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 Jun 13, 8:09 AM ET

Today's verdict

Great day to get the road bike out.

63°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

74 /100

great

74 Road

73 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

63°F

Clear
Wind

— mph

W
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

5:45 AM
Sunset

8:47 PM

760 min remaining

Best time today

9 AM looks best — 67°F · 2 mph W wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (74/100).

9 AM Best

67°

Sunny

2 mph W

10 AM

71°

Sunny

3 mph NW

11 AM

77°

Sunny

5 mph NW

12 PM

79°

Sunny

6 mph NW

1 PM

81°

Sunny

6 mph W

2 PM

83°

Sunny

7 mph W

3 PM

84°

Sunny

6 mph W

4 PM

84°

Sunny

6 mph W

5 PM

85°

Sunny

6 mph W

6 PM

85°

Mostly Clear

6 mph SW

7 PM

84°

Mostly Clear

5 mph SW

8 PM

80°

Mostly Clear

3 mph S

Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

63°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

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.