Altoona, PA · separated · mixed

Lower Trail

16.3 mi Out-and-back 256 ft gain

The Lower Trail is a 16.5-mile (26.6 km) rail trail that follows the Juniata River in West-Central Pennsylvania from Flowing Springs in Blair County to Alfarata in Huntingdon County. The Lower Trail is owned and maintained by Rails to Trails of Central Pennsylvania, a 501(c)(3) organization. The trail follows the path of the former Pennsylvania Railroad Petersburg Branch along the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River. It is open free of charge to the public, though donations are accepted at all trailheads.

Live · updated Jul 12, 11:09 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

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

58 /100

good

58 Road

73 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

75°F

Partly Cloudy
Wind

17 mph

E
Rain

6%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

74%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

5:52 AM
Sunset

8:43 PM

575 min remaining

Best time today

12 PM looks best — 78°F · 3 mph E wind · mostly sunny. 1 PM is a close second (61/100).

12 PM Best

78°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph E

1 PM

80°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph E

2 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph E

3 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph E

4 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph E

5 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph SE

6 PM

82°

Partly Cloudy

3 mph SE

7 PM

81°

Partly Cloudy

3 mph SE

8 PM

78°

Partly Cloudy

3 mph SE

Wind on this route

17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the E (80°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 249° · tailwind 1.0 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 203° · quartering tailwind 1.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 226° · quartering tailwind 1.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 182° · crosswind 1.4 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 173° · crosswind 1.3 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 214° · quartering tailwind 1.3 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 245° · tailwind 1.0 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 277° · tailwind 0.5 mi

Elevation profile

2037 ft gain 1893 ft loss Max 1457' Min 755' 12.8 mi sampled

Score breakdown

75°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

−

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

-6

Quartering tailwind 17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 16.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 256 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN
Start: 40.5667, -78.1215
City hub: Altoona, PA
OSM: relation 5470479

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.