Wissahickon Trail

6.6 mi Out-and-back 236 ft gain

6.6-mile mixed route with 236 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, separated from motor traffic.

Great day to get the road bike out.

  • 51°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
71 /100
great
71 Road
70 E-bike

Best for road cycling today

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.

  • Air temp
    51°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    — mph
    NE
  • Rain
    2%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Air quality
    AQI 71
    PM2.5 · Moderate
  • Humidity
    79%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    7:24 AM
  • Sunset
    6:05 PM
    609 min remaining

8 AM looks best — 50°F · 5 mph N wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (71/100).

8 AM Best
50°

Sunny

5 mph N
71
9 AM
52°

Sunny

5 mph NE
71
10 AM
56°

Sunny

5 mph NE
71
11 AM
59°

Sunny

5 mph NE
71
12 PM
61°

Sunny

5 mph NE
71
1 PM
63°

Sunny

5 mph NE
71
2 PM
64°

Sunny

5 mph NE
71
3 PM
64°

Sunny

5 mph NE
71
4 PM
64°

Sunny

5 mph NE
71
5 PM
63°

Sunny

0 mph
71

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 37° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 45° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 318° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 305° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 323° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 343° · headwind 0.6 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 336° · headwind 0.6 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 332° · headwind 0.6 mi
50'150'250'350' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi5 mi6 mi
485 ft gain 419 ft loss Max 315' Min 82' 5.6 mi sampled
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51°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
·
AQI 71 Moderate air — fine for shorter commutes, cut intervals short.
-3
Distance
6.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
236 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
LCN
Start
40.0150, -75.2070
City hub
Philadelphia, PA
OSM
relation 18009092

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

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