Pittsburgh, PA · mixed · mixed

Three Rivers Heritage Trail

7.6 mi Loop 98 ft gain

The Three Rivers Heritage Trail is an urban rail trail paralleling the riverbanks in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Allegheny County for about 33 miles (53 km), often on both sides of the rivers, and offering views of the city. The trail owned largely owned by the City of Pittsburgh with support from community groups.

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.
46 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.
Exposed + wet + windy — mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.

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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

73°F

Light Rain and Fog/Mist
Wind

46 mph

NW
Rain

74%

Next 24h: 0.04"
Humidity

90%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:13 AM
Sunset

8:39 PM

410 min remaining

Best time today

8 PM looks best — 74°F · 9 mph NW wind · mostly clear. 5 PM is a close second (17/100).

2 PM

76°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

8 mph NW

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3 PM

79°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph NW

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4 PM

78°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

10 mph NW

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5 PM

78°

Partly Sunny

12 mph NW

6 PM

78°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

12 mph NW

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7 PM

76°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

12 mph NW

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8 PM Best

74°

Mostly Clear

9 mph NW

Wind on this route

46 mph crosswind — keep the bars loose on exposed sections.

Currently 46 mph from the W (280°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 320° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 299° · headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 296° · headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 284° · headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 303° · headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 276° · headwind 0.0 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 123° · tailwind 0.6 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 104° · tailwind 0.7 mi

Elevation profile

170 ft gain 173 ft loss Max 778' Min 689' 6.3 mi sampled

Score breakdown

73°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

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Exposed + wet + windy mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.

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

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Strong crosswind 46 mph crosswind — keep the bars loose on exposed sections.

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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.

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About this route

Distance: 7.6 mi loop
Elevation gain: 98 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Loop
Traffic exposure: mixed
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN · route TRHT
Start: 40.4890, -80.0795
City hub: Pittsburgh, PA
OSM: relation 5427829

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.