PA · mostly separated · gravel

Houtzdale Line Trail

9.5 mi Out-and-back 190 ft gain

9.5-mile gravel route with 190 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, mostly separated from motor traffic.

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.
61°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

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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

61°F

Cloudy
Wind

— mph

SW
Rain

20%

Next 24h: 0.24"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

gravel surface
Sunrise

6:47 AM
Sunset

7:33 PM

747 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 63°F · 3 mph SW wind · slight chance rain showers. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best

63°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

3 mph SW

9 AM

68°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

3 mph SW

10 AM

72°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

5 mph SW

11 AM

75°

Partly Sunny

7 mph SW

12 PM

77°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph SW

1 PM

78°

Partly Sunny

10 mph SW

2 PM

80°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

10 mph SW

3 PM

81°

Partly Sunny

10 mph SW

4 PM

81°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

10 mph SW

5 PM

82°

Partly Sunny

10 mph SW

6 PM

80°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph SW

7 PM

79°

Mostly Cloudy

8 mph SW

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 tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 244° · quartering tailwind 0.9 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 226° · quartering tailwind 0.9 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 253° · crosswind 0.8 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 238° · quartering tailwind 0.9 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 275° · crosswind 0.8 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 239° · quartering tailwind 0.9 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 217° · quartering tailwind 0.9 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 226° · quartering tailwind 0.8 mi

Elevation profile

203 ft gain 325 ft loss Max 1631' Min 1345' 8.7 mi sampled

Score breakdown

61°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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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: 9.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 190 ft
Surface: gravel
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN
Start: 40.8488, -78.2933
OSM: relation 9717403

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