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.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:38 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.
Exposed + wet pavement — mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. take the lane.

20 /100

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20 Road

19 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

30%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 29

PM2.5 · Good
Humidity

76%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:57 AM
Sunset

5:10 PM

814 min remaining

Best time today

4 PM looks best — 49°F · 14 mph W wind · slight chance rain showers. 2 PM is a close second (29/100).

4 AM

42°

Mostly Cloudy

7 mph W

5 AM

42°

Partly Cloudy

8 mph W

6 AM

41°

Partly Sunny

9 mph W

7 AM

39°

Partly Sunny

9 mph W

8 AM

36°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph W

9 AM

39°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph W

10 AM

42°

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

17 mph W

2 PM

49°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

17 mph W

3 PM

49°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

15 mph W

4 PM Best

49°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

14 mph W

Wind on this route

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

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

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

Elevation profile

170 ft gain 173 ft loss Max 778' Min 689' 6.3 mi sampled

Score breakdown

43°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

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Exposed + wet pavement mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. Take the lane.

-6

−

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: 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.