 PM

83°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

12 mph SW

—

7 PM

81°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

10 mph SW

—

Wind on this route

17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the S (170°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 35° · quartering tailwind 1.8 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 27° · quartering tailwind 1.8 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 356° · tailwind 1.7 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 348° · tailwind 1.7 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 59° · quartering tailwind 1.8 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 37° · quartering tailwind 1.7 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 10° · tailwind 1.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 23° · quartering tailwind 1.5 mi

Elevation profile

3414 ft gain 3176 ft loss Max 1371' Min 768' 26.8 mi sampled

Score breakdown

70°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

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Exposed + wet pavement mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. Take the lane.

-6

−

17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

-6

Quartering tailwind 17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

−

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: 30.7 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 591 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mixed
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route EPT
Start: 40.7494, -79.5528
OSM: relation 14699603

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