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.

Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.

  • 29 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
  • Headwind on this route — 29 mph headwind outbound — expect a 29 mph headwind on the return.
35 /100
ok
35 Road
55 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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  • Air temp
    73°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    29 mph
    NW
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    57%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    5:36 AM
  • Sunset
    8:35 PM
    748 min remaining

9 AM looks best — 72°F · 3 mph NW wind · sunny.

9 AM Best
72°

Sunny

3 mph NW
74
10 AM
74°

Sunny

3 mph NW
61
11 AM
76°

Sunny

5 mph NW
61
12 PM
78°

Sunny

5 mph NW
61
1 PM
80°

Sunny

5 mph NW
61
2 PM
83°

Sunny

5 mph NW
61
3 PM
84°

Sunny

5 mph W
61
4 PM
84°

Sunny

5 mph W
61
5 PM
85°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph W
61
6 PM
84°

Partly Cloudy

5 mph W
61
7 PM
83°

Partly Cloudy

3 mph W
61
8 PM
80°

Partly Cloudy

3 mph W
61

29 mph headwind outbound — expect a 29 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 29 mph from the NW (310°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a headwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 331° · headwind 1.2 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 319° · headwind 1.2 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 257° · quartering headwind 1.1 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 266° · quartering headwind 1.2 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 280° · headwind 1.2 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 283° · headwind 1.2 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 297° · headwind 1.2 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 306° · headwind 1.2 mi
200'250'300'350' 0 mi2 mi4 mi6 mi8 mi10 mi12 mi13 mi
304 ft gain 239 ft loss Max 335' Min 233' 13.3 mi sampled
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73°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
29 mph wind Strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
-18
Headwind on this route 29 mph headwind outbound — expect a 29 mph headwind on the return.
-8
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
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.

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