PA · mostly separated · mixed

D&L Trail

91.7 mi Out-and-back 466 ft gain

Delaware & Lehigh Canal National and State Heritage Corridor (DLNHC) is a 165-mile (266 km) National Heritage Area in eastern Pennsylvania in the United States. It stretches from north to south, across five counties and over one hundred municipalities. It follows the historic routes of the Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad, Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Lehigh Navigation, Lehigh Canal, and the Delaware Canal, from Bristol northeast of Philadelphia to Wilkes-Barre in the northeastern part of the state.

Live · updated Jul 28, 1:51 PM 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.
NWS alert active — check the alert before rolling out.
66°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

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Best for road cycling today

NWSSevere Thunderstorm Watch

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 28 at 12:52PM EDT until July 28 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

In effect through Jul 29, 12:00 AM

NWSFlood Watch

Flood Watch issued July 28 at 12:38PM EDT until July 29 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

In effect through Jul 30, 12:00 AM

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

66°F

Light and Light Thunderstorms and Light Rain
Wind

— mph

S
Rain

98%

Next 24h: 1.93"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

5:55 AM
Sunset

8:22 PM

393 min remaining

Best time today

Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.

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 129° · quartering tailwind 3.5 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 120° · quartering tailwind 2.1 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 149° · quartering tailwind 3.6 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 155° · tailwind 3.7 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 88° · crosswind 2.5 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 78° · crosswind 3.8 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 66° · quartering headwind 3.3 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 45° · quartering headwind 3.7 mi

Elevation profile

3308 ft gain 3672 ft loss Max 751' Min 23' 79.3 mi sampled

Score breakdown

66°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

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NWS alert active Check the alert before rolling out.

-20

About this route

Distance: 91.7 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 466 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route D&L
Start: 40.7528, -75.6046
OSM: relation 270026

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.