Harrisburg, PA · mostly separated · mixed

Capital Area Greenbelt

9 mi Out-and-back 138 ft gain

The Capital Area Greenbelt is a looping trail located in the area of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This 20-mile loop around Pennsylvania's capital city provides visitors and tourists with opportunities to hike, ride bicycles, skate, jog, fish, walk their dogs, spot rare birds, learn about history, enjoy native flora and fauna, and appreciate nature. While parts of the trail are shared with roads, most of the loop is a dedicated path.

Live · updated Aug 11, 1:24 AM ET

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.
70°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

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Best for road cycling 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

70°F

Clear
Wind

17 mph

W
Rain

50%

Next 24h: 0.22"
Humidity

88%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:14 AM
Sunset

8:11 PM

1128 min remaining

Best time today

3 AM looks best — 72°F · 2 mph W wind · mostly cloudy. 5 AM is a close second (38/100).

2 AM

73°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph W

3 AM Best

72°

Mostly Cloudy

2 mph W

4 AM

71°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

3 mph W

—

5 AM

70°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

5 mph W

6 AM

71°

Partly Sunny

2 mph W

7 AM

71°

Partly Sunny

2 mph NW

8 AM

72°

Partly Sunny

3 mph NW

9 AM

75°

Partly Sunny

3 mph NW

10 AM

77°

Partly Sunny

2 mph W

11 AM

80°

Partly Sunny

3 mph W

12 PM

81°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

7 mph W

1 PM

83°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

6 mph W

2 PM

83°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph W

—

3 PM

84°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph W

—

4 PM

85°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph W

—

5 PM

83°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph W

—

6 PM

82°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph W

—

7 PM

80°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph N

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Wind on this route

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

Currently 17 mph from the W (280°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 175° · crosswind 0.8 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 208° · crosswind 0.7 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 207° · crosswind 0.7 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 164° · quartering tailwind 0.8 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 155° · quartering tailwind 0.8 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 149° · quartering tailwind 0.8 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 133° · quartering tailwind 0.8 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 137° · quartering tailwind 0.8 mi

Elevation profile

217 ft gain 178 ft loss Max 390' Min 292' 7.7 mi sampled

Score breakdown

70°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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

-6

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

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Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.

-45

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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

-32

About this route

Distance: 9 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 138 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN · route CAG
Operator: Capital Area Greenbelt Association
Start: 40.3221, -76.8957
City hub: Harrisburg, PA
OSM: relation 1084925

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.