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Pittsburgh, PA · mixed · mixed

Three Rivers Heritage Trail

7.6 mi Loop 98 ft gain

The Three Rivers Heritage Trail is an urban rail trail paralleling the riverbanks in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Allegheny County for about 33 miles (53 km), often on both sides of the rivers, and offering views of the city. The trail owned largely owned by the City of Pittsburgh with support from community groups.

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.
  • 72°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
  • Exposed + wet pavement — mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. take the lane.
  • 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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Best for road cycling today

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Atmosphere

  • Air temp
    72°F
    Mostly Clear
  • Wind
    17 mph
    S
  • Rain
    22%
    Next 24h: 0.47"
  • Humidity
    78%

Surface & daylight

  • Pavement
    wet
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:55 AM
  • Sunset
    7:40 PM
    754 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 (32/100).

8 AM Best
69°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

7 mph S
32
9 AM
72°

Partly Sunny

8 mph SW
32
10 AM
75°

Partly Sunny

9 mph SW
19
11 AM
78°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

12 mph SW
17
12 PM
80°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph SW
17
1 PM
83°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph SW
12
2 PM
84°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph SW
12
3 PM
85°

Partly Sunny

14 mph SW
12
4 PM
85°

Partly Sunny

14 mph SW
12
5 PM
85°

Partly Sunny

13 mph SW
12
6 PM
84°

Partly Cloudy

13 mph SW
12
7 PM
82°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

12 mph SW
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Wind on this route

17 mph crosswind — keep the bars loose on exposed sections.

Currently 17 mph from the SSW (200°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 320° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 299° · crosswind 0.7 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 296° · crosswind 0.7 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 284° · crosswind 0.7 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 303° · crosswind 0.6 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 276° · crosswind 0.0 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 123° · crosswind 0.6 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 104° · crosswind 0.7 mi

Elevation profile

650'700'750'800' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi5 mi6 mi6 mi
170 ft gain 173 ft loss Max 778' Min 689' 6.3 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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72°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
−
Exposed + wet pavement mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. Take the lane.
-6
−
17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
−
Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
-45
−
Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
-32

About this route

Distance
7.6 mi loop
Elevation gain
98 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Loop
Traffic exposure
mixed
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
LCN · route TRHT
Start
40.4890, -80.0795
City hub
Pittsburgh, PA
OSM
relation 5427829

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.

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