PA · separated · paved

Cross County Trail

3.4 mi Out-and-back 39 ft gain

The Cross County Trail is a multi-use trail located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. As of July 2023, eight of the nineteen proposed segments of the trail are complete. The trail starts at its junction with the Schuylkill River Trail and runs north to one of its current termini at Germantown Pike for a length of 3.24 miles (5.21 km). The trail is planned to extend east for an additional 3.28 miles (5.28 km) to connect to the Wissahickon Trail at Stenton Avenue and West Valley Green Road.

Live · updated Jun 13, 8:09 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

62 /100

good

74 Bike commuting

62 Road

75 E-bike

76 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 temp

73°F

Clear
Wind

12 mph

NW
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

57%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

5:31 AM
Sunset

8:31 PM

743 min remaining

Best time today

3 PM looks best — 86°F · 5 mph NW wind · sunny. 6 PM is a close second (62/100).

9 AM

75°

Sunny

5 mph N

10 AM

78°

Sunny

5 mph NW

11 AM

80°

Sunny

5 mph NW

12 PM

82°

Sunny

5 mph NW

1 PM

84°

Sunny

5 mph NW

2 PM

85°

Sunny

5 mph NW

3 PM Best

86°

Sunny

5 mph NW

4 PM

88°

Sunny

5 mph W

5 PM

87°

Sunny

5 mph W

6 PM

86°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W

7 PM

84°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W

8 PM

81°

Mostly Clear

0 mph

Wind on this route

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

Currently 12 mph from the NNW (330°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 273° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 232° · crosswind 0.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 225° · crosswind 0.3 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 260° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 255° · crosswind 0.3 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 217° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 214° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 171° · tailwind 0.3 mi

Elevation profile

63 ft gain 138 ft loss Max 141' Min 66' 3.2 mi sampled

Score breakdown

73°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

−

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

-2

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

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 3.4 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 39 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: LCN · route CCT
Start: 40.1051, -75.2817
OSM: relation 7506577

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.