Harrisburg, PA · mostly separated · mixed

Capital Area Greenbelt

9 mi Out-and-back 138 ft gain

The Capital Area Greenbelt is a looping trail located in the area of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This 20-mile loop around Pennsylvania's capital city provides visitors and tourists with opportunities to hike, ride bicycles, skate, jog, fish, walk their dogs, spot rare birds, learn about history, enjoy native flora and fauna, and appreciate nature. While parts of the trail are shared with roads, most of the loop is a dedicated path.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:37 AM ET

Today's verdict

Great day to get the road bike out.

50°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
15 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

74 /100

great

74 Road

76 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding 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

50°F

Mostly Cloudy
Wind

15 mph

NW
Rain

7%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 32

PM2.5 · Good
Humidity

54%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:44 AM
Sunset

4:58 PM

802 min remaining

Best time today

10 AM looks best — 51°F · 10 mph NW wind · sunny. 11 AM is a close second (78/100).

4 AM

45°

Mostly Clear

10 mph NW

5 AM

43°

Mostly Clear

9 mph NW

6 AM

43°

Sunny

8 mph NW

7 AM

42°

Sunny

7 mph NW

8 AM

44°

Sunny

8 mph NW

9 AM

47°

Sunny

9 mph NW

10 AM Best

51°

Sunny

10 mph NW

11 AM

54°

Sunny

12 mph NW

12 PM

56°

Sunny

12 mph NW

1 PM

56°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

2 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph W

3 PM

56°

Partly Sunny

14 mph W

4 PM

55°

Partly Sunny

15 mph W

Wind on this route

15 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 15 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 15 mph from the NW (315°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 175° · quartering tailwind 0.8 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 208° · crosswind 0.7 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 207° · crosswind 0.7 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 164° · tailwind 0.8 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 155° · tailwind 0.8 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 149° · tailwind 0.8 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 133° · tailwind 0.8 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 137° · tailwind 0.8 mi

Elevation profile

217 ft gain 178 ft loss Max 390' Min 292' 7.7 mi sampled

Score breakdown

50°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

15 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

-6

Quartering tailwind 15 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 15 mph headwind on the return.

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 32 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 9 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 138 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN · route CAG
Operator: Capital Area Greenbelt Association
Start: 40.3221, -76.8957
City hub: Harrisburg, PA
OSM: relation 1084925

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.