PA · separated · gravel

McDade Recreational Trail

29.1 mi Out-and-back 220 ft gain

29.1-mile gravel route with 220 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “MRT”, separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Aug 11, 1:24 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.
68°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

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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

68°F

Haze
Wind

— mph

NW
Rain

33%

Next 24h: 0.00"

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

gravel surface
Sunrise

6:04 AM
Sunset

8:04 PM

1122 min remaining

Best time today

2 AM looks best — 68°F · 0 mph wind · patchy fog. 3 AM is a close second (38/100).

2 AM Best

68°

Patchy Fog

0 mph

3 AM

67°

Areas Of Fog

0 mph

4 AM

67°

Patchy Fog

0 mph

5 AM

67°

Patchy Fog

0 mph

6 AM

67°

Patchy Fog

1 mph W

7 AM

67°

Areas Of Fog

2 mph W

8 AM

69°

Patchy Fog

3 mph W

9 AM

72°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph NW

10 AM

77°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph NW

11 AM

81°

Partly Sunny

3 mph NW

12 PM

83°

Partly Sunny

5 mph NW

1 PM

84°

Partly Sunny

5 mph NW

2 PM

85°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph W

—

3 PM

84°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph W

—

4 PM

83°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph W

—

5 PM

82°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

3 mph NW

—

6 PM

80°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

2 mph NW

—

7 PM

78°

Partly Cloudy

1 mph W

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 tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 229° · quartering tailwind 2.5 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 206° · tailwind 2.4 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 201° · tailwind 2.3 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 192° · tailwind 1.8 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 210° · tailwind 2.0 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 209° · tailwind 2.0 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 231° · quartering tailwind 2.5 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 232° · quartering tailwind 2.3 mi

Elevation profile

967 ft gain 981 ft loss Max 614' Min 338' 24.3 mi sampled

Score breakdown

68°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

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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: 29.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 220 ft
Surface: gravel
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route MRT
Start: 41.3100, -74.7975
OSM: relation 9399255

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