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 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
21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

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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

Clear
Wind

21 mph

SW
Rain

16%

Next 24h: 0.35"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

gravel surface
Sunrise

6:52 AM
Sunset

7:37 PM

751 min remaining

Best time today

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

8 AM Best

68°

Partly Sunny

6 mph S

9 AM

72°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW

10 AM

75°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph SW

11 AM

77°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph SW

12 PM

80°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph SW

1 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph SW

2 PM

84°

Partly Sunny

14 mph SW

3 PM

85°

Partly Sunny

14 mph SW

4 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph SW

5 PM

84°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

14 mph SW

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6 PM

83°

Mostly Cloudy

13 mph SW

7 PM

81°

Partly Cloudy

13 mph SW

Wind on this route

21 mph crosswind — expect a 21 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 21 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

66°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

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Strong crosswind 21 mph crosswind — expect a 21 mph quartering headwind on the return.

-3

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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: 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.