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.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

55 /100
good
55 Road
68 E-bike

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
    73°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    12 mph
    NW
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    57%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    5:31 AM
  • Sunset
    8:31 PM
    743 min remaining

2 PM looks best — 86°F · 5 mph W wind · sunny. 6 PM is a close second (62/100).

9 AM
75°

Sunny

5 mph N
61
10 AM
78°

Sunny

5 mph NW
61
11 AM
81°

Sunny

5 mph NW
61
12 PM
83°

Sunny

5 mph NW
61
1 PM
84°

Sunny

5 mph NW
61
2 PM Best
86°

Sunny

5 mph W
62
3 PM
87°

Sunny

5 mph W
60
4 PM
88°

Sunny

5 mph W
58
5 PM
88°

Sunny

5 mph W
58
6 PM
86°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W
62
7 PM
85°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W
61
8 PM
82°

Mostly Clear

0 mph
61

12 mph headwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the NNW (330°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering 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° · 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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73°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
12 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-2
Quartering headwind 12 mph headwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.
-4
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
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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