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Highlands Trail

6.3 mi Out-and-back 46 ft gain

6.3-mile mixed route with 46 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network.

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.
59°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
Exposed + wet pavement — mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. take the lane.

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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

59°F

Clear
Wind

— mph

S
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.02"
Humidity

100%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:36 AM
Sunset

7:21 PM

735 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 63°F · 0 mph wind · patchy fog. 9 AM is a close second (32/100).

8 AM Best

63°

Patchy Fog

0 mph

9 AM

68°

Partly Sunny

5 mph S

10 AM

73°

Partly Sunny

5 mph S

11 AM

76°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph S

12 PM

78°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW

1 PM

81°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

2 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

3 PM

83°

Partly Sunny

10 mph SW

4 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

5 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

6 PM

82°

Partly Cloudy

10 mph S

Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 64° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 347° · headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 297° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 33° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 27° · headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 95° · crosswind 0.6 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 47° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 14° · headwind 0.4 mi

Elevation profile

96 ft gain 112 ft loss Max 538' Min 492' 4.8 mi sampled

Score breakdown

59°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

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Exposed + wet pavement mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. Take the lane.

-6

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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.

-32

About this route

Distance: 6.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 46 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mixed
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN
Start: 40.4173, -75.3590
OSM: relation 13959689

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