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.

Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.

  • 21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
51 /100
ok
51 Road
66 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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  • Air temp
    79°F
    Partly Cloudy
  • Wind
    21 mph
    E
  • Rain
    3%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    65%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:00 AM
  • Sunset
    8:51 PM
    583 min remaining

12 PM looks best — 81°F · 6 mph E wind · mostly sunny. 1 PM is a close second (61/100).

12 PM Best
81°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph E
61
1 PM
83°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph E
61
2 PM
83°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph E
61
3 PM
84°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph E
61
4 PM
84°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph E
61
5 PM
83°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph E
61
6 PM
83°

Partly Cloudy

6 mph E
61
7 PM
81°

Mostly Clear

6 mph E
61
8 PM
79°

Mostly Clear

5 mph E
61

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

Currently 21 mph from the SE (130°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 194° · quartering headwind 2.2 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 236° · crosswind 2.1 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 267° · quartering tailwind 2.2 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 245° · quartering tailwind 2.4 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 206° · crosswind 1.9 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 155° · headwind 2.3 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 163° · quartering headwind 2.0 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 176° · quartering headwind 2.1 mi
700'850'1000'1150'1300' 0 mi5 mi10 mi15 mi20 mi25 mi30 mi35 mi36 mi
2641 ft gain 2578 ft loss Max 1280' Min 715' 35.7 mi sampled
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79°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
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21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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Quartering headwind 21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
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.

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