State College, PA · separated · paved

Blue Course Bikeway

2.6 mi Out-and-back 174 ft gain

2.6-mile paved route with 174 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “Blue Course Bikeway”, separated from motor traffic.

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.
61°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

0 /100

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0 Bike commuting

0 Road

0 E-bike

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

61°F

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind

— mph

SW
Rain

19%

Next 24h: 0.11"
Humidity

100%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

paved surface
Sunrise

6:46 AM
Sunset

7:31 PM

745 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 62°F · 2 mph SW wind · cloudy. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best

62°

Cloudy

2 mph SW

9 AM

67°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

2 mph SW

10 AM

71°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

3 mph SW

11 AM

75°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SW

12 PM

78°

Partly Sunny

6 mph SW

1 PM

81°

Partly Sunny

7 mph SW

2 PM

83°

Partly Sunny

8 mph SW

3 PM

83°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

9 mph SW

4 PM

85°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

9 mph SW

5 PM

83°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph SW

—

6 PM

83°

Mostly Cloudy

8 mph SW

7 PM

81°

Mostly Cloudy

7 mph SW

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 tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 212° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 203° · tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 166° · tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 144° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 139° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 122° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 139° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 141° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi

Elevation profile

224 ft gain 125 ft loss Max 1240' Min 1132' 2.5 mi sampled

Score breakdown

61°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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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: 2.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 174 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: LCN · route Blue Course Bikeway
Start: 40.7973, -77.8876
City hub: State College, PA
OSM: relation 5474440

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