York, PA · mostly separated · mixed

Northwest Lancaster County River Trail

14 mi Out-and-back 151 ft gain

14-mile mixed route with 151 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “NWL”, mostly 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
17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

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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

Clear
Wind

17 mph

W
Rain

40%

Next 24h: 0.23"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:13 AM
Sunset

8:08 PM

1126 min remaining

Best time today

2 AM looks best — 72°F · 5 mph W wind · mostly cloudy. 3 AM is a close second (38/100).

2 AM Best

72°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W

3 AM

72°

Mostly Cloudy

6 mph W

4 AM

71°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph W

—

5 AM

71°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

5 mph W

6 AM

71°

Partly Sunny

5 mph W

7 AM

72°

Partly Sunny

3 mph NW

8 AM

72°

Partly Sunny

3 mph NW

9 AM

75°

Partly Sunny

3 mph W

10 AM

78°

Partly Sunny

5 mph W

11 AM

81°

Partly Sunny

5 mph W

12 PM

83°

Partly Sunny

6 mph W

1 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W

2 PM

83°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

—

3 PM

85°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

6 mph W

—

4 PM

83°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph W

—

5 PM

83°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

—

6 PM

82°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

—

7 PM

80°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

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Wind on this route

17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the W (260°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 331° · crosswind 1.2 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 319° · quartering headwind 1.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 257° · headwind 1.1 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 266° · headwind 1.2 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 280° · headwind 1.2 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 283° · headwind 1.2 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 297° · quartering headwind 1.2 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 306° · quartering headwind 1.2 mi

Elevation profile

304 ft gain 239 ft loss Max 335' Min 233' 13.3 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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

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

-6

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Quartering headwind 17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

-4

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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: 14 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 151 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN · route NWL
Start: 40.0304, -76.5073
City hub: York, PA
OSM: relation 8131288

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