Pittsburgh, PA · separated · mixed

Panhandle Trail

28.6 mi Out-and-back 676 ft gain

The Panhandle Trail is a rail trail in southern Pennsylvania and the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia. It occupies an abandoned Conrail railroad corridor that had been known as the Panhandle route which has been converted to a bicycle and walking trail. The line between Walkers Mill and Weirton was closed in 1995, and the tracks were removed the following year in 1996. The original section of the trail is the West Virginia section, where the trail was called the Harmon Creek Trail, for the adjacent Harmon Creek.

Live · updated Jul 28, 1:51 PM 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.
33 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.
72°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

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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

72°F

Light Rain and Fog/Mist
Wind

33 mph

NW
Rain

53%

Next 24h: 0.03"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:15 AM
Sunset

8:41 PM

412 min remaining

Best time today

7 PM looks best — 77°F · 10 mph NW wind · partly cloudy. 8 PM is a close second (25/100).

2 PM

77°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph NW

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3 PM

80°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph NW

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4 PM

79°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

10 mph NW

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5 PM

79°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph N

6 PM

79°

Partly Cloudy

12 mph N

7 PM Best

77°

Partly Cloudy

10 mph NW

8 PM

75°

Mostly Clear

9 mph NW

Wind on this route

33 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 33 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 33 mph from the NW (310°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 141° · tailwind 2.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 104° · tailwind 2.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 88° · quartering tailwind 2.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 63° · quartering tailwind 2.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 77° · quartering tailwind 2.4 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 107° · tailwind 2.4 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 112° · tailwind 2.5 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 98° · quartering tailwind 2.3 mi

Elevation profile

2335 ft gain 2181 ft loss Max 1240' Min 686' 26.1 mi sampled

Score breakdown

72°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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

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Quartering tailwind 33 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 33 mph headwind on the return.

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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

About this route

Distance: 28.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 676 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN
Start: 40.4009, -80.5819
City hub: Pittsburgh, PA
OSM: relation 4520405

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.