Philadelphia, PA · mixed · paved

13th Street Bikeway

4.3 mi Out-and-back 249 ft gain

4.3-mile paved route with 249 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “13”.

Live · updated Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

Today's verdict

Skip today — the bike can wait.

Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
Exposed + wet + windy — mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
72°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

26 /100

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32 Bike commuting

26 Road

33 E-bike

38 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

72°F

Clear
Wind

21 mph

SW
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.01"
Humidity

83%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

paved surface
Sunrise

6:36 AM
Sunset

7:20 PM

734 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 72°F · 5 mph SW wind · partly sunny.

8 AM Best

72°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW

9 AM

74°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW

10 AM

77°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW

11 AM

80°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

12 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

1 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

2 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

3 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

4 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

5 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

6 PM

84°

Partly Cloudy

10 mph SW

Wind on this route

21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 21 mph from the S (190°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 10° · tailwind 0.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 10° · tailwind 0.4 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 10° · tailwind 0.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 10° · tailwind 0.4 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 9° · tailwind 0.4 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 10° · tailwind 0.4 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 9° · tailwind 0.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 10° · tailwind 0.4 mi

Elevation profile

205 ft gain 152 ft loss Max 148' Min 23' 4.3 mi sampled

Score breakdown

72°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

Exposed + wet + windy mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.

-12

−

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

-6

Tailwind on this route 21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

−

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

-32

About this route

Distance: 4.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 249 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mixed
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: LCN · route 13
Start: 39.9166, -75.1692
City hub: Philadelphia, PA
OSM: relation 19669589

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