Allentown, PA · mixed · paved
BicyclePA Route L1
5.3-mile paved route with 52 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “L1”.
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Today's verdict
Workable day to get the road bike out.
- 25 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
- 55°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
Best for bike-share touring 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 temp55°FCloudy
- Wind25 mphW
- Rain4%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Air qualityAQI 44PM2.5 · Good
- Humidity77%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrypaved surface
- Sunrise6:39 AM
- Sunset4:53 PM796 min remaining
Best time today
4 AM looks best — 51°F · 10 mph W wind · mostly cloudy. 5 AM is a close second (78/100).
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Wind on this route
25 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 25 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 25 mph from the W (270°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 77° · tailwind 0.5 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 80° · tailwind 0.5 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 70° · tailwind 0.5 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 80° · tailwind 0.5 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 32° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 47° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 88° · tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 13° · crosswind 0.3 mi
Elevation profile
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About this route
- Distance
- 5.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 52 ft
- Surface
- paved
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- mixed
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
- Cycle network
- RCN · route L1
- Start
40.5112, -75.6664- City hub
- Allentown, PA
- OSM
- relation 227562
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.