PA · separated · mixed

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.

Live · updated Oct 27, 7:57 AM ET

Today's verdict

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

52 /100

52 Road

46 E-bike

Best for road cycling 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

43°F

Clear
Wind

12 mph

NE
Rain

2%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 52

PM2.5 · Moderate
Humidity

100%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

7:34 AM
Sunset

6:11 PM

615 min remaining

Best time today

10 AM looks best — 49°F · 2 mph NE wind · sunny. 11 AM is a close second (71/100).

8 AM

44°

Sunny

2 mph N

9 AM

47°

Sunny

2 mph N

10 AM Best

49°

Sunny

2 mph NE

11 AM

52°

Sunny

1 mph NE

12 PM

53°

Sunny

1 mph NE

1 PM

58°

Sunny

1 mph NE

2 PM

60°

Mostly Sunny

1 mph NE

3 PM

61°

Sunny

1 mph E

4 PM

62°

Mostly Sunny

1 mph E

5 PM

63°

Mostly Sunny

1 mph E

Wind on this route

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

Currently 12 mph from the WNW (300°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 290° · headwind 2.9 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 344° · quartering headwind 3.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 345° · quartering headwind 2.5 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 318° · headwind 3.3 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 324° · headwind 3.4 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 320° · headwind 3.3 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 317° · headwind 3.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 34° · crosswind 3.3 mi

Elevation profile

12718 ft gain 12137 ft loss Max 1982' Min 581' 54.2 mi sampled

Score breakdown

43°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

−

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

-2

−

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

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 52 Moderate air — fine for shorter commutes, cut intervals short.

-3

About this route

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.