PA · separated · mixed

Allegheny River Trail

12.7 mi Out-and-back 135 ft gain

12.7-mile mixed route with 135 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “ART”, separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Aug 11, 11:13 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.
29 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
68°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

68°F

Mostly Cloudy
Wind

29 mph

W
Rain

49%

Next 24h: 0.50"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:24 AM
Sunset

8:24 PM

553 min remaining

Best time today

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

Wind on this route

29 mph headwind outbound — expect a 29 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 29 mph from the SW (230°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 144° · crosswind 1.0 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 119° · quartering tailwind 1.1 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 178° · quartering headwind 1.1 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 127° · crosswind 1.1 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 197° · quartering headwind 1.0 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 265° · quartering headwind 1.1 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 285° · quartering headwind 1.1 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 254° · headwind 1.1 mi

Elevation profile

1644 ft gain 1709 ft loss Max 1453' Min 919' 11.2 mi sampled

Score breakdown

68°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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

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Quartering headwind 29 mph headwind outbound — expect a 29 mph headwind on the return.

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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: 12.7 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 135 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route ART
Start: 41.3856, -79.8176
OSM: relation 5547997

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