Scranton, PA · mixed · mixed

Lackawanna River Heritage Trail

11.6 mi Out-and-back 305 ft gain

11.6-mile mixed route with 305 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “LRHT”.

Live · updated Oct 27, 7:57 AM ET

Today's verdict

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

Headwind on this route — 12 mph headwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

54 /100

54 Road

67 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

46°F

Mostly Clear
Wind

12 mph

N
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 33

PM2.5 · Good
Humidity

87%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

7:27 AM
Sunset

6:04 PM

608 min remaining

Best time today

11 AM looks best — 50°F · 2 mph N wind · sunny. 12 PM is a close second (77/100).

8 AM

39°

Sunny

2 mph N

9 AM

41°

Sunny

2 mph N

10 AM

46°

Sunny

1 mph N

11 AM Best

50°

Sunny

2 mph N

12 PM

54°

Sunny

3 mph N

1 PM

57°

Sunny

3 mph N

2 PM

59°

Sunny

5 mph N

3 PM

59°

Sunny

3 mph N

4 PM

60°

Sunny

3 mph N

5 PM

59°

Sunny

2 mph N

Wind on this route

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

Currently 12 mph from the NE (40°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 66° · headwind 0.9 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 79° · quartering headwind 1.0 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 71° · quartering headwind 0.8 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 6° · quartering headwind 1.0 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 354° · quartering headwind 1.0 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 345° · quartering headwind 1.0 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 24° · headwind 1.0 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 37° · headwind 1.0 mi

Elevation profile

397 ft gain 89 ft loss Max 1099' Min 771' 10.2 mi sampled

Score breakdown

46°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

−

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

-2

−

Headwind on this route 12 mph headwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

-8

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 33 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 11.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 305 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mixed
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route LRHT
Start: 41.4736, -75.5919
City hub: Scranton, PA
OSM: relation 6174215

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