9-11 Trail (Pennsylvania GAP to/from Maryland)

16 mi Out-and-back 574 ft gain

16-mile mixed route with 574 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, separated from motor traffic.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

  • 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
61 /100
good
61 Road
76 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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  • Air temp
    81°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    17 mph
    SE
  • Rain
    5%
    Next 24h: 0.46"
  • Humidity
    49%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:52 AM
  • Sunset
    7:31 PM
    162 min remaining

7 PM looks best — 72°F · 2 mph SE wind · mostly cloudy.

5 PM
75°

Mostly Cloudy

2 mph SE
61
6 PM
73°

Mostly Cloudy

2 mph SE
61
7 PM Best
72°

Mostly Cloudy

2 mph SE
74

17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the SE (130°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 26° · crosswind 1.3 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 308° · tailwind 1.3 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 305° · tailwind 1.5 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 314° · tailwind 1.4 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 323° · tailwind 1.3 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 314° · tailwind 1.3 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 323° · tailwind 1.2 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 266° · quartering tailwind 1.3 mi
1900'2100'2300'2500'2700' 0 mi2 mi4 mi6 mi8 mi10 mi12 mi14 mi
1079 ft gain 1267 ft loss Max 2661' Min 1926' 14 mi sampled
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81°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
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17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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Tailwind on this route 17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
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Distance
16 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
574 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
NCN · route 9-11
Operator
September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance
Start
39.7228, -78.9030
City hub
Cumberland, MD
OSM
relation 13631715

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

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