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 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

skip

2 Road

8 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

43°F

Cloudy
Wind

25 mph

W
Rain

32%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 29

PM2.5 · Good
Humidity

87%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:54 AM
Sunset

5:09 PM

812 min remaining

Best time today

12 PM looks best — 48°F · 17 mph W wind · slight chance rain showers. 1 PM is a close second (31/100).

4 AM

42°

Mostly Cloudy

8 mph W

5 AM

41°

Mostly Cloudy

8 mph W

6 AM

40°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph W

7 AM

38°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph W

8 AM

36°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph W

9 AM

42°

Mostly Cloudy

13 mph W

10 AM

45°

Mostly Cloudy

14 mph W

11 AM

47°

Cloudy

16 mph W

12 PM Best

48°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

17 mph W

1 PM

48°

Chance Rain Showers

21 mph W

2 PM

49°

Chance Rain Showers

20 mph W

3 PM

50°

Chance Rain Showers

21 mph W

4 PM

50°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

18 mph W

Wind on this route

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

Currently 25 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

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

−

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: 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.