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 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.

28 /100

skip

28 Road

26 E-bike

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

39°F

Cloudy
Wind

— mph

W
Rain

33%

Next 24h: 0.01"
Air quality

AQI 15

O3 · Good
Humidity

87%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:49 AM
Sunset

5:02 PM

806 min remaining

Best time today

12 PM looks best — 48°F · 12 mph W wind · slight chance rain showers. 1 PM is a close second (35/100).

4 AM

35°

Partly Cloudy

5 mph W

5 AM

35°

Partly Cloudy

5 mph W

6 AM

35°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph W

7 AM

35°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph W

8 AM

35°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W

9 AM

38°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph W

10 AM

42°

Sunny

10 mph W

11 AM

45°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph W

12 PM Best

48°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

12 mph W

1 PM

49°

Chance Rain Showers

12 mph W

2 PM

50°

Chance Rain Showers

13 mph W

3 PM

51°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

13 mph W

4 PM

52°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

12 mph W

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

39°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

−

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

-32

AQI 15 Clean air

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.