Pittsburgh, PA · separated · mixed

Montour Trail

44 mi Out-and-back 689 ft gain

The Montour Trail is a multi-use recreational rail trail near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was formerly the Montour Railroad. It was named a national recreation trail in 2017.

Live · updated Sep 11, 4:50 PM ET

Today's verdict

Skip today — the bike can wait.

NWS alert active — check the alert before rolling out.
29 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
168 min of daylight — you need at least 197 min. lights required for this ride.

15 /100

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36 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

NWSFlood Watch

Flood Watch issued September 11 at 1:26PM EDT until September 13 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA

In effect through Sep 13, 5:00 AM

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

79°F

Partly Cloudy
Wind

29 mph

N
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.15"
Humidity

51%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:57 AM
Sunset

7:37 PM

168 min remaining

Best time today

5 PM looks best — 80°F · 2 mph N wind · mostly sunny. 6 PM is a close second (37/100).

5 PM Best

80°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph N

6 PM

79°

Mostly Clear

2 mph NE

7 PM

76°

Partly Cloudy

2 mph NE

Wind on this route

29 mph headwind outbound — expect a 29 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 29 mph from the E (100°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 194° · crosswind 2.2 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 236° · quartering tailwind 2.1 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 267° · tailwind 2.2 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 245° · quartering tailwind 2.4 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 206° · crosswind 1.9 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 155° · quartering headwind 2.3 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 163° · quartering headwind 2.0 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 176° · crosswind 2.1 mi

Elevation profile

2641 ft gain 2578 ft loss Max 1280' Min 715' 35.7 mi sampled

Score breakdown

79°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

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29 mph wind Strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.

-18

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Quartering headwind 29 mph headwind outbound — expect a 29 mph headwind on the return.

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

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NWS alert active Check the alert before rolling out.

-20

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168 min of daylight You need at least 197 min. Lights required for this ride.

-4

About this route

Distance: 44 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 689 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route MT
Start: 40.5052, -80.1453
City hub: Pittsburgh, PA
OSM: relation 2273484

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.