Harrisburg, PA · on road · paved

BicyclePA Route J2

38.5 mi Out-and-back 325 ft gain

38.5-mile paved route with 325 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “J2”, routed on public roads.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:37 AM ET

Today's verdict

Skip today — the bike can wait.

37 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
50°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

34 /100

skip

42 Bike commuting

34 Road

48 E-bike

43 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

50°F

Cloudy
Wind

37 mph

NW
Rain

4%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 19

O3 · Good
Humidity

58%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:44 AM
Sunset

5:00 PM

804 min remaining

Best time today

12 PM looks best — 56°F · 12 mph W wind · sunny. 1 PM is a close second (78/100).

4 AM

41°

Mostly Clear

7 mph NW

5 AM

39°

Mostly Clear

6 mph NW

6 AM

39°

Sunny

6 mph NW

7 AM

37°

Sunny

5 mph W

8 AM

41°

Sunny

8 mph NW

9 AM

46°

Sunny

9 mph NW

10 AM

50°

Sunny

10 mph NW

11 AM

54°

Sunny

12 mph NW

12 PM Best

56°

Sunny

12 mph W

1 PM

56°

Sunny

13 mph W

2 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph W

3 PM

56°

Mostly Sunny

16 mph W

4 PM

54°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph W

Wind on this route

37 mph crosswind — expect a 37 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 37 mph from the WNW (290°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 30° · crosswind 2.3 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 27° · crosswind 2.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 30° · crosswind 2.3 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 29° · crosswind 2.3 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 26° · crosswind 2.3 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 12° · crosswind 1.9 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 322° · quartering headwind 2.3 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 49° · quartering tailwind 1.9 mi

Elevation profile

931 ft gain 1052 ft loss Max 784' Min 384' 36.3 mi sampled

Score breakdown

50°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

−

37 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.

-36

−

Strong crosswind 37 mph crosswind — expect a 37 mph quartering headwind on the return.

-3

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 19 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 38.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 325 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: on road
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: RCN · route J2
Start: 39.8396, -77.2267
City hub: Harrisburg, PA
OSM: relation 1066199

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