Pittsburgh, PA · separated · paved

Eliza Furnace Trail

2.7 mi Out-and-back 262 ft gain

The Three Rivers Heritage Trail is an urban rail trail paralleling the riverbanks in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Allegheny County for about 33 miles (53 km), often on both sides of the rivers, and offering views of the city. The trail owned largely owned by the City of Pittsburgh with support from community groups.

Live · updated Sep 11, 4:50 PM ET

Today's verdict

Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.

NWS alert active — check the alert before rolling out.

41 /100

40 Bike commuting

41 Road

53 E-bike

54 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring today

NWSFlood Watch

Flood Watch issued September 11 at 1:26PM EDT until September 13 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA

In effect through Sep 13, 5:00 AM

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

79°F

Mostly Clear
Wind

— mph

NE
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.14"
Humidity

48%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:56 AM
Sunset

7:36 PM

167 min remaining

Best time today

5 PM looks best — 81°F · 2 mph NE wind · mostly sunny. 6 PM is a close second (41/100).

5 PM Best

81°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph NE

6 PM

80°

Mostly Clear

3 mph NE

7 PM

78°

Mostly Clear

3 mph NE

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 crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 323° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 319° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 301° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 298° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 285° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 266° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 260° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 253° · crosswind 0.2 mi

Elevation profile

434 ft gain 414 ft loss Max 837' Min 709' 2.7 mi sampled

Score breakdown

79°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

−

NWS alert active Check the alert before rolling out.

-20

About this route

Distance: 2.7 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 262 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: LCN · route EFT
Start: 40.4264, -79.9539
City hub: Pittsburgh, PA
OSM: relation 4037819

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.