Pittsburgh, PA · separated · mixed

9-11 Trail (Pennsylvania Pittsburgh area)

5.1 mi Out-and-back 62 ft gain

5.1-mile mixed route with 62 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the U.S. Bicycle Route System, route reference “9-11”, operated by September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance, separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Aug 11, 1:47 PM 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.
70°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

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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

70°F

Light Rain
Wind

8 mph

SW
Rain

55%

Next 24h: 0.58"
Humidity

88%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:26 AM
Sunset

8:23 PM

398 min remaining

Best time today

Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.

Wind on this route

Light push at your back (8 mph).

Currently 8 mph from the SW (225°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 153° · crosswind 0.5 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 151° · crosswind 0.5 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 171° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 139° · crosswind 0.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 115° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 99° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 74° · tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 63° · tailwind 0.5 mi

Elevation profile

89 ft gain 95 ft loss Max 755' Min 699' 5 mi sampled

Score breakdown

70°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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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.

-32

About this route

Distance: 5.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 62 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: NCN · route 9-11
Operator: September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance
Start: 40.4721, -80.0435
City hub: Pittsburgh, PA
OSM: relation 13624460

Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.