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.

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

  • 21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
51 /100
ok
65 Bike commuting
51 Road
66 E-bike
67 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring today

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.

  • Air temp
    73°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    21 mph
    W
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    50%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    5:49 AM
  • Sunset
    8:50 PM
    630 min remaining

4 PM looks best — 86°F · 7 mph W wind · sunny. 5 PM is a close second (62/100).

11 AM
78°

Sunny

3 mph NW
61
12 PM
80°

Sunny

5 mph NW
61
1 PM
82°

Sunny

5 mph W
61
2 PM
84°

Sunny

6 mph W
61
3 PM
85°

Sunny

6 mph W
61
4 PM Best
86°

Sunny

7 mph W
62
5 PM
86°

Sunny

7 mph W
62
6 PM
86°

Mostly Clear

7 mph SW
62
7 PM
86°

Mostly Clear

6 mph SW
62
8 PM
83°

Partly Cloudy

5 mph SW
61

21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 21 mph from the NNW (330°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 323° · headwind 0.2 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 319° · headwind 0.2 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 301° · headwind 0.2 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 298° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 285° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 266° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 260° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 253° · crosswind 0.2 mi
700'750'800'850' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi
434 ft gain 414 ft loss Max 837' Min 709' 2.7 mi sampled
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73°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
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21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
Quartering headwind 21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
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.

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