It's a Bike Day

Lancaster, PA · on road · paved

BicyclePA Route J1

16.9 mi Out-and-back 387 ft gain

16.9-mile paved route with 387 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “J1”, routed on public roads.

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.
  • NWS alert active — check the alert before rolling out.
  • Exposed + wet pavement — on road traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. take the lane.
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0 Bike commuting
0 Road
0 E-bike
0 Bike-share

Best for bike commuting today

NWSSevere Thunderstorm Watch

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 28 at 12:53PM EDT until July 28 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS State College PA

In effect through Jul 29, 12:00 AM

NWSFlood Watch

Flood Watch issued July 28 at 12:37PM EDT until July 29 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS State College PA

In effect through Jul 29, 6:00 AM

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
    79°F
    Mostly Cloudy
  • Wind
    12 mph
    S
  • Rain
    91%
    Next 24h: 1.06"
  • Humidity
    79%

Surface & daylight

  • Pavement
    wet
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:00 AM
  • Sunset
    8:24 PM
    394 min remaining

Best time today

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

Wind on this route

12 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 12 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the S (170°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 265° · crosswind 1.5 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 281° · quartering tailwind 1.5 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 296° · quartering tailwind 1.5 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 297° · quartering tailwind 1.5 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 296° · quartering tailwind 1.5 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 317° · quartering tailwind 1.5 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 286° · quartering tailwind 1.5 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 311° · quartering tailwind 1.5 mi

Elevation profile

300'400'500'600' 0 mi3 mi6 mi9 mi12 mi15 mi16 mi
630 ft gain 656 ft loss Max 607' Min 315' 16.4 mi sampled

Score breakdown

·
79°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
−
Exposed + wet pavement on road traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. Take the lane.
-6
−
12 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-2
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Quartering tailwind 12 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 12 mph quartering headwind on the return.
+3
−
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
−
NWS alert active Check the alert before rolling out.
-20

About this route

Distance
16.9 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
387 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
on road
Activities
road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network
RCN · route J1
Start
40.1110, -76.4608
City hub
Lancaster, PA
OSM
relation 1066193

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

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