PA · separated · mixed

Five Star Trail

6.1 mi Out-and-back 49 ft gain

The Five Star Trail runs nearly 8 miles through Westmoreland County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The trail is alongside an active railroad track, Southwestern Pennsylvania Railroad, that stretches between Lynch Field, a Greensburg city park and Youngwood. The trail then spurs off eastward to connect with the campus of Westmoreland County Community College and continues on to Armbrust.

Live · updated Jul 28, 1:51 PM 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.
54 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.

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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

77°F

Thunderstorms
Wind

54 mph

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Rain

90%

Next 24h: 0.18"
Humidity

83%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:11 AM
Sunset

8:37 PM

407 min remaining

Best time today

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

Wind on this route

54 mph headwind outbound — expect a 54 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 54 mph from the WSW (250°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 196° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 207° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 193° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 206° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 207° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 216° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 219° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 202° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi

Elevation profile

184 ft gain 247 ft loss Max 1056' Min 938' 5.9 mi sampled

Score breakdown

77°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

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

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Quartering headwind 54 mph headwind outbound — expect a 54 mph quartering headwind on the return.

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

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

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About this route

Distance: 6.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 49 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route FST
Start: 40.3085, -79.5348
OSM: relation 5350305

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.