Centennial Loop

3.2 mi Loop 52 ft gain

3.2-mile paved loop with 52 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “CL”, mostly separated from motor traffic.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

  • 57°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
  • 21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
62 /100
good
63 Bike commuting
62 Road
64 E-bike
65 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
    57°F
    Mostly Cloudy
  • Wind
    21 mph
    NW
  • Rain
    1%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Air quality
    AQI 61
    PM2.5 · Moderate
  • Humidity
    82%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:36 AM
  • Sunset
    4:52 PM
    796 min remaining

4 AM looks best — 54°F · 10 mph NW wind · partly cloudy. 5 AM is a close second (69/100).

4 AM Best
54°

Partly Cloudy

10 mph NW
69
5 AM
52°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW
69
6 AM
51°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW
69
7 AM
51°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW
69
8 AM
51°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW
69
9 AM
52°

Partly Sunny

10 mph NW
69
10 AM
53°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph NW
69
11 AM
54°

Sunny

15 mph NW
65
12 PM
55°

Sunny

15 mph NW
65
1 PM
56°

Sunny

15 mph NW
65
2 PM
56°

Sunny

15 mph NW
65
3 PM
56°

Sunny

15 mph NW
65
4 PM
55°

Sunny

10 mph NW
69

21 mph crosswind — keep the bars loose on exposed sections.

Currently 21 mph from the NW (310°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 311° · headwind 0.2 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 334° · headwind 0.1 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 351° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 296° · headwind 0.3 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 198° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 145° · tailwind 0.0 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 137° · tailwind 0.2 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 114° · tailwind 0.3 mi
100'150'200' 0 mi1 mi2 mi
90 ft gain 93 ft loss Max 157' Min 118' 1.9 mi sampled
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57°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
−
21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
−
Strong crosswind 21 mph crosswind — keep the bars loose on exposed sections.
-3
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
·
AQI 61 Moderate air — fine for shorter commutes, cut intervals short.
-3
Distance
3.2 mi loop
Elevation gain
52 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Loop
Traffic exposure
mostly separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network
LCN · route CL
Start
39.9786, -75.2065
City hub
Philadelphia, PA
OSM
relation 19692472

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

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