Philadelphia, PA · mostly separated · paved

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.

Live · updated Aug 9, 6:50 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

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0 E-bike

0 Bike-share

Best for bike commuting 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

— mph

W
Rain

15%

Next 24h: 0.00"

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

paved surface
Sunrise

6:06 AM
Sunset

8:06 PM

797 min remaining

Best time today

7 AM looks best — 75°F · 5 mph W wind · partly sunny. 8 AM is a close second (25/100).

7 AM Best

75°

Partly Sunny

5 mph W

8 AM

77°

Partly Sunny

5 mph W

9 AM

79°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph W

10 AM

82°

Sunny

5 mph W

11 AM

85°

Sunny

5 mph NW

12 PM

87°

Sunny

5 mph W

1 PM

89°

Sunny

10 mph W

2 PM

91°

Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

10 mph W

—

3 PM

92°

Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

10 mph W

—

4 PM

91°

Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

10 mph W

—

5 PM

91°

Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

10 mph W

—

6 PM

90°

Clear

10 mph W

7 PM

88°

Clear

5 mph W

Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 25° · headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 112° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 134° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 195° · tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 222° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 226° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 220° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 183° · tailwind 0.2 mi

Elevation profile

318 ft gain 233 ft loss Max 308' Min 85' 2.1 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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

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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: 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.