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 Aug 11, 11:13 AM ET

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.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
Exposed + wet pavement — mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. take the lane.

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Best for road cycling 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

73°F

Mostly Cloudy
Wind

— mph

NW
Rain

51%

Next 24h: 0.11"
Humidity

89%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:07 AM
Sunset

8:08 PM

536 min remaining

Best time today

12 PM looks best — 80°F · 6 mph NW wind · partly sunny. 7 PM is a close second (19/100).

12 PM Best

80°

Partly Sunny

6 mph NW

19

1 PM

82°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

6 mph W

14

2 PM

83°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

6 mph W

—

3 PM

84°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

6 mph W

—

4 PM

82°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph W

—

5 PM

81°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph NW

—

6 PM

80°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

3 mph NW

—

7 PM

77°

Partly Cloudy

2 mph NW

19

Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

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

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

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73°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

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Exposed + wet pavement mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. Take the lane.

-6

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Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.

-45

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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

-32

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.