PA · mostly separated · gravel

West Creek Recreational Trail

18.8 mi Out-and-back 669 ft gain

18.8-mile gravel route with 669 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, mostly separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Sep 11, 4:50 PM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

70°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

64 /100

good

64 Road

66 E-bike

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 temp

70°F

Clear
Wind

17 mph

NW
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.16"
Humidity

43%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

gravel surface
Sunrise

6:49 AM
Sunset

7:30 PM

161 min remaining

Best time today

7 PM looks best — 71°F · 1 mph N wind · clear.

5 PM

76°

Sunny

1 mph NW

6 PM

74°

Clear

1 mph N

7 PM Best

71°

Clear

1 mph N

Wind on this route

17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the NW (310°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 262° · quartering headwind 1.6 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 239° · crosswind 1.7 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 249° · quartering headwind 1.7 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 235° · crosswind 1.6 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 295° · headwind 1.7 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 272° · quartering headwind 1.6 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 279° · quartering headwind 1.6 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 275° · quartering headwind 1.7 mi

Elevation profile

2656 ft gain 2011 ft loss Max 1834' Min 1014' 17.7 mi sampled

Score breakdown

70°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

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

-6

−

Quartering headwind 17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 18.8 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 669 ft
Surface: gravel
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN
Start: 41.5082, -78.2241
OSM: relation 8123850

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