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 Jun 13, 8:09 AM ET

Today's verdict

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

25 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
68°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

53 /100

57 Bike commuting

53 Road

60 E-bike

62 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

68°F

Clear
Wind

25 mph

NW
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

64%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

5:42 AM
Sunset

8:42 PM

754 min remaining

Best time today

9 AM looks best — 72°F · 3 mph NW wind · sunny.

9 AM Best

72°

Sunny

3 mph NW

10 AM

75°

Sunny

3 mph NW

11 AM

78°

Sunny

5 mph NW

12 PM

80°

Sunny

6 mph NW

1 PM

82°

Sunny

6 mph NW

2 PM

84°

Sunny

6 mph W

3 PM

84°

Sunny

6 mph W

4 PM

84°

Sunny

6 mph W

5 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph W

6 PM

84°

Partly Cloudy

5 mph W

7 PM

83°

Partly Cloudy

5 mph W

8 PM

80°

Mostly Clear

2 mph W

Wind on this route

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.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

68°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.

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.