Newtown Rail Trail

2.5 mi Out-and-back 59 ft gain

2.5-mile mixed route with 59 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “NRT”, separated from motor traffic.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

  • 53°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
  • 21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
62 /100
good
62 Road
64 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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  • Air temp
    53°F
    Mostly Cloudy
  • Wind
    21 mph
    W
  • Rain
    1%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Air quality
    AQI 61
    PM2.5 · Moderate
  • Humidity
    89%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:36 AM
  • Sunset
    4:51 PM
    795 min remaining

4 AM looks best — 52°F · 10 mph W wind · partly cloudy. 5 AM is a close second (72/100).

4 AM Best
52°

Partly Cloudy

10 mph W
72
5 AM
52°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph W
72
6 AM
51°

Partly Sunny

10 mph W
72
7 AM
51°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph W
72
8 AM
51°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph W
72
9 AM
52°

Partly Sunny

10 mph W
72
10 AM
53°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph W
68
11 AM
54°

Sunny

15 mph W
68
12 PM
55°

Sunny

15 mph W
68
1 PM
56°

Sunny

15 mph W
68
2 PM
56°

Sunny

15 mph W
68
3 PM
56°

Sunny

15 mph W
68
4 PM
55°

Sunny

15 mph W
68

21 mph crosswind — expect a 21 mph quartering headwind on the return.

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

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 60° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 60° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 60° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 60° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 58° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 56° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 57° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 57° · crosswind 0.2 mi
150'200'250'300' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi
89 ft gain 109 ft loss Max 276' Min 190' 2.5 mi sampled
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53°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
−
21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
−
Strong crosswind 21 mph crosswind — expect a 21 mph quartering 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
2.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
59 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
LCN · route NRT
Start
40.1649, -75.0599
OSM
relation 13718937

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

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