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 Jul 28, 1:51 PM 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.
NWS alert active — check the alert before rolling out.

0 /100

skip

0 Road

0 E-bike

Best for road cycling today

NWSSevere Thunderstorm Watch

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 28 at 12:53PM EDT until July 28 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS State College PA

In effect through Jul 29, 12:00 AM

NWSFlood Watch

Flood Watch issued July 28 at 12:37PM EDT until July 29 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS State College PA

In effect through Jul 29, 6:00 AM

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

79°F

Mostly Cloudy
Wind

12 mph

S
Rain

90%

Next 24h: 0.89"
Humidity

79%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:00 AM
Sunset

8:24 PM

394 min remaining

Best time today

Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.

Wind on this route

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

Currently 12 mph from the S (170°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

79°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

−

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

-2

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

−

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

-45

−

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

-32

−

NWS alert active Check the alert before rolling out.

-20

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.