Roaring Creek Trail

7.6 mi Out-and-back 285 ft gain

7.6-mile gravel route with 285 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “RCT”, separated from motor traffic.

Great day to get the road bike out.

  • 72°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
  • 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
71 /100
great
71 Road
73 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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  • Air temp
    72°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    17 mph
    NW
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.01"
  • Humidity
    50%
  • Pavement
    dry
    gravel surface
  • Sunrise
    6:42 AM
  • Sunset
    7:22 PM
    153 min remaining

5 PM looks best — 75°F · 2 mph N wind · sunny. 6 PM is a close second (61/100).

5 PM Best
75°

Sunny

2 mph N
61
6 PM
74°

Clear

1 mph N
61

17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the WNW (300°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 73° · quartering tailwind 0.7 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 83° · quartering tailwind 0.7 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 72° · quartering tailwind 0.7 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 87° · quartering tailwind 0.7 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 80° · quartering tailwind 0.7 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 94° · tailwind 0.6 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 83° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 73° · quartering tailwind 0.7 mi
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364 ft gain 217 ft loss Max 1214' Min 1001' 7.4 mi sampled
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72°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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Quartering tailwind 17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.
+3
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
Distance
7.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
285 ft
Surface
gravel
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
LCN · route RCT
Start
40.8222, -76.4956
OSM
relation 11215078

Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.

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