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 Aug 11, 11:13 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.
37 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
NWS alert active — check the alert before rolling out.
66°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

0 /100

skip

0 Bike commuting

0 Road

0 E-bike

0 Bike-share

Best for bike commuting today

NWSFlood Watch

Flood Watch issued August 11 at 7:06AM EDT until August 12 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA

In effect through Aug 12, 12:00 PM

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

66°F

Light Rain and Fog/Mist
Wind

37 mph

W
Rain

68%

Next 24h: 0.57"
Humidity

100%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

paved surface
Sunrise

6:26 AM
Sunset

8:23 PM

552 min remaining

Best time today

Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.

Wind on this route

37 mph crosswind — expect a 37 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 37 mph from the SSW (210°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 323° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 319° · crosswind 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 headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 260° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 253° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

66°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

37 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.

-36

−

Strong crosswind 37 mph crosswind — expect a 37 mph quartering headwind on the return.

-3

−

Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.

-45

−

Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

-32

−

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.