Leiper-Smedley Trail

2 mi Out-and-back 180 ft gain

2-mile paved route with 180 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “LST”, mostly separated from motor traffic.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

  • 57°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
  • 21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
68 /100
good
69 Bike commuting
68 Road
70 E-bike
71 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring today

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  • Air temp
    57°F
    Mostly Cloudy
  • Wind
    21 mph
    NW
  • Rain
    1%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Air quality
    AQI 61
    PM2.5 · Moderate
  • Humidity
    82%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:37 AM
  • Sunset
    4:53 PM
    796 min remaining

4 AM looks best — 53°F · 10 mph NW wind · partly cloudy. 5 AM is a close second (72/100).

4 AM Best
53°

Partly Cloudy

10 mph NW
72
5 AM
52°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW
72
6 AM
51°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW
72
7 AM
50°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW
72
8 AM
51°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW
72
9 AM
52°

Partly Sunny

10 mph NW
72
10 AM
53°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph NW
72
11 AM
54°

Sunny

15 mph NW
68
12 PM
55°

Sunny

15 mph NW
68
1 PM
56°

Sunny

15 mph NW
68
2 PM
56°

Sunny

15 mph NW
68
3 PM
56°

Sunny

10 mph NW
72
4 PM
55°

Sunny

10 mph NW
72

21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 21 mph from the NW (310°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 209° · crosswind 0.1 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 185° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 205° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 207° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 88° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 186° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 154° · tailwind 0.2 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 150° · tailwind 0.2 mi
50'100'150'200'250' 0 mi1 mi2 mi
231 ft gain 205 ft loss Max 226' Min 72' 1.7 mi sampled
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57°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
−
21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
+
Quartering tailwind 21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
+3
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
·
AQI 61 Moderate air — fine for shorter commutes, cut intervals short.
-3
Distance
2 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
180 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
mostly separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network
LCN · route LST
Start
39.9143, -75.3601
OSM
relation 12218983

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

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