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Highlands Trail

6.3 mi Out-and-back 46 ft gain

6.3-mile mixed route with 46 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network.

Live · updated Jun 13, 8:09 AM ET

Today's verdict

Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.

21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
86°F air — above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°f). heat acclimation required.

48 /100

48 Road

49 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding 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

86°F

Clear
Wind

21 mph

NW
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.00"

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

5:30 AM
Sunset

8:32 PM

744 min remaining

Best time today

4 PM looks best — 86°F · 5 mph W wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (61/100).

9 AM

73°

Sunny

0 mph

10 AM

76°

Sunny

5 mph NW

11 AM

78°

Sunny

5 mph NW

12 PM

81°

Sunny

5 mph NW

1 PM

82°

Sunny

5 mph W

2 PM

84°

Sunny

5 mph W

3 PM

85°

Sunny

5 mph W

4 PM Best

86°

Sunny

5 mph W

5 PM

85°

Sunny

5 mph W

6 PM

84°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W

7 PM

82°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W

8 PM

79°

Mostly Clear

0 mph

Wind on this route

21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 21 mph from the WNW (300°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 64° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 347° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 297° · headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 33° · crosswind 0.4 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 27° · crosswind 0.4 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 95° · tailwind 0.6 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 47° · crosswind 0.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 14° · crosswind 0.4 mi

Elevation profile

96 ft gain 112 ft loss Max 538' Min 492' 4.8 mi sampled

Score breakdown

−

86°F air Above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°F). Heat acclimation required.

-2

−

Exposed + strong wind mixed traffic in 20+ mph wind — gusts near passing vehicles are the hazard.

-4

−

21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

-6

−

Quartering headwind 21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 6.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 46 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mixed
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN
Start: 40.4173, -75.3590
OSM: relation 13959689

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