PA · separated · mixed

Ghost Town Trail

32.1 mi Out-and-back 1024 ft gain

The Ghost Town Trail is a rail trail in Western Pennsylvania that runs 36 miles (58 km) between Black Lick, Indiana County, and Ebensburg, Cambria County. Established in 1991 on the right-of-way of the former Ebensburg and Black Lick Railroad, the trail follows the Blacklick Creek and passes through many ghost towns that were abandoned in the early 1900s with the decline of the local coal mining industry. Open year-round to cycling, hiking, and cross-country skiing, the trail is designated a National Recreation Trail by the United States Department of the Interior.

Live · updated Oct 27, 7:57 AM ET

Today's verdict

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

Headwind on this route — 12 mph headwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

54 /100

54 Road

48 E-bike

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

39°F

Mostly Cloudy
Wind

12 mph

N
Rain

2%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 44

PM2.5 · Good
Humidity

100%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

7:40 AM
Sunset

6:20 PM

624 min remaining

Best time today

10 AM looks best — 53°F · 0 mph wind · sunny. 11 AM is a close second (77/100).

8 AM

44°

Patchy Fog

0 mph

9 AM

47°

Patchy Fog

0 mph

10 AM Best

53°

Sunny

0 mph

11 AM

58°

Mostly Sunny

0 mph

12 PM

62°

Partly Sunny

0 mph

1 PM

66°

Partly Sunny

0 mph

2 PM

68°

Partly Sunny

1 mph N

3 PM

68°

Partly Sunny

1 mph N

4 PM

69°

Partly Sunny

1 mph N

5 PM

68°

Partly Sunny

2 mph N

Wind on this route

12 mph headwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the E (100°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 59° · quartering headwind 1.7 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 117° · headwind 1.5 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 101° · headwind 1.5 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 57° · quartering headwind 1.7 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 103° · headwind 1.8 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 107° · headwind 1.5 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 111° · headwind 1.5 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 107° · headwind 1.6 mi

Elevation profile

2747 ft gain 1759 ft loss Max 2129' Min 997' 27.4 mi sampled

Score breakdown

39°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

−

12 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

-2

−

Headwind on this route 12 mph headwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

-8

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 44 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 32.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 1024 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route GTT
Start: 40.4743, -79.1885
OSM: relation 5416334

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.