9-11 Trail (Pennsylvania Loop)

69.2 mi Out-and-back 545 ft gain

69.2-mile mixed route with 545 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the U.S. Bicycle Route System, route reference “9-11”, operated by September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance, routed on public roads.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

  • 52°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
  • 16 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
67 /100
good
67 Road
69 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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  • Air temp
    52°F
    Mostly Cloudy
  • Wind
    16 mph
    NW
  • Rain
    5%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Air quality
    AQI 32
    PM2.5 · Good
  • Humidity
    54%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:43 AM
  • Sunset
    4:58 PM
    801 min remaining

9 AM looks best — 48°F · 12 mph NW wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (71/100).

4 AM
45°

Partly Cloudy

13 mph NW
58
5 AM
44°

Partly Cloudy

13 mph NW
58
6 AM
43°

Sunny

12 mph NW
58
7 AM
42°

Sunny

10 mph NW
58
8 AM
44°

Sunny

12 mph NW
58
9 AM Best
48°

Sunny

12 mph NW
71
10 AM
51°

Sunny

12 mph NW
71
11 AM
54°

Sunny

14 mph NW
71
12 PM
56°

Sunny

14 mph NW
71
1 PM
57°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph NW
71
2 PM
57°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph NW
67
3 PM
56°

Mostly Sunny

16 mph W
67
4 PM
55°

Partly Sunny

16 mph W
67

16 mph headwind outbound — expect a 16 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 16 mph from the NW (315°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 298° · headwind 4.0 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 308° · headwind 3.5 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 232° · crosswind 3.4 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 254° · quartering headwind 4.1 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 196° · quartering tailwind 3.7 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 262° · quartering headwind 3.1 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 290° · headwind 3.4 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 311° · headwind 3.4 mi
250'400'550'700'850' 0 mi8 mi16 mi24 mi32 mi40 mi48 mi56 mi61 mi
1246 ft gain 967 ft loss Max 801' Min 292' 61.2 mi sampled
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52°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
−
16 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
−
Quartering headwind 16 mph headwind outbound — expect a 16 mph headwind on the return.
-4
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
+
AQI 32 Clean air
+3
Distance
69.2 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
545 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
on road
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
NCN · route 9-11
Operator
September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance
Start
40.1999, -76.7633
City hub
Harrisburg, PA
OSM
relation 13624274

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

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