Philadelphia, PA · separated · paved
Martin Luther King Junior Drive Trail
4.3-mile paved route with 69 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “MLK”, separated from motor traffic.
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Today's verdict
Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.
- 29 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
Best for bike-share touring 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 temp81°FMostly Clear
- Wind29 mphNW
- Rain0%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Humidity45%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrypaved surface
- Sunrise6:37 AM
- Sunset7:17 PM148 min remaining
Best time today
5 PM looks best — 81°F · 5 mph NW wind · sunny. 6 PM is a close second (61/100).
Sunny
Mostly Clear
Wind on this route
29 mph headwind outbound — expect a 29 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 29 mph from the SSW (200°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 138° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 174° · headwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 204° · headwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 220° · headwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 216° · headwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 190° · headwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 132° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 119° · crosswind 0.4 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
About this route
- Distance
- 4.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 69 ft
- Surface
- paved
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
- Cycle network
- LCN · route MLK
- Start
40.0091, -75.1968- City hub
- Philadelphia, PA
- OSM
- relation 9353446 , relation 19908399
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.