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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.

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.
  • 62 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.
  • 72°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
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0 E-bike

Best for road cycling 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

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Atmosphere

  • Air temp
    72°F
    Cloudy
  • Wind
    62 mph
    SW
  • Rain
    54%
    Next 24h: 0.62"
  • Humidity
    94%

Surface & daylight

  • Pavement
    wet
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:25 AM
  • Sunset
    8:21 PM
    550 min remaining

Best time today

12 PM looks best — 76°F · 10 mph W wind · cloudy. 1 PM is a close second (0/100).

12 PM Best
76°

Cloudy

10 mph W
0
1 PM
78°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph W
0
2 PM
79°

Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

10 mph W
—
3 PM
81°

Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

10 mph W
—
4 PM
79°

Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph SW
—
5 PM
78°

Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph W
—
6 PM
77°

Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph SW
—
7 PM
75°

Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph SW
—

Wind on this route

62 mph headwind outbound — expect a 62 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 62 mph from the WSW (240°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

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

Elevation profile

900'950'1000'1050'1100' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi5 mi6 mi
184 ft gain 247 ft loss Max 1056' Min 938' 5.9 mi sampled

Score breakdown

+
72°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
−
62 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
-36
−
Quartering headwind 62 mph headwind outbound — expect a 62 mph headwind on the return.
-4
−
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
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.

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