Pittsburgh, PA · separated · mixed

Montour Trail

44 mi Out-and-back 689 ft gain

The Montour Trail is a multi-use recreational rail trail near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was formerly the Montour Railroad. It was named a national recreation trail in 2017.

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.
72°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

72°F

Mostly Clear
Wind

17 mph

SW
Rain

22%

Next 24h: 0.46"
Humidity

78%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:55 AM
Sunset

7:40 PM

754 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 69°F · 7 mph S wind · slight chance rain showers. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best

69°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

7 mph S

9 AM

71°

Partly Sunny

8 mph SW

10 AM

75°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph SW

11 AM

78°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

10 mph SW

12 PM

80°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph SW

1 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph SW

2 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph SW

3 PM

84°

Partly Sunny

14 mph SW

4 PM

84°

Partly Sunny

13 mph SW

5 PM

84°

Partly Sunny

13 mph SW

6 PM

83°

Partly Cloudy

12 mph SW

7 PM

82°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

12 mph SW

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Wind on this route

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

Currently 17 mph from the SSW (200°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 194° · headwind 2.2 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 236° · quartering headwind 2.1 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 267° · quartering headwind 2.2 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 245° · quartering headwind 2.4 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 206° · headwind 1.9 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 155° · quartering headwind 2.3 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 163° · quartering headwind 2.0 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 176° · headwind 2.1 mi

Elevation profile

2641 ft gain 2578 ft loss Max 1280' Min 715' 35.7 mi sampled

Score breakdown

72°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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

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

-4

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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: 44 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 689 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route MT
Start: 40.5052, -80.1453
City hub: Pittsburgh, PA
OSM: relation 2273484

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.