PA · separated · mixed

Buffalo Valley Rail Trail

9.2 mi Out-and-back 39 ft gain

9.2-mile mixed route with 39 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, 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.
57°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

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Best for road cycling 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

57°F

Fog/Mist
Wind

— mph

SW
Rain

18%

Next 24h: 0.04"
Humidity

100%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:42 AM
Sunset

7:28 PM

742 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 62°F · 0 mph wind · mostly cloudy. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best

62°

Mostly Cloudy

0 mph

9 AM

67°

Partly Sunny

0 mph

10 AM

70°

Mostly Cloudy

1 mph S

11 AM

74°

Partly Sunny

2 mph S

12 PM

77°

Partly Sunny

5 mph S

1 PM

79°

Partly Sunny

6 mph SW

2 PM

82°

Partly Sunny

7 mph S

3 PM

83°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

8 mph SW

4 PM

83°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

8 mph SW

5 PM

84°

Partly Sunny

8 mph SW

6 PM

82°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

7 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 60° · quartering headwind 0.8 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 66° · quartering headwind 0.8 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 57° · quartering headwind 0.8 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 69° · quartering headwind 0.8 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 71° · crosswind 0.8 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 68° · quartering headwind 0.8 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 72° · crosswind 0.8 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 73° · crosswind 0.8 mi

Elevation profile

118 ft gain 208 ft loss Max 597' Min 466' 9.2 mi sampled

Score breakdown

57°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: 9.2 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 39 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN
Start: 40.9156, -77.0567
OSM: relation 8132955

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