PA · separated · paved

Cross County Trail

3.4 mi Out-and-back 39 ft gain

The Cross County Trail is a multi-use trail located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. As of July 2023, eight of the nineteen proposed segments of the trail are complete. The trail starts at its junction with the Schuylkill River Trail and runs north to one of its current termini at Germantown Pike for a length of 3.24 miles (5.21 km). The trail is planned to extend east for an additional 3.28 miles (5.28 km) to connect to the Wissahickon Trail at Stenton Avenue and West Valley Green Road.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:37 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

53°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

52 Bike-share

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

53°F

Mostly Cloudy
Wind

21 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 61

PM2.5 · Moderate
Humidity

89%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:37 AM
Sunset

4:52 PM

796 min remaining

Best time today

6 AM looks best — 50°F · 10 mph NW wind · mostly cloudy. 4 AM is a close second (65/100).

4 AM

52°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph W

5 AM

51°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph W

6 AM Best

50°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

7 AM

50°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph W

8 AM

50°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph W

9 AM

51°

Partly Sunny

10 mph W

10 AM

52°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph W

11 AM

54°

Sunny

15 mph W

12 PM

55°

Sunny

15 mph W

1 PM

56°

Sunny

15 mph NW

2 PM

56°

Sunny

15 mph W

3 PM

56°

Sunny

15 mph W

4 PM

55°

Sunny

10 mph W

Wind on this route

21 mph crosswind — expect a 21 mph quartering headwind on the return.

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

Leg 1 Bearing 273° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 232° · crosswind 0.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 225° · crosswind 0.3 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 260° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 255° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 217° · crosswind 0.3 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 214° · crosswind 0.3 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 171° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi

Elevation profile

63 ft gain 138 ft loss Max 141' Min 66' 3.2 mi sampled

Score breakdown

53°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 — expect a 21 mph quartering headwind on the return.

-3

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 61 Moderate air — fine for shorter commutes, cut intervals short.

-3

About this route

Distance: 3.4 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 39 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: LCN · route CCT
Start: 40.1051, -75.2817
OSM: relation 7506577

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.