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 Aug 11, 1:24 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.
70°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

0 /100

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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

Cloudy
Wind

— mph

SW
Rain

72%

Next 24h: 0.92"
Humidity

88%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:26 AM
Sunset

8:23 PM

1141 min remaining

Best time today

7 AM looks best — 69°F · 6 mph SW wind · patchy fog. 8 AM is a close second (38/100).

2 AM

71°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

5 mph SW

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3 AM

71°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

5 mph SW

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4 AM

70°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

6 mph SW

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5 AM

70°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

6 mph S

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6 AM

70°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

6 mph S

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7 AM Best

69°

Patchy Fog

6 mph SW

8 AM

70°

Chance Rain Showers

7 mph SW

9 AM

70°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

8 mph SW

—

10 AM

72°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph SW

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11 AM

74°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph SW

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12 PM

76°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph SW

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1 PM

78°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph W

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2 PM

79°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph W

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3 PM

81°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

9 mph W

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4 PM

79°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

9 mph W

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5 PM

78°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

9 mph W

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6 PM

78°

Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

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7 PM

76°

Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph W

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Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 185° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 168° · 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

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: 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.