BicyclePA Route L1

5.3 mi Out-and-back 52 ft gain

5.3-mile paved route with 52 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “L1”.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

59 /100
good
58 Bike commuting
59 Road
72 E-bike
73 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring today

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.

  • Air temp
    79°F
    Mostly Cloudy
  • Wind
    12 mph
    E
  • Rain
    9%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    54%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    5:42 AM
  • Sunset
    8:33 PM
    565 min remaining

12 PM looks best — 80°F · 5 mph E wind · sunny. 1 PM is a close second (61/100).

12 PM Best
80°

Sunny

5 mph E
61
1 PM
82°

Sunny

5 mph E
61
2 PM
82°

Sunny

5 mph E
61
3 PM
83°

Sunny

5 mph E
61
4 PM
84°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SE
61
5 PM
82°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SE
61
6 PM
82°

Partly Cloudy

5 mph SE
61
7 PM
81°

Partly Cloudy

5 mph SE
61
8 PM
77°

Partly Cloudy

0 mph
61

12 mph crosswind — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the SE (140°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 77° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 80° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 70° · crosswind 0.5 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 80° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 32° · crosswind 0.4 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 47° · crosswind 0.4 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 88° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 13° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
350'400'450' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi5 mi
134 ft gain 156 ft loss Max 436' Min 381' 4.6 mi sampled
·
79°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
12 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-2
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
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.

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