PA · mostly separated · gravel

Mahoning Shadow Trail

7.8 mi Out-and-back 233 ft gain

7.8-mile gravel route with 233 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “MST”, mostly 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.
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
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

66°F

Clear
Wind

17 mph

SW
Rain

27%

Next 24h: 0.46"
Humidity

83%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

gravel surface
Sunrise

6:50 AM
Sunset

7:36 PM

750 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 66°F · 5 mph S wind · slight chance rain showers. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best

66°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

5 mph S

9 AM

68°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

6 mph SW

10 AM

71°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW

11 AM

74°

Partly Sunny

8 mph SW

12 PM

76°

Partly Sunny

10 mph SW

1 PM

79°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

12 mph SW

2 PM

81°

Partly Sunny

12 mph SW

3 PM

82°

Partly Sunny

12 mph SW

4 PM

82°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

12 mph SW

—

5 PM

83°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

12 mph SW

—

6 PM

82°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

12 mph SW

—

7 PM

80°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

10 mph SW

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Wind on this route

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

Currently 17 mph from the S (180°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 58° · quartering tailwind 0.7 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 334° · tailwind 0.6 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 12° · tailwind 0.6 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 78° · crosswind 0.6 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 165° · headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 58° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 359° · tailwind 0.7 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 59° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi

Elevation profile

576 ft gain 546 ft loss Max 1362' Min 1207' 6.3 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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

+10

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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.

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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: 7.8 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 233 ft
Surface: gravel
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN · route MST
Start: 40.9132, -79.0371
OSM: relation 9717337

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