Pittsburgh, PA · mostly separated · mixed

Cat Tail Trail

0.6 mi Out-and-back 56 ft gain

0.6-mile mixed route with 56 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “CTT”, mostly separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Oct 27, 7:57 AM ET

Today's verdict

Great day to get the road bike out.

48°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

75 /100

great

75 Road

75 E-bike

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

48°F

Clear
Wind

12 mph

NE
Rain

2%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 76

PM2.5 · Moderate
Humidity

93%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

7:43 AM
Sunset

6:23 PM

627 min remaining

Best time today

10 AM looks best — 51°F · 1 mph NE wind · patchy fog. 11 AM is a close second (71/100).

8 AM

46°

Patchy Fog

1 mph NE

9 AM

47°

Patchy Fog

1 mph NE

10 AM Best

51°

Patchy Fog

1 mph NE

11 AM

56°

Partly Sunny

1 mph NE

12 PM

60°

Partly Sunny

1 mph NE

1 PM

64°

Partly Sunny

1 mph NE

2 PM

66°

Partly Sunny

1 mph NE

3 PM

67°

Partly Sunny

1 mph NE

4 PM

68°

Partly Sunny

2 mph NE

5 PM

67°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph NE

Wind on this route

12 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the NNE (20°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 185° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 168° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 194° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 179° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 189° · tailwind 0.0 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 199° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 172° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 184° · tailwind 0.1 mi

Elevation profile

55 ft gain 65 ft loss Max 869' Min 804' 0.6 mi sampled

Score breakdown

48°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

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

-2

Tailwind on this route 12 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 76 Moderate air — fine for shorter commutes, cut intervals short.

-3

About this route

Distance: 0.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 56 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN · route CTT
Start: 40.4833, -79.9085
City hub: Pittsburgh, PA
OSM: relation 11042417

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