Ironton Rail Trail

5.3 mi Loop 115 ft gain

The Ironton Rail Trail is a rail trail that spans 9 mi (14 km) in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The trail was made from tracks of the defunct Ironton Railroad and includes a paved 5 mi (8.0 km) loop.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

58 /100
good
58 Road
51 E-bike

Best for road cycling today

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.

  • Air temp
    43°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    — mph
    NE
  • Rain
    1%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Air quality
    AQI 63
    PM2.5 · Moderate
  • Humidity
    93%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    7:26 AM
  • Sunset
    6:05 PM
    609 min remaining

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
58
9 AM
46°

Sunny

0 mph
58
10 AM Best
51°

Sunny

5 mph NE
71
11 AM
55°

Sunny

5 mph NE
71
12 PM
58°

Sunny

0 mph
71
1 PM
60°

Sunny

0 mph
71
2 PM
62°

Sunny

0 mph
71
3 PM
62°

Sunny

0 mph
71
4 PM
63°

Sunny

0 mph
71
5 PM
62°

Sunny

0 mph
71

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 242° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 258° · crosswind 0.4 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 160° · tailwind 0.4 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 138° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 104° · crosswind 0.5 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 152° · tailwind 0.5 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 73° · crosswind 0.5 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 336° · headwind 0.5 mi
300'350'400' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi5 mi
173 ft gain 170 ft loss Max 390' Min 302' 4.7 mi sampled
·
43°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
·
AQI 63 Moderate air — fine for shorter commutes, cut intervals short.
-3
Distance
5.3 mi loop
Elevation gain
115 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Loop
Traffic exposure
mostly separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
LCN · route IRT
Start
40.6757, -75.4967
City hub
Allentown, PA
OSM
relation 7349834

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.

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