Harrisburg, PA · on road · mixed

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.

Live · updated Sep 9, 7:07 AM 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.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
64°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
Exposed + wet pavement — on road traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. take the lane.
17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

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Best for road cycling 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

64°F

Fog/Mist
Wind

17 mph

S
Rain

3%

Next 24h: 0.05"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:42 AM
Sunset

7:26 PM

740 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 66°F · 5 mph SE wind · mostly sunny. 9 AM is a close second (32/100).

8 AM Best

66°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SE

9 AM

71°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph S

10 AM

75°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph S

11 AM

78°

Partly Sunny

6 mph S

12 PM

80°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW

1 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph SW

2 PM

84°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph SW

3 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

4 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph SW

5 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph S

6 PM

85°

Partly Cloudy

12 mph S

Wind on this route

17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the ENE (60°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 298° · quartering tailwind 4.0 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 308° · quartering tailwind 3.5 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 232° · tailwind 3.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 254° · tailwind 4.1 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 196° · quartering tailwind 3.7 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 262° · tailwind 3.1 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 290° · quartering tailwind 3.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 311° · crosswind 3.4 mi

Elevation profile

1246 ft gain 967 ft loss Max 801' Min 292' 61.2 mi sampled

Score breakdown

64°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

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Exposed + wet pavement on road traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. Take the lane.

-6

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

-6

Tailwind on this route 17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 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.

-32

About this route

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.