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 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.
59°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.

0 /100

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0 Bike-share

Best for bike commuting 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

59°F

Mostly Sunny
Wind

— mph

S
Rain

3%

Next 24h: 0.02"
Humidity

96%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

paved surface
Sunrise

6:44 AM
Sunset

7:28 PM

742 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 64°F · 3 mph S wind · mostly sunny. 9 AM is a close second (32/100).

8 AM Best

64°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph S

9 AM

70°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph S

10 AM

74°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph S

11 AM

77°

Partly Sunny

6 mph SW

12 PM

79°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph S

1 PM

81°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph S

2 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph S

3 PM

84°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph S

4 PM

84°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph S

5 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph S

6 PM

83°

Partly Cloudy

9 mph S

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

59°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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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: 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.