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 Oct 27, 7:57 AM ET

Today's verdict

Great day to get the road bike out.

64°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

71 /100

great

71 Road

70 E-bike

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

64°F

Sunny
Wind

5 mph

N
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 63

PM2.5 · Moderate

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

7:26 AM
Sunset

6:05 PM

609 min remaining

Best time today

10 AM looks best — 51°F · 5 mph NE wind · sunny. 11 AM is a close second (71/100).

8 AM

44°

Sunny

0 mph

9 AM

46°

Sunny

0 mph

10 AM Best

51°

Sunny

5 mph NE

11 AM

56°

Sunny

0 mph

12 PM

59°

Sunny

0 mph

1 PM

61°

Sunny

0 mph

2 PM

63°

Sunny

0 mph

3 PM

63°

Sunny

0 mph

4 PM

63°

Sunny

0 mph

5 PM

62°

Sunny

0 mph

Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 5 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

64°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 63 Moderate air — fine for shorter commutes, cut intervals short.

-3

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.