State College, PA · mostly separated · mixed

Spring Creek Canyon Trail

3.2 mi Out-and-back 108 ft gain

3.2-mile mixed route with 108 ft of elevation gain, mostly separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Jul 28, 1:51 PM 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

Light Thunderstorms and Light Rain
Wind

12 mph

SW
Rain

67%

Next 24h: 0.36"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:03 AM
Sunset

8:31 PM

402 min remaining

Best time today

8 PM looks best — 71°F · 3 mph NW wind · mostly cloudy.

2 PM

73°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

5 mph S

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3 PM

73°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

5 mph SW

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4 PM

73°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph W

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5 PM

73°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

3 mph W

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6 PM

73°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

3 mph W

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7 PM

72°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

3 mph NW

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8 PM Best

71°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph NW

Wind on this route

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

Currently 12 mph from the SW (225°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 64° · tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 13° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 101° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 35° · tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 48° · tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 294° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 333° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 59° · tailwind 0.3 mi

Elevation profile

347 ft gain 452 ft loss Max 1060' Min 846' 2.5 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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

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12 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

-2

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

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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: 3.2 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 108 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Start: 40.8607, -77.8091
City hub: State College, PA
OSM: relation 19012224

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