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 Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

Today's verdict

Skip today — the bike can wait.

Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
87°F air — above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°f). heat acclimation required.

18 /100

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23 Bike commuting

18 Road

24 E-bike

17 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

87°F

Mostly Sunny
Wind

10 mph

S
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.01"

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

paved surface
Sunrise

6:36 AM
Sunset

7:20 PM

734 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 68°F · 5 mph S wind · partly sunny. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best

68°

Partly Sunny

5 mph S

9 AM

72°

Partly Sunny

5 mph S

10 AM

76°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW

11 AM

79°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SW

12 PM

81°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

1 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

2 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

3 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

4 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

5 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

6 PM

84°

Partly Cloudy

10 mph SW

Wind on this route

Light headwind (10 mph) — noticeable but not brutal.

Currently 10 mph from the S (180°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

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87°F air Above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°F). Heat acclimation required.

-4

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

-2

−

Quartering headwind Light headwind (10 mph) — noticeable but not brutal.

-4

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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: 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.