Pittsburgh, PA · separated · gravel

Homewood Trail

0.5 mi Out-and-back 0 ft gain

0.5-mile gravel route, signed as part of the local cycle network, separated from motor traffic.

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.
33 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
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 — 33 mph headwind outbound — expect a 33 mph headwind on the return.

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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

66°F

Partly Cloudy
Wind

33 mph

S
Rain

20%

Next 24h: 0.46"
Humidity

88%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

gravel surface
Sunrise

6:54 AM
Sunset

7:39 PM

753 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 68°F · 8 mph S wind · slight chance rain showers. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best

68°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

8 mph S

9 AM

71°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph S

10 AM

75°

Partly Sunny

10 mph S

11 AM

79°

Partly Sunny

12 mph SW

12 PM

81°

Partly Sunny

14 mph SW

1 PM

84°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph SW

2 PM

85°

Partly Sunny

15 mph SW

3 PM

86°

Partly Sunny

15 mph SW

4 PM

87°

Partly Sunny

15 mph SW

5 PM

86°

Partly Sunny

15 mph SW

6 PM

85°

Partly Cloudy

14 mph SW

7 PM

83°

Partly Cloudy

13 mph SW

Wind on this route

33 mph headwind outbound — expect a 33 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 33 mph from the S (180°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 141° · quartering headwind 0.0 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 130° · quartering headwind 0.0 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 150° · quartering headwind 0.0 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 143° · quartering headwind 0.0 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 212° · quartering headwind 0.0 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 201° · headwind 0.0 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 164° · headwind 0.0 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 179° · headwind 0.0 mi

Elevation profile

13 ft gain 63 ft loss Max 1001' Min 938' 0.5 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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

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33 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.

-36

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Headwind on this route 33 mph headwind outbound — expect a 33 mph headwind on the return.

-8

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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: 0.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 0 ft
Surface: gravel
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN
Start: 40.4464, -79.9032
City hub: Pittsburgh, PA
OSM: relation 6090642

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