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.

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

  • 25 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
  • 63°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
53 /100
ok
53 Road
60 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
    5:32 AM
  • Sunset
    8:36 PM
    748 min remaining

9 AM looks best — 70°F · 2 mph N wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (74/100).

9 AM Best
70°

Sunny

2 mph N
74
10 AM
72°

Sunny

2 mph N
74
11 AM
75°

Sunny

3 mph N
61
12 PM
77°

Sunny

3 mph NW
61
1 PM
79°

Sunny

3 mph NW
61
2 PM
81°

Sunny

3 mph NW
61
3 PM
82°

Sunny

3 mph NW
61
4 PM
82°

Sunny

3 mph NW
61
5 PM
83°

Sunny

3 mph NW
61
6 PM
81°

Mostly Clear

2 mph NW
61
7 PM
81°

Partly Cloudy

2 mph NW
61
8 PM
78°

Partly Cloudy

1 mph NW
61

25 mph crosswind — expect a 25 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 25 mph from the NW (320°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 243° · crosswind 0.7 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 240° · crosswind 0.7 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 239° · crosswind 0.7 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 240° · crosswind 0.7 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 209° · quartering tailwind 0.7 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 228° · crosswind 0.7 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 231° · crosswind 0.7 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 242° · crosswind 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
+
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
Strong crosswind 25 mph crosswind — expect a 25 mph quartering headwind on the return.
-3
+
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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