Pittsburgh, PA · separated · gravel

Homewood Trail

0.5 mi Out-and-back 0 ft gain

0.5-mile gravel route, signed as part of the local cycle network, separated from motor traffic.

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

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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

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

62%

Next 24h: 0.50"
Humidity

100%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

gravel surface
Sunrise

6:26 AM
Sunset

8:23 PM

551 min remaining

Best time today

1 PM looks best — 79°F · 7 mph W wind · mostly cloudy. 12 PM is a close second (0/100).

12 PM

76°

Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

6 mph W

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1 PM Best

79°

Mostly Cloudy

7 mph W

2 PM

80°

Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph W

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3 PM

81°

Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph W

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4 PM

80°

Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

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5 PM

78°

Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

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6 PM

78°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

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7 PM

75°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph SW

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Wind on this route

37 mph headwind outbound — expect a 37 mph headwind on the return.

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

Leg 1 Bearing 141° · quartering headwind 0.0 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 130° · crosswind 0.0 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 150° · quartering headwind 0.0 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 143° · quartering headwind 0.0 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 212° · headwind 0.0 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 201° · headwind 0.0 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 164° · quartering headwind 0.0 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 179° · quartering headwind 0.0 mi

Elevation profile

13 ft gain 63 ft loss Max 1001' Min 938' 0.5 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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

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

-36

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Quartering headwind 37 mph headwind outbound — expect a 37 mph headwind on the return.

-4

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

-45

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

-32

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NWS alert active Check the alert before rolling out.

-20

About this route

Distance: 0.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 0 ft
Surface: gravel
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN
Start: 40.4464, -79.9032
City hub: Pittsburgh, PA
OSM: relation 6090642

Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.