Morgantown, WV · separated · mixed

Sheepskin Trail

3.1 mi Out-and-back 223 ft gain

The Sheepskin Trail is a non-motorized rail-trail in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It is planned to eventually link the Great Allegheny Passage trail system near Dunbar to the Mon River Trail system at the Pennsylvania/West Virginia state line near Point Marion. Currently, due to funding restrictions, the trail is only opened for 2.1 miles (3.4 km) from the Great Allegheny Passage junction to the Dunbar town center, where there is parking and a comfort station available for public use.

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.
66°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

66°F

Partly Cloudy
Wind

17 mph

S
Rain

11%

Next 24h: 0.29"
Humidity

83%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:55 AM
Sunset

7:39 PM

752 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 68°F · 6 mph S wind · mostly sunny. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best

68°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph S

9 AM

71°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph S

10 AM

75°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph SW

11 AM

78°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph SW

12 PM

80°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph SW

1 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

2 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

3 PM

84°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

4 PM

84°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

5 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

6 PM

83°

Partly Cloudy

9 mph SW

7 PM

81°

Partly Cloudy

9 mph S

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 353° · tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 346° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 311° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 288° · crosswind 0.3 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 196° · headwind 0.1 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 190° · headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 203° · headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 212° · headwind 0.3 mi

Elevation profile

584 ft gain 538 ft loss Max 1060' Min 781' 2.8 mi sampled

Score breakdown

66°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.

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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.

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About this route

Distance: 3.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 223 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN
Start: 39.7311, -79.8880
City hub: Morgantown, WV
OSM: relation 5552434

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.