York, PA · separated · mixed

York County Heritage Rail Trail

27.4 mi Out-and-back 30 ft gain

Heritage Rail Trail County Park is a National Recreation Trail rail-with-trail in Pennsylvania built in 1999 by the York County Rail Trail Authority (YCRTA). It connects with the Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail in Maryland. The trail runs along the active Northern Central Railway line and forms the southernmost part of Route J in the BicyclePA route system.

Live · updated Jul 28, 1:51 PM ET

Today's verdict

Thunderstorms in the forecast — lightning and cyclists are a bad combination.

Thunderstorms — lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
33 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
NWS alert active — check the alert before rolling out.

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Best for road cycling today

NWSFlood Watch

Flood Watch issued July 28 at 10:25AM EDT until July 29 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

In effect through Jul 29, 6:00 AM

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

81°F

Mostly Clear
Wind

33 mph

S
Rain

94%

Next 24h: 0.39"
Humidity

74%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:02 AM
Sunset

8:24 PM

394 min remaining

Best time today

Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.

Wind on this route

33 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 33 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 33 mph from the S (190°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 358° · tailwind 2.3 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 324° · quartering tailwind 2.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 325° · quartering tailwind 2.3 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 333° · quartering tailwind 2.3 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 19° · tailwind 1.9 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 8° · tailwind 1.8 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 2° · tailwind 2.0 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 17° · tailwind 2.1 mi

Elevation profile

1243 ft gain 1692 ft loss Max 899' Min 351' 22.5 mi sampled

Score breakdown

81°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

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33 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.

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Tailwind on this route 33 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 33 mph headwind on the return.

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Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.

-45

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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

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NWS alert active Check the alert before rolling out.

-20

About this route

Distance: 27.4 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 30 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route YCH
Operator: York County
Start: 39.7210, -76.6979
City hub: York, PA
OSM: relation 9214874

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.