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 Nov 7, 3:37 AM ET

Today's verdict

Skip today — the bike can wait.

Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

26 /100

skip

26 Road

25 E-bike

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

43°F

Cloudy
Wind

12 mph

W
Rain

29%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 29

PM2.5 · Good
Humidity

76%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:57 AM
Sunset

5:11 PM

814 min remaining

Best time today

3 PM looks best — 49°F · 14 mph W wind · slight chance rain showers. 4 PM is a close second (42/100).

4 AM

41°

Mostly Cloudy

7 mph W

5 AM

41°

Partly Cloudy

8 mph W

6 AM

40°

Partly Sunny

9 mph W

7 AM

39°

Partly Sunny

9 mph W

8 AM

36°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph W

9 AM

40°

Mostly Cloudy

12 mph W

10 AM

43°

Mostly Cloudy

13 mph W

11 AM

45°

Cloudy

14 mph W

12 PM

47°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

15 mph W

1 PM

47°

Chance Rain Showers

16 mph W

2 PM

48°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

16 mph W

3 PM Best

49°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

14 mph W

4 PM

49°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

14 mph W

Wind on this route

12 mph crosswind — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the WSW (250°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

43°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

−

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

-2

−

Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

-32

AQI 29 Clean air

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.