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 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.
63°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

63°F

Clear
Wind

12 mph

S
Rain

5%

Next 24h: 0.04"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:42 AM
Sunset

7:27 PM

741 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 65°F · 2 mph E wind · partly sunny. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best

65°

Partly Sunny

2 mph E

9 AM

70°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph SE

10 AM

74°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph S

11 AM

77°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph S

12 PM

79°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW

1 PM

82°

Partly Sunny

6 mph SW

2 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW

3 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph SW

4 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph SW

5 PM

87°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph S

6 PM

85°

Partly Cloudy

9 mph S

Wind on this route

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

Currently 12 mph from the SSW (210°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

63°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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

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Quartering headwind 12 mph headwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

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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.

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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.