Lancaster, PA · mostly separated · mixed
Warwick to Ephrata Rail-Trail
5.8-mile mixed route with 128 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “WERT”, mostly separated from motor traffic.
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Today's verdict
Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.
- 29 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
Best for e-bike riding 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 temp73°FClear
- Wind29 mphNW
- Rain0%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Humidity57%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrymixed surface
- Sunrise5:34 AM
- Sunset8:34 PM747 min remaining
Best time today
9 AM looks best — 72°F · 3 mph NW wind · sunny.
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Wind on this route
29 mph headwind outbound — expect a 29 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 29 mph from the NW (310°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 217° · crosswind 0.5 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 251° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 245° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 249° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 296° · headwind 0.5 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 290° · headwind 0.5 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 252° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 250° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Elevation profile
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About this route
- Distance
- 5.8 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 128 ft
- Surface
- mixed
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- mostly separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike
- Cycle network
- LCN · route WERT
- Start
40.1712, -76.1941- City hub
- Lancaster, PA
- OSM
- relation 9717455
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.