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 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

Fog/Mist
Wind

— mph

S
Rain

16%

Next 24h: 0.05"
Humidity

100%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:47 AM
Sunset

7:32 PM

746 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 62°F · 1 mph S wind · cloudy. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best

62°

Cloudy

1 mph S

9 AM

66°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

1 mph S

10 AM

71°

Partly Sunny

1 mph S

11 AM

75°

Partly Sunny

2 mph SW

12 PM

78°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

5 mph SW

1 PM

81°

Partly Sunny

7 mph SW

2 PM

84°

Partly Sunny

8 mph SW

3 PM

84°

Partly Sunny

8 mph SW

4 PM

84°

Partly Sunny

8 mph SW

5 PM

85°

Partly Sunny

7 mph SW

6 PM

83°

Mostly Cloudy

7 mph SW

7 PM

81°

Partly Cloudy

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

Elevation profile

2037 ft gain 1893 ft loss Max 1457' Min 755' 12.8 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: 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.