PA · separated · mixed

Five Star Trail

6.1 mi Out-and-back 49 ft gain

The Five Star Trail runs nearly 8 miles through Westmoreland County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The trail is alongside an active railroad track, Southwestern Pennsylvania Railroad, that stretches between Lynch Field, a Greensburg city park and Youngwood. The trail then spurs off eastward to connect with the campus of Westmoreland County Community College and continues on to Armbrust.

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.
66°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
Headwind on this route — 21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

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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

Clear
Wind

21 mph

SW
Rain

15%

Next 24h: 0.36"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:53 AM
Sunset

7:38 PM

751 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 68°F · 9 mph S wind · mostly sunny.

8 AM Best

68°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph S

9 AM

71°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

10 AM

75°

Partly Sunny

12 mph SW

11 AM

78°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph SW

12 PM

80°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph SW

1 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

16 mph SW

2 PM

84°

Mostly Sunny

16 mph SW

3 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

16 mph SW

4 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

16 mph SW

5 PM

85°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

16 mph SW

6 PM

84°

Partly Cloudy

15 mph SW

7 PM

82°

Partly Cloudy

15 mph SW

Wind on this route

21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 21 mph from the SW (220°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 196° · headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 207° · headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 193° · headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 206° · headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 207° · headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 216° · headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 219° · headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 202° · headwind 0.5 mi

Elevation profile

184 ft gain 247 ft loss Max 1056' Min 938' 5.9 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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

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

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Headwind on this route 21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

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

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

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About this route

Distance: 6.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 49 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route FST
Start: 40.3085, -79.5348
OSM: relation 5350305

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.