PA · mostly separated · gravel

West Penn Trail

14.1 mi Out-and-back 213 ft gain

The West Penn Trail is a 17-mile long rail trail in western Pennsylvania. It runs on old rail alignments of the Conemaugh Line near the Conemaugh River.

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.
25 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.

1 /100

skip

1 Road

7 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding 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

25 mph

W
Rain

43%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 26

PM2.5 · Good
Humidity

87%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

gravel surface
Sunrise

6:53 AM
Sunset

5:07 PM

811 min remaining

Best time today

12 PM looks best — 48°F · 14 mph W wind · chance rain showers. 4 AM is a close second (28/100).

4 AM

41°

Mostly Cloudy

8 mph W

5 AM

40°

Partly Cloudy

8 mph W

6 AM

39°

Partly Sunny

9 mph W

7 AM

38°

Slight Chance Light Rain

9 mph W

8 AM

36°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

9 mph SW

9 AM

42°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

10 mph W

10 AM

45°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

12 mph W

11 AM

47°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

13 mph W

12 PM Best

48°

Chance Rain Showers

14 mph W

1 PM

48°

Chance Rain Showers

16 mph W

2 PM

49°

Chance Rain Showers

17 mph W

3 PM

49°

Chance Rain Showers

17 mph W

4 PM

49°

Chance Rain Showers

16 mph W

Wind on this route

25 mph crosswind — expect a 25 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 25 mph from the SW (220°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 287° · quartering headwind 1.3 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 290° · crosswind 1.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 276° · quartering headwind 1.3 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 282° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 341° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 292° · crosswind 1.0 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 268° · quartering headwind 0.9 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 275° · quartering headwind 0.9 mi

Elevation profile

717 ft gain 865 ft loss Max 1152' Min 846' 10.6 mi sampled

Score breakdown

43°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

−

25 mph wind Strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.

-18

−

Strong crosswind 25 mph crosswind — expect a 25 mph quartering headwind on the return.

-3

43% rain Showers possible — pack a shell and waterproof the panniers.

-6

−

Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

-32

AQI 26 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 14.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 213 ft
Surface: gravel
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route WPT
Start: 40.4473, -79.2870
OSM: relation 5413871

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.