9/11 National Memorial Trail (Pennsylvania Philadelphia area)

25.9 mi Out-and-back 430 ft gain

25.9-mile mixed route with 430 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the U.S. Bicycle Route System, route reference “9-11”, operated by September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance.

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

  • 29 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
35 /100
ok
35 Road
55 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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  • Air temp
    79°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    29 mph
    NW
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    48%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    5:29 AM
  • Sunset
    8:29 PM
    609 min remaining

7 PM looks best — 86°F · 5 mph W wind · mostly clear. 11 AM is a close second (61/100).

11 AM
80°

Sunny

5 mph NW
61
12 PM
83°

Sunny

5 mph NW
61
1 PM
85°

Sunny

5 mph NW
61
2 PM
87°

Sunny

5 mph NW
60
3 PM
88°

Sunny

5 mph NW
58
4 PM
89°

Sunny

5 mph W
56
5 PM
89°

Sunny

5 mph W
56
6 PM
89°

Clear

5 mph W
56
7 PM Best
86°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W
62

29 mph headwind outbound — expect a 29 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 29 mph from the NNW (330°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 293° · quartering headwind 2.2 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 314° · headwind 2.3 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 333° · headwind 2.3 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 322° · headwind 2.3 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 306° · headwind 2.3 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 336° · headwind 2.2 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 340° · headwind 2.3 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 299° · quartering headwind 2.2 mi
0'100'200'300'400' 0 mi4 mi8 mi12 mi16 mi20 mi24 mi24 mi
979 ft gain 637 ft loss Max 404' Min 33' 24.4 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.
-4
29 mph wind Strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
-18
Quartering headwind 29 mph headwind outbound — expect a 29 mph headwind on the return.
-4
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
Distance
25.9 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
430 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
mixed
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
NCN · route 9-11
Operator
September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance
Start
40.2182, -74.7797
OSM
relation 13624273

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

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