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.

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.
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16 Road
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

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.

  • Air temp
    79°F
    Partly Cloudy
  • Wind
    29 mph
    N
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.14"
  • Humidity
    51%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:57 AM
  • Sunset
    7:37 PM
    168 min remaining

5 PM looks best — 80°F · 2 mph NE wind · mostly sunny. 6 PM is a close second (41/100).

5 PM Best
80°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph NE
41
6 PM
80°

Mostly Clear

2 mph NE
41
7 PM
77°

Mostly Clear

2 mph NE
41

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

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

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 320° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 299° · tailwind 0.7 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 296° · tailwind 0.7 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 284° · tailwind 0.7 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 303° · tailwind 0.6 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 276° · tailwind 0.0 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 123° · headwind 0.6 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 104° · headwind 0.7 mi
650'700'750'800' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi5 mi6 mi6 mi
170 ft gain 173 ft loss Max 778' Min 689' 6.3 mi sampled
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79°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
Exposed + strong wind mixed traffic in 20+ mph wind — gusts near passing vehicles are the hazard.
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29 mph wind Strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
-18
Strong crosswind 29 mph crosswind — keep the bars loose on exposed sections.
-3
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
NWS alert active Check the alert before rolling out.
-20
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.

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