Great Allegheny Passage (Pennsylvania)

116 mi Out-and-back 384 ft gain

116-mile mixed route with 384 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “GAP”, separated from motor traffic.

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.
  • 403 min of daylight — you need at least 466 min. lights required for this ride.
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Best for road cycling today

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  • Air temp
    81°F
    Cloudy
  • Wind
    12 mph
    W
  • Rain
    84%
    Next 24h: 0.08"
  • Humidity
    68%
  • Pavement
    wet
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:10 AM
  • Sunset
    8:33 PM
    403 min remaining

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

12 mph crosswind — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the SSW (210°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 327° · quartering tailwind 3.9 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 319° · crosswind 4.5 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 311° · crosswind 3.7 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 300° · crosswind 4.2 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 285° · crosswind 3.8 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 210° · headwind 4.1 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 239° · headwind 3.3 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 237° · headwind 3.5 mi
700'1200'1700'2200'2700' 0 mi11 mi22 mi33 mi44 mi55 mi66 mi77 mi84 mi
8237 ft gain 9651 ft loss Max 2749' Min 732' 84.3 mi sampled
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81°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
12 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-2
Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
-45
Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
-32
403 min of daylight You need at least 466 min. Lights required for this ride.
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Distance
116 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
384 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
RCN · route GAP
Start
39.7228, -78.9030
City hub
Cumberland, MD
OSM
relation 2962355

Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.

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