Scranton, PA · mixed · mixed

Lackawanna River Heritage Trail

11.6 mi Out-and-back 305 ft gain

11.6-mile mixed route with 305 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “LRHT”.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:37 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.
25 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
Exposed + wet + windy — mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
54°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

7 /100

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7 Road

19 E-bike

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

54°F

Cloudy
Wind

25 mph

NW
Rain

32%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 27

PM2.5 · Good
Humidity

82%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:41 AM
Sunset

4:50 PM

794 min remaining

Best time today

1 PM looks best — 54°F · 13 mph W wind · isolated rain showers. 2 PM is a close second (36/100).

4 AM

49°

Scattered Rain Showers

6 mph W

5 AM

47°

Scattered Rain Showers

7 mph NW

6 AM

46°

Scattered Rain Showers

7 mph NW

7 AM

46°

Scattered Rain Showers

8 mph NW

8 AM

44°

Scattered Rain Showers

8 mph NW

9 AM

44°

Scattered Rain Showers

8 mph NW

10 AM

46°

Scattered Rain Showers

8 mph NW

11 AM

50°

Isolated Rain Showers

8 mph NW

12 PM

52°

Isolated Rain Showers

9 mph NW

1 PM Best

54°

Isolated Rain Showers

13 mph W

2 PM

55°

Isolated Rain Showers

13 mph W

3 PM

54°

Isolated Rain Showers

13 mph W

4 PM

53°

Scattered Rain Showers

13 mph W

Wind on this route

25 mph headwind outbound — expect a 25 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 25 mph from the NNW (330°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 66° · crosswind 0.9 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 79° · crosswind 1.0 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 71° · crosswind 0.8 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 6° · quartering headwind 1.0 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 354° · headwind 1.0 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 345° · headwind 1.0 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 24° · quartering headwind 1.0 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 37° · quartering headwind 1.0 mi

Elevation profile

397 ft gain 89 ft loss Max 1099' Min 771' 10.2 mi sampled

Score breakdown

54°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

Exposed + wet + windy mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.

-12

−

25 mph wind Strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.

-18

−

Quartering headwind 25 mph headwind outbound — expect a 25 mph headwind on the return.

-4

−

Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

-32

AQI 27 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 11.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 305 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mixed
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route LRHT
Start: 41.4736, -75.5919
City hub: Scranton, PA
OSM: relation 6174215

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