Schuylkill River Trail

46.5 mi Out-and-back 246 ft gain

The Schuylkill River Trail is a multi-use trail along the banks of the Schuylkill River in southeastern Pennsylvania, United States. Partially complete, the trail is ultimately planned to run about 120 miles (190 km) from the river's headwaters in Schuylkill County to Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia.

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

  • 148 min of daylight — you need at least 205 min. lights required for this ride.
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54 Road
68 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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  • Air temp
    82°F
    Sunny
  • Wind
    5 mph
    NW
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:38 AM
  • Sunset
    7:17 PM
    148 min remaining

5 PM looks best — 82°F · 5 mph NW wind · sunny. 6 PM is a close second (54/100).

5 PM Best
82°

Sunny

5 mph NW
54
6 PM
81°

Mostly Clear

5 mph NW
54

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 5 mph from the NW (315°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a headwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 273° · quartering headwind 2.7 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 261° · quartering headwind 2.6 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 305° · headwind 1.9 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 281° · quartering headwind 2.2 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 349° · quartering headwind 2.1 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 327° · headwind 2.7 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 300° · headwind 2.2 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 307° · headwind 2.1 mi
50'150'250'350' 0 mi5 mi10 mi15 mi20 mi25 mi30 mi35 mi38 mi
905 ft gain 755 ft loss Max 374' Min 66' 38.4 mi sampled
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82°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
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148 min of daylight You need at least 205 min. Lights required for this ride.
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Distance
46.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
246 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
RCN · route SRT
Start
40.1155, -75.3502
City hub
Reading, PA
OSM
relation 1541998

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.

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