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 Oct 27, 7:57 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

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

69 /100

good

55 Bike commuting

69 Road

69 E-bike

57 Bike-share

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

paved 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 E

12 PM

60°

Partly Sunny

1 mph NE

1 PM

64°

Partly Sunny

1 mph NE

2 PM

66°

Partly Sunny

1 mph N

3 PM

68°

Partly Sunny

1 mph N

4 PM

68°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph NE

5 PM

68°

Partly Sunny

2 mph NE

Wind on this route

12 mph crosswind — expect a 12 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the NNE (20°). 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° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 298° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 285° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 266° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 260° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 253° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi

Elevation profile

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

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

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

-3

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.