Allentown, PA · mixed · paved
BicyclePA Route L1
5.3-mile paved route with 52 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “L1”.
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Today's verdict
Workable day to get the road bike out.
- 72°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
- 21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
61 /100
good
62 Bike commuting
61 Road
63 E-bike
68 Bike-share
Best for bike-share touring 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 temp72°FClear
- Wind21 mphNW
- Rain0%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Humidity57%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrypaved surface
- Sunrise5:31 AM
- Sunset8:33 PM746 min remaining
Best time today
9 AM looks best — 72°F · 0 mph wind · sunny.
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Wind on this route
21 mph crosswind — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 21 mph from the NW (310°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 77° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 80° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 70° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 80° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 32° · crosswind 0.4 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 47° · crosswind 0.4 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 88° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 13° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
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72°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10 −
Exposed + strong wind mixed traffic in 20+ mph wind — gusts near passing vehicles are the hazard.
-4 −
21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6 −
Strong crosswind 21 mph crosswind — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
-3 +
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4 About this route
- Distance
- 5.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 52 ft
- Surface
- paved
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- mixed
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
- Cycle network
- RCN · route L1
- Start
40.5112, -75.6664- City hub
- Allentown, PA
- OSM
- relation 227562
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.