PA · mixed · paved
Back Mountain Rail Trail
4.6-mile paved route with 16 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “BMT”.
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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.
- 68°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
- Exposed + wet pavement — mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. take the lane.
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Best for bike commuting 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 temp68°FMostly Clear
- Wind— mphNW
- Rain27%Next 24h: 0.09"
- Humidity100%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementwetpaved surface
- Sunrise6:08 AM
- Sunset8:09 PM1287 min remaining
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 quartering tailwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 178° · tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 163° · tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 139° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 172° · tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 162° · tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 128° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 152° · tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 139° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
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68°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10 −
Exposed + wet pavement mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. Take the lane.
-6 −
Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
-45 −
Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
-32 About this route
- Distance
- 4.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 16 ft
- Surface
- paved
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- mixed
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
- Cycle network
- LCN · route BMT
- Start
41.3299, -75.9420- OSM
- relation 6203488
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.