Philadelphia, PA · on road · paved

15th Street Bikeway

5.2 mi Out-and-back 82 ft gain

5.2-mile paved route with 82 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “15”, routed on public roads.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:37 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

53°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

64 /100

good

65 Bike commuting

64 Road

66 E-bike

58 Bike-share

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

53°F

Mostly Cloudy
Wind

21 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 61

PM2.5 · Moderate
Humidity

89%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:36 AM
Sunset

4:52 PM

795 min remaining

Best time today

4 AM looks best — 54°F · 10 mph NW wind · partly cloudy. 5 AM is a close second (72/100).

4 AM Best

54°

Partly Cloudy

10 mph NW

5 AM

53°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

6 AM

52°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

7 AM

51°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

8 AM

52°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

9 AM

52°

Partly Sunny

10 mph NW

10 AM

53°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph NW

11 AM

55°

Sunny

15 mph NW

12 PM

56°

Sunny

15 mph NW

1 PM

56°

Sunny

15 mph NW

2 PM

56°

Sunny

15 mph NW

3 PM

56°

Sunny

15 mph NW

4 PM

55°

Sunny

10 mph NW

Wind on this route

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

Currently 21 mph from the NW (310°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 189° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 189° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 190° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 189° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 190° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 189° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 189° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 189° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi

Elevation profile

207 ft gain 289 ft loss Max 167' Min 13' 5.2 mi sampled

Score breakdown

53°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

Exposed + strong wind on road traffic in 20+ mph wind — gusts near passing vehicles are the hazard.

-4

−

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

-6

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

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 61 Moderate air — fine for shorter commutes, cut intervals short.

-3

About this route

Distance: 5.2 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 82 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: on road
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: LCN · route 15
Start: 39.9911, -75.1569
City hub: Philadelphia, PA
OSM: relation 19671108

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