Steel Valley Trail

5.5 mi Out-and-back 344 ft gain

5.5-mile paved route with 344 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, separated from motor traffic.

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

  • 33 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
  • 68°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
35 /100
ok
43 Bike commuting
35 Road
49 E-bike
53 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring today

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  • Air temp
    68°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    33 mph
    W
  • Rain
    2%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    94%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:24 AM
  • Sunset
    8:25 PM
    929 min remaining

5 AM looks best — 69°F · 3 mph S wind · partly cloudy. 6 AM is a close second (74/100).

5 AM Best
69°

Partly Cloudy

3 mph S
74
6 AM
69°

Sunny

3 mph S
74
7 AM
68°

Sunny

3 mph S
74
8 AM
70°

Sunny

3 mph SW
74
9 AM
72°

Sunny

5 mph W
74
10 AM
77°

Sunny

5 mph W
61
11 AM
79°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph W
61
12 PM
82°

Sunny

5 mph W
56
1 PM
85°

Sunny

6 mph W
56
2 PM
86°

Sunny

7 mph SW
57
3 PM
87°

Sunny

7 mph SW
55
4 PM
88°

Sunny

7 mph W
53
5 PM
88°

Sunny

7 mph W
53
6 PM
87°

Mostly Clear

6 mph W
55
7 PM
85°

Mostly Clear

5 mph SW
56

33 mph crosswind — expect a 33 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 33 mph from the SSW (210°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 324° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 319° · crosswind 0.5 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 311° · crosswind 0.5 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 310° · crosswind 0.5 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 320° · crosswind 0.5 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 319° · crosswind 0.5 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 303° · crosswind 0.5 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 298° · crosswind 0.4 mi
700'750'800'850'900' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi5 mi5 mi
218 ft gain 241 ft loss Max 896' Min 725' 5.2 mi sampled
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68°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
33 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
-36
Strong crosswind 33 mph crosswind — expect a 33 mph headwind on the return.
-3
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
Distance
5.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
344 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network
LCN
Start
40.3737, -79.8444
City hub
Pittsburgh, PA
OSM
relation 3126661

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

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