PA · separated · mixed

Westmoreland Heritage Trail

9.3 mi Out-and-back 108 ft gain

The Westmoreland Heritage Trail is a partially completed rail trail in southwestern Pennsylvania. As of 2019, 18.0 miles of the 21.9 planned miles of trail are complete, including an 8.7 mile section from Saltsburg to the fringe of Delmont as well as a 9.3 mile section from Trafford to Export.

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.

6 /100

skip

6 Road

12 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

37%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 29

PM2.5 · Good
Humidity

87%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:55 AM
Sunset

5:09 PM

812 min remaining

Best time today

4 AM looks best — 42°F · 8 mph W wind · mostly cloudy. 5 AM is a close second (28/100).

4 AM Best

42°

Mostly Cloudy

8 mph W

5 AM

41°

Mostly Cloudy

8 mph W

6 AM

40°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph W

7 AM

39°

Slight Chance Light Rain

9 mph W

8 AM

36°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

10 mph W

9 AM

42°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

13 mph W

10 AM

45°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

14 mph W

11 AM

47°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

15 mph W

12 PM

48°

Chance Rain Showers

16 mph W

1 PM

48°

Chance Rain Showers

21 mph W

2 PM

49°

Chance Rain Showers

21 mph W

3 PM

49°

Chance Rain Showers

21 mph W

4 PM

49°

Chance Rain Showers

20 mph W

Wind on this route

25 mph headwind outbound — expect a 25 mph headwind on the return.

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

Leg 1 Bearing 288° · quartering headwind 0.8 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 260° · quartering headwind 0.8 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 289° · quartering headwind 0.8 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 288° · quartering headwind 0.8 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 264° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 241° · headwind 0.8 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 243° · headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 222° · headwind 0.5 mi

Elevation profile

335 ft gain 510 ft loss Max 1030' Min 810' 8.1 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

−

Quartering headwind 25 mph headwind outbound — expect a 25 mph headwind on the return.

-4

−

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: 9.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 108 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route WHT
Start: 40.4174, -79.6242
OSM: relation 5413854

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.