Altoona, PA · mostly separated · gravel

Bells Gap Trail

5 mi Out-and-back 1050 ft gain

5-mile gravel route with 1050 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “BGT”, mostly separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:37 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.

22 /100

skip

22 Road

20 E-bike

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

39°F

Cloudy
Wind

— mph

W
Rain

47%

Next 24h: 0.03"
Air quality

AQI 15

O3 · Good
Humidity

87%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

gravel surface
Sunrise

6:50 AM
Sunset

5:03 PM

807 min remaining

Best time today

4 AM looks best — 35°F · 7 mph W wind · mostly cloudy. 5 AM is a close second (28/100).

4 AM Best

35°

Mostly Cloudy

7 mph W

5 AM

34°

Mostly Cloudy

8 mph W

6 AM

34°

Partly Sunny

8 mph W

7 AM

33°

Partly Sunny

8 mph W

8 AM

35°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph W

9 AM

39°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph W

10 AM

41°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

12 mph W

11 AM

43°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

12 mph W

12 PM

45°

Chance Rain Showers

12 mph W

1 PM

45°

Chance Rain Showers

12 mph W

2 PM

47°

Chance Rain Showers

13 mph W

3 PM

47°

Chance Rain Showers

13 mph W

4 PM

47°

Chance Rain Showers

13 mph W

Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 308° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 311° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 333° · headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 341° · headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 311° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 348° · headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 36° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 240° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi

Elevation profile

1207 ft gain 488 ft loss Max 2116' Min 1309' 4.1 mi sampled

Score breakdown

39°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

47% rain Showers possible — pack a shell and waterproof the panniers.

-6

−

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

-32

AQI 15 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 1050 ft
Surface: gravel
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN · route BGT
Start: 40.6148, -78.3644
City hub: Altoona, PA
OSM: relation 162557

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