PA · separated · paved
Oil Creek Trail
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.
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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.
- 37 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
- Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
Best for bike commuting 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 temp79°FMostly Cloudy
- Wind37 mphNW
- Rain30%Next 24h: 0.04"
- Humidity65%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementwetpaved surface
- Sunrise6:08 AM
- Sunset8:41 PM411 min remaining
Best time today
Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.
Wind on this route
37 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 37 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 37 mph from the NW (310°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 166° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 141° · tailwind 0.8 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 186° · quartering tailwind 0.8 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 198° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 172° · quartering tailwind 0.8 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 232° · crosswind 0.7 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 162° · quartering tailwind 0.7 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 176° · quartering tailwind 0.7 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
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.