Schuylkill Valley Heritage Trail

7.7 mi Out-and-back 167 ft gain

7.7-mile gravel route with 167 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “SVH”, separated from motor traffic.

Workable 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.
64 /100
good
64 Road
66 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: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    50%
  • Pavement
    dry
    gravel surface
  • Sunrise
    6:40 AM
  • Sunset
    7:20 PM
    151 min remaining

5 PM looks best — 76°F · 2 mph NW wind · sunny. 6 PM is a close second (61/100).

5 PM Best
76°

Sunny

2 mph NW
61
6 PM
74°

Mostly Clear

2 mph N
61

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

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

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 243° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 240° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 239° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 240° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 209° · crosswind 0.7 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 228° · crosswind 0.7 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 231° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 242° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
700'800'900'1000' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi5 mi6 mi7 mi8 mi
272 ft gain 384 ft loss Max 1050' Min 728' 7.6 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
Quartering headwind 17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph quartering headwind on the return.
-4
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
Distance
7.7 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
167 ft
Surface
gravel
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
LCN · route SVH
Start
40.7927, -75.9836
OSM
relation 9399028

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

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