Cynwyd Heritage Trail

2.2 mi Out-and-back 223 ft gain

The Cynwyd Heritage Trail is a 1.8-mile rail trail in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, on Philadelphia's Main Line. The trail surface is partially asphalt and crushed stone.

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

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.

  • Air temp
    73°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    12 mph
    NW
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    57%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    5:31 AM
  • Sunset
    8:30 PM
    742 min remaining

2 PM looks best — 86°F · 5 mph NW wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (61/100).

9 AM
75°

Sunny

5 mph N
61
10 AM
78°

Sunny

5 mph N
61
11 AM
80°

Sunny

5 mph NW
61
12 PM
83°

Sunny

5 mph NW
61
1 PM
85°

Sunny

5 mph NW
61
2 PM Best
86°

Sunny

5 mph NW
62
3 PM
87°

Sunny

5 mph NW
60
4 PM
88°

Sunny

10 mph W
56
5 PM
88°

Sunny

10 mph W
56
6 PM
87°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W
60
7 PM
85°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W
61
8 PM
81°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W
61

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.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 25° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 112° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 134° · tailwind 0.2 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 195° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 222° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 226° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 220° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 183° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
50'150'250'350' 0 mi1 mi2 mi
318 ft gain 233 ft loss Max 308' Min 85' 2.1 mi sampled
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73°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
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12 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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Quartering tailwind 12 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
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Distance
2.2 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
223 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
mostly separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network
LCN · route CHT
Start
40.0218, -75.2310
City hub
Philadelphia, PA
OSM
relation 903928

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.

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