Radnor Trail

2.5 mi Out-and-back 95 ft gain

The Radnor Trail is a 2.4-mile-long (3.9 km) rail trail that travels through Radnor Township in south-eastern Pennsylvania. The former Philadelphia & Western Railroad line is paved and has multiple entry points and parking at the Conestoga Road entry point.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

  • 25 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
  • 54°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
56 /100
good
60 Bike commuting
56 Road
63 E-bike
52 Bike-share

Best for e-bike riding today

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.

  • Air temp
    54°F
    Mostly Clear
  • Wind
    25 mph
    N
  • Rain
    2%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Air quality
    AQI 71
    PM2.5 · Moderate
  • Humidity
    77%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    7:24 AM
  • Sunset
    6:05 PM
    610 min remaining

8 AM looks best — 49°F · 5 mph N wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (71/100).

8 AM Best
49°

Sunny

5 mph N
71
9 AM
51°

Sunny

5 mph NE
71
10 AM
55°

Sunny

5 mph NE
71
11 AM
58°

Sunny

5 mph NE
71
12 PM
61°

Sunny

5 mph N
71
1 PM
62°

Sunny

5 mph N
71
2 PM
64°

Sunny

5 mph N
71
3 PM
63°

Sunny

5 mph N
71
4 PM
63°

Sunny

5 mph NE
71
5 PM
63°

Sunny

5 mph NE
71

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

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

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 121° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 123° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 125° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 125° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 121° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 123° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 117° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 93° · crosswind 0.2 mi
300'350'400'450'500' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi
190 ft gain 223 ft loss Max 479' Min 348' 2.5 mi sampled
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54°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
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25 mph wind Strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
-18
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Quartering tailwind 25 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 25 mph quartering headwind on the return.
+3
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
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AQI 71 Moderate air — fine for shorter commutes, cut intervals short.
-3
Distance
2.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
95 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network
LCN · route RT
Start
40.0453, -75.4057
OSM
relation 9374751

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.

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