PA · separated · mixed

Westmoreland Heritage Trail

9.3 mi Out-and-back 108 ft gain

The Westmoreland Heritage Trail is a partially completed rail trail in southwestern Pennsylvania. As of 2019, 18.0 miles of the 21.9 planned miles of trail are complete, including an 8.7 mile section from Saltsburg to the fringe of Delmont as well as a 9.3 mile section from Trafford to Export.

Live · updated Aug 11, 1:24 AM 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.
70°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

70°F

Mostly Cloudy
Wind

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SW
Rain

70%

Next 24h: 0.75"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:25 AM
Sunset

8:22 PM

1140 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 69°F · 9 mph SW wind · chance rain showers.

2 AM

70°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

7 mph SW

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3 AM

70°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

7 mph SW

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4 AM

69°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

7 mph SW

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5 AM

69°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph SW

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6 AM

69°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph SW

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7 AM

68°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph SW

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8 AM Best

69°

Chance Rain Showers

9 mph SW

9 AM

70°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph SW

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10 AM

72°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

10 mph SW

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11 AM

74°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

12 mph SW

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12 PM

76°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

12 mph SW

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1 PM

78°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

12 mph W

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2 PM

79°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

12 mph SW

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3 PM

79°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

12 mph W

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4 PM

80°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

12 mph W

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5 PM

78°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

10 mph W

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6 PM

78°

Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph SW

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7 PM

77°

Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph SW

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Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 288° · crosswind 0.8 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 260° · crosswind 0.8 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 289° · crosswind 0.8 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 288° · crosswind 0.8 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 264° · crosswind 0.7 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 241° · quartering tailwind 0.8 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 243° · quartering tailwind 0.7 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 222° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi

Elevation profile

335 ft gain 510 ft loss Max 1030' Min 810' 8.1 mi sampled

Score breakdown

70°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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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: 9.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 108 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route WHT
Start: 40.4174, -79.6242
OSM: relation 5413854

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.