Pine Creek Rail Trail

62.7 mi Out-and-back 1332 ft gain

The Pine Creek Rail Trail is the only rail trail in the Appalachian Mountains of north-central Pennsylvania.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

  • 66°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
  • 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
68 /100
good
68 Road
70 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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  • Air temp
    66°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    17 mph
    W
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    73%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    5:35 AM
  • Sunset
    8:42 PM
    754 min remaining

9 AM looks best — 68°F · 3 mph W wind · sunny.

9 AM Best
68°

Sunny

3 mph W
74
10 AM
73°

Sunny

5 mph W
61
11 AM
77°

Sunny

5 mph NW
61
12 PM
80°

Sunny

5 mph NW
61
1 PM
83°

Sunny

5 mph W
61
2 PM
87°

Sunny

6 mph W
60
3 PM
87°

Sunny

6 mph W
60
4 PM
88°

Sunny

6 mph W
58
5 PM
89°

Sunny

6 mph W
56
6 PM
87°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W
60
7 PM
87°

Mostly Clear

3 mph W
60
8 PM
83°

Partly Cloudy

2 mph SW
61

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

Currently 17 mph from the W (270°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 290° · headwind 2.9 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 344° · crosswind 3.2 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 345° · crosswind 2.5 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 318° · quartering headwind 3.3 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 324° · quartering headwind 3.4 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 320° · quartering headwind 3.3 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 317° · quartering headwind 3.4 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 34° · quartering tailwind 3.3 mi
550'900'1250'1600'1950' 0 mi7 mi14 mi21 mi28 mi35 mi42 mi49 mi54 mi
12718 ft gain 12137 ft loss Max 1982' Min 581' 54.2 mi sampled
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66°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
Distance
62.7 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
1332 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
LCN · route PCRT
Start
41.2056, -77.2650
OSM
relation 5696447

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.

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