Reading, PA · separated · gravel

Big Woods Trail

2 mi Out-and-back 335 ft gain

2-mile gravel route with 335 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “BWT”, separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Aug 9, 4:57 AM ET

Today's verdict

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

90°F air — above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°f). heat acclimation required.

48 /100

48 Road

55 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding 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 temp

90°F

Patchy Fog then Sunny
Wind

10 mph

W
Rain

5%

Next 24h: 0.00"

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

gravel surface
Sunrise

6:08 AM
Sunset

8:08 PM

913 min remaining

Best time today

5 AM looks best — 72°F · 0 mph wind · patchy fog. 6 AM is a close second (74/100).

5 AM Best

72°

Patchy Fog

0 mph

6 AM

72°

Patchy Fog

5 mph W

7 AM

73°

Patchy Fog

5 mph W

8 AM

75°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph W

9 AM

78°

Sunny

5 mph W

10 AM

81°

Sunny

5 mph W

11 AM

83°

Sunny

5 mph NW

12 PM

85°

Sunny

5 mph W

1 PM

87°

Sunny

5 mph W

2 PM

89°

Sunny

10 mph W

3 PM

90°

Sunny

10 mph W

4 PM

90°

Sunny

10 mph W

5 PM

89°

Sunny

5 mph W

6 PM

88°

Clear

5 mph W

7 PM

85°

Clear

5 mph W

Wind on this route

Light headwind (10 mph) — noticeable but not brutal.

Currently 10 mph from the W (270°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 212° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 242° · headwind 0.1 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 270° · headwind 0.1 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 154° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 161° · crosswind 0.1 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 272° · headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 243° · headwind 0.1 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 187° · crosswind 0.1 mi

Elevation profile

387 ft gain 62 ft loss Max 512' Min 187' 1.5 mi sampled

Score breakdown

−

90°F air Above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°F). Heat acclimation required.

-10

−

10 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

-2

−

Quartering headwind Light headwind (10 mph) — noticeable but not brutal.

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 2 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 335 ft
Surface: gravel
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN · route BWT
Start: 40.2559, -75.7754
City hub: Reading, PA
OSM: relation 9356982

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