PA · separated · paved

Oil Creek Trail

9 mi Out-and-back 427 ft gain

9-mile paved route with 427 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “OCT”, separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Oct 27, 7:57 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

68 /100

good

67 Bike commuting

68 Road

62 E-bike

69 Bike-share

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 temp

41°F

Clear
Wind

12 mph

NE
Rain

2%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 18

PM2.5 · Good
Humidity

93%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

7:44 AM
Sunset

6:20 PM

624 min remaining

Best time today

11 AM looks best — 52°F · 1 mph E wind · mostly sunny. 12 PM is a close second (77/100).

8 AM

37°

Patchy Fog

1 mph NE

9 AM

38°

Patchy Fog

1 mph E

10 AM

45°

Patchy Fog

2 mph E

11 AM Best

52°

Mostly Sunny

1 mph E

12 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

1 mph E

1 PM

62°

Sunny

0 mph

2 PM

64°

Mostly Sunny

0 mph

3 PM

65°

Mostly Sunny

0 mph

4 PM

66°

Mostly Sunny

1 mph NE

5 PM

64°

Mostly Sunny

1 mph NE

Wind on this route

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

Currently 12 mph from the N (10°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 166° · tailwind 0.6 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 141° · quartering tailwind 0.8 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 186° · tailwind 0.8 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 198° · tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 172° · tailwind 0.8 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 232° · quartering tailwind 0.7 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 162° · tailwind 0.7 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 176° · tailwind 0.7 mi

Elevation profile

969 ft gain 1002 ft loss Max 1568' Min 1129' 7.5 mi sampled

Score breakdown

41°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

−

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

-2

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

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 18 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 9 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 427 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: RCN · route OCT
Start: 41.6157, -79.6586
OSM: relation 5601121

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