Philadelphia, PA · mostly separated · paved

Cynwyd Heritage Trail

2.2 mi Out-and-back 223 ft gain

The Cynwyd Heritage Trail is a 1.8-mile rail trail in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, on Philadelphia's Main Line. The trail surface is partially asphalt and crushed stone.

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.
86°F air — above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°f). heat acclimation required.

20 /100

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23 Bike commuting

20 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

86°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 SW

10 AM

76°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW

11 AM

79°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

12 PM

81°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

1 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

2 PM

84°

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 S

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 25° · tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 112° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 134° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 195° · headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 222° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 226° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 220° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 183° · headwind 0.2 mi

Elevation profile

318 ft gain 233 ft loss Max 308' Min 85' 2.1 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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86°F air Above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°F). Heat acclimation required.

-2

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

-2

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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: 2.2 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 223 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: LCN · route CHT
Start: 40.0218, -75.2310
City hub: Philadelphia, PA
OSM: relation 903928

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.