PA · mostly separated · gravel

South Sand Mountain Trail

7.9 mi Out-and-back 512 ft gain

7.9-mile gravel route with 512 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, mostly separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Aug 11, 1:24 AM ET

Today's verdict

Thunderstorms in the forecast — lightning and cyclists are a bad combination.

Thunderstorms — lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
72°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

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Best for road cycling today

Route map

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.

Atmosphere

Air temp

72°F

Clear
Wind

— mph

NW
Rain

29%

Next 24h: 0.28"
Humidity

88%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

gravel surface
Sunrise

6:16 AM
Sunset

8:14 PM

1132 min remaining

Best time today

2 AM looks best — 70°F · 6 mph W wind · mostly cloudy. 6 AM is a close second (38/100).

2 AM Best

70°

Mostly Cloudy

6 mph W

3 AM

68°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

6 mph W

—

4 AM

67°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph NW

—

5 AM

66°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

6 mph W

—

6 AM

67°

Mostly Cloudy

6 mph NW

7 AM

67°

Mostly Cloudy

6 mph NW

8 AM

68°

Partly Sunny

7 mph NW

9 AM

69°

Partly Sunny

8 mph NW

10 AM

71°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

7 mph NW

11 AM

73°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

5 mph W

12 PM

74°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

6 mph W

1 PM

76°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

7 mph W

2 PM

77°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph W

—

3 PM

77°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

—

4 PM

78°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

—

5 PM

77°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph W

—

6 PM

76°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph W

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7 PM

75°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

7 mph NW

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Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 60° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 98° · crosswind 0.5 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 57° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 63° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 66° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 66° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 94° · crosswind 0.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 238° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi

Elevation profile

582 ft gain 437 ft loss Max 1995' Min 1808' 6.3 mi sampled

Score breakdown

72°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.

-45

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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

-32

About this route

Distance: 7.9 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 512 ft
Surface: gravel
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN
Start: 40.7732, -77.5908
OSM: relation 13654677

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