PA · mostly separated · gravel

West Penn Trail

14.1 mi Out-and-back 213 ft gain

The West Penn Trail is a 17-mile long rail trail in western Pennsylvania. It runs on old rail alignments of the Conemaugh Line near the Conemaugh River.

Live · updated Aug 11, 1:47 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.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
25 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
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

Cloudy
Wind

25 mph

W
Rain

30%

Next 24h: 0.60"
Humidity

88%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

gravel surface
Sunrise

6:24 AM
Sunset

8:20 PM

394 min remaining

Best time today

Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.

Wind on this route

25 mph crosswind — expect a 25 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 25 mph from the SSW (200°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 287° · crosswind 1.3 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 290° · crosswind 1.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 276° · crosswind 1.3 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 282° · crosswind 0.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 341° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 292° · crosswind 1.0 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 268° · quartering headwind 0.9 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 275° · crosswind 0.9 mi

Elevation profile

717 ft gain 865 ft loss Max 1152' Min 846' 10.6 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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

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

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Strong crosswind 25 mph crosswind — expect a 25 mph headwind on the return.

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Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.

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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: 14.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 213 ft
Surface: gravel
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route WPT
Start: 40.4473, -79.2870
OSM: relation 5413871

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.