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.

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

  • Headwind on this route — 21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
  • 21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
47 /100
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47 Road
62 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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  • Air temp
    79°F
    Mostly Cloudy
  • Wind
    21 mph
    E
  • Rain
    4%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    74%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:02 AM
  • Sunset
    8:53 PM
    585 min remaining

12 PM looks best — 82°F · 6 mph E wind · mostly sunny. 1 PM is a close second (61/100).

12 PM Best
82°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph E
61
1 PM
84°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph E
61
2 PM
84°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph E
61
3 PM
84°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph E
61
4 PM
85°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph E
61
5 PM
85°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph E
61
6 PM
84°

Partly Cloudy

6 mph E
61
7 PM
83°

Partly Cloudy

5 mph E
61
8 PM
80°

Mostly Clear

5 mph E
61

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

Currently 21 mph from the E (90°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a headwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 141° · quartering headwind 2.4 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 104° · headwind 2.3 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 88° · headwind 2.4 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 63° · headwind 2.5 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 77° · headwind 2.4 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 107° · headwind 2.4 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 112° · headwind 2.5 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 98° · headwind 2.3 mi
650'800'950'1100'1250' 0 mi4 mi8 mi12 mi16 mi20 mi24 mi26 mi
2335 ft gain 2181 ft loss Max 1240' Min 686' 26.1 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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Headwind on this route 21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
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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.

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