PA · separated · paved

The Old PA Pike Trail

8.4 mi Out-and-back 1024 ft gain

The Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike is the common name of a 13-mile (21 km) stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike that was replaced in 1968 by a new stretch. This was done to eliminate traffic congestion caused by the two-lane Sideling Hill Tunnel and Rays Hill Tunnel. Due to this the Cove Valley travel plaza was demolished. The 1968 alignment is east of the heavily congested Breezewood interchange for Interstate 70 (I-70) eastbound at what is now I-76 exit 161. This was replaced two years after that alignment opened.

Live · updated Sep 11, 4:50 PM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

61 /100

good

73 Bike commuting

61 Road

73 E-bike

74 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring 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

75°F

Clear
Wind

— mph
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.05"
Humidity

65%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:49 AM
Sunset

7:28 PM

159 min remaining

Best time today

5 PM looks best — 79°F · 0 mph wind · mostly sunny. 6 PM is a close second (61/100).

5 PM Best

79°

Mostly Sunny

0 mph

6 PM

77°

Partly Cloudy

1 mph E

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 quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 278° · crosswind 0.7 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 263° · crosswind 0.7 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 277° · crosswind 0.8 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 266° · crosswind 0.7 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 249° · quartering tailwind 0.8 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 242° · quartering tailwind 0.8 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 216° · quartering tailwind 0.8 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 221° · quartering tailwind 0.7 mi

Elevation profile

1499 ft gain 1214 ft loss Max 1939' Min 1106' 8.2 mi sampled

Score breakdown

75°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 8.4 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 1024 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: LCN · route TOPP
Start: 40.0478, -78.0949
OSM: relation 5688306 , relation 5688307

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.