Allentown, PA · separated · mixed

Nor-Bath Trail

5.7 mi Out-and-back 118 ft gain

The Nor-Bath Trail is a 5.9-mile (9.5 km) multi-use rail-trail that runs between the boroughs of Northampton and Bath in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

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.
59°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
Headwind on this route — 17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.
17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

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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

59°F

Mostly Clear
Wind

17 mph

S
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.02"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:36 AM
Sunset

7:22 PM

736 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 65°F · 0 mph wind · mostly cloudy. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best

65°

Mostly Cloudy

0 mph

9 AM

69°

Partly Sunny

0 mph

10 AM

73°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph SW

11 AM

76°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW

12 PM

79°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW

1 PM

81°

Partly Sunny

10 mph SW

2 PM

82°

Partly Sunny

10 mph SW

3 PM

83°

Partly Sunny

10 mph SW

4 PM

84°

Partly Sunny

10 mph SW

5 PM

84°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

6 PM

82°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph S

Wind on this route

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

Currently 17 mph from the NE (40°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 33° · headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 43° · headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 105° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 104° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 94° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 85° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 50° · headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 50° · headwind 0.5 mi

Elevation profile

161 ft gain 63 ft loss Max 430' Min 325' 5.5 mi sampled

Score breakdown

59°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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

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Headwind on this route 17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

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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.

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About this route

Distance: 5.7 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 118 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN · route NBT
Start: 40.6787, -75.4884
City hub: Allentown, PA
OSM: relation 7346070

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.