Philadelphia, PA · separated · paved
Darby Creek Trail
1.3-mile paved route with 125 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “DC”, separated from motor traffic.
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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.
- 50 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
- Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
- 88°F air — above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°f). heat acclimation required.
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 temp88°FPartly Cloudy
- Wind50 mphNW
- Rain48%Next 24h: 0.48"
- Humidity55%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementwetpaved surface
- Sunrise6:09 AM
- Sunset8:04 PM378 min remaining
Best time today
Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.
Wind on this route
50 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 50 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 50 mph from the SW (230°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 359° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 3° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 345° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 347° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 8° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 329° · crosswind 0.1 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 303° · crosswind 0.1 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 331° · crosswind 0.1 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
About this route
- Distance
- 1.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 125 ft
- Surface
- paved
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
- Cycle network
- LCN · route DC
- Start
39.9604, -75.3328- City hub
- Philadelphia, PA
- OSM
- relation 17321341
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.