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.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

  • 25 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
  • 63°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
59 /100
good
59 Road
66 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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  • Air temp
    63°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    25 mph
    NW
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    68%
  • Pavement
    dry
    gravel surface
  • Sunrise
    5:33 AM
  • Sunset
    8:38 PM
    750 min remaining

9 AM looks best — 68°F · 3 mph NW wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (74/100).

9 AM Best
68°

Sunny

3 mph NW
74
10 AM
71°

Sunny

3 mph NW
74
11 AM
74°

Sunny

5 mph NW
61
12 PM
76°

Sunny

5 mph NW
61
1 PM
78°

Sunny

5 mph NW
61
2 PM
80°

Sunny

5 mph NW
61
3 PM
82°

Sunny

3 mph W
61
4 PM
82°

Sunny

3 mph W
61
5 PM
83°

Sunny

3 mph W
61
6 PM
83°

Mostly Clear

3 mph W
61
7 PM
81°

Partly Cloudy

2 mph W
61
8 PM
79°

Partly Cloudy

2 mph W
61

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

Currently 25 mph from the NW (320°). 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° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 83° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 73° · quartering tailwind 0.7 mi
1000'1050'1100'1150'1200'1250' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi5 mi6 mi7 mi7 mi
364 ft gain 217 ft loss Max 1214' Min 1001' 7.4 mi sampled
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63°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
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
+
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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