Pittsburgh, PA · separated · mixed

Panhandle Trail

28.6 mi Out-and-back 676 ft gain

The Panhandle Trail is a rail trail in southern Pennsylvania and the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia. It occupies an abandoned Conrail railroad corridor that had been known as the Panhandle route which has been converted to a bicycle and walking trail. The line between Walkers Mill and Weirton was closed in 1995, and the tracks were removed the following year in 1996. The original section of the trail is the West Virginia section, where the trail was called the Harmon Creek Trail, for the adjacent Harmon Creek.

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.
68°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

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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

68°F

Partly Cloudy
Wind

33 mph

SW
Rain

16%

Next 24h: 0.42"
Humidity

88%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:57 AM
Sunset

7:42 PM

756 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

72°

Partly Sunny

8 mph S

10 AM

76°

Partly Sunny

9 mph SW

11 AM

79°

Partly Sunny

10 mph SW

12 PM

81°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

1 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph SW

2 PM

84°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph SW

3 PM

85°

Partly Sunny

13 mph SW

4 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph SW

5 PM

85°

Partly Sunny

12 mph SW

6 PM

84°

Partly Cloudy

12 mph SW

7 PM

82°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

10 mph SW

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Wind on this route

33 mph crosswind — expect a 33 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 33 mph from the S (190°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 141° · quartering headwind 2.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 104° · crosswind 2.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 88° · crosswind 2.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 63° · quartering tailwind 2.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 77° · quartering tailwind 2.4 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 107° · crosswind 2.4 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 112° · crosswind 2.5 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 98° · crosswind 2.3 mi

Elevation profile

2335 ft gain 2181 ft loss Max 1240' Min 686' 26.1 mi sampled

Score breakdown

68°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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Strong crosswind 33 mph crosswind — expect a 33 mph quartering headwind on the return.

-3

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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: 28.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 676 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN
Start: 40.4009, -80.5819
City hub: Pittsburgh, PA
OSM: relation 4520405

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.