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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.

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

  • 21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
58 /100
good
58 Road
73 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

Route map

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Atmosphere

  • Air temp
    79°F
    Mostly Clear
  • Wind
    21 mph
    E
  • Rain
    3%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    70%

Surface & daylight

  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    5:58 AM
  • Sunset
    8:48 PM
    580 min remaining

Best time today

12 PM looks best — 82°F · 5 mph E wind · mostly sunny. 1 PM is a close second (61/100).

12 PM Best
82°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph E
61
1 PM
84°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph E
61
2 PM
84°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph E
61
3 PM
85°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph E
61
4 PM
85°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph E
61
5 PM
84°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph E
61
6 PM
83°

Partly Cloudy

7 mph E
61
7 PM
82°

Partly Cloudy

6 mph E
61
8 PM
78°

Partly Cloudy

5 mph E
61

Wind on this route

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

Currently 21 mph from the E (90°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

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

Elevation profile

900'950'1000'1050'1100' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi5 mi6 mi
184 ft gain 247 ft loss Max 1056' Min 938' 5.9 mi sampled

Score breakdown

·
79°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
−
21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
+
Quartering tailwind 21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph quartering headwind on the return.
+3
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4

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.

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