Plainfield Township Recreational Trail

6.9 mi Out-and-back 381 ft gain

Plainfield Township Trail is a 6.9-mile (11.1 km) rail trail in Plainfield Township, Pennsylvania. The trail extends from Stockertown to Pen Argyl at Pen Argyl Junction. The trail follows the former Conrail rail line, which was abandoned in 1981.

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

  • 25 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
  • Headwind on this route — 25 mph headwind outbound — expect a 25 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
    81°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    25 mph
    NW
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    39%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:37 AM
  • Sunset
    7:18 PM
    148 min remaining

5 PM looks best — 78°F · 5 mph NW wind · sunny. 6 PM is a close second (61/100).

5 PM Best
78°

Sunny

5 mph NW
61
6 PM
77°

Mostly Clear

5 mph NW
61

25 mph headwind outbound — expect a 25 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 25 mph from the N (350°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a headwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 31° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 12° · headwind 0.6 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 356° · headwind 0.6 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 354° · headwind 0.6 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 351° · headwind 0.6 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 356° · headwind 0.6 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 5° · headwind 0.6 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 1° · headwind 0.6 mi
400'500'600'700'800' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi5 mi6 mi7 mi
502 ft gain 134 ft loss Max 807' Min 420' 6.6 mi sampled
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81°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
25 mph wind Strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
-18
Headwind on this route 25 mph headwind outbound — expect a 25 mph headwind on the return.
-8
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
Distance
6.9 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
381 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
mostly separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
LCN · route PTRT
Start
40.7663, -75.2714
OSM
relation 9343443

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.

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