Pittsburgh, PA · mixed · mixed

9-11 Trail (Pennsylvania thru route)

133.1 mi Out-and-back 873 ft gain

133.1-mile mixed route with 873 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.

Live · updated Jul 28, 1:51 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.
33 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
404 min of daylight — you need at least 532 min. lights required for this ride.
Exposed + wet + windy — mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
70°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

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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

70°F

Cloudy
Wind

33 mph

W
Rain

54%

Next 24h: 0.19"
Humidity

83%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:09 AM
Sunset

8:34 PM

404 min remaining

Best time today

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

Wind on this route

33 mph headwind outbound — expect a 33 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 33 mph from the W (260°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 198° · quartering headwind 4.0 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 144° · quartering tailwind 3.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 201° · quartering headwind 5.1 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 197° · quartering headwind 4.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 243° · headwind 3.5 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 241° · headwind 4.1 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 300° · quartering headwind 5.0 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 227° · quartering headwind 4.8 mi

Elevation profile

8135 ft gain 9112 ft loss Max 2438' Min 732' 93.5 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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

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Exposed + wet + windy mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.

-12

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33 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.

-36

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Quartering headwind 33 mph headwind outbound — expect a 33 mph headwind on the return.

-4

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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

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404 min of daylight You need at least 532 min. Lights required for this ride.

-16

About this route

Distance: 133.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 873 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mixed
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: NCN · route 9-11
Operator: September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance
Start: 40.1512, -78.9106
City hub: Pittsburgh, PA
OSM: relation 13594305

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