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 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
Exposed + wet pavement — mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. take the lane.
17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

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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

Mostly Clear
Wind

17 mph

S
Rain

13%

Next 24h: 0.18"
Humidity

88%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:36 AM
Sunset

7:23 PM

737 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 65°F · 3 mph S wind · mostly sunny. 9 AM is a close second (32/100).

8 AM Best

65°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph S

9 AM

70°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph SW

10 AM

73°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW

11 AM

76°

Mostly Cloudy

7 mph SW

12 PM

78°

Partly Sunny

8 mph SW

1 PM

80°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph SW

2 PM

82°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph SW

3 PM

82°

Partly Sunny

10 mph SW

4 PM

82°

Partly Sunny

12 mph SW

5 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph S

6 PM

82°

Mostly Cloudy

12 mph S

Wind on this route

17 mph crosswind — expect a 17 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the ESE (110°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

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

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

-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: 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.