York, PA · mostly separated · mixed

Northwest Lancaster County River Trail

14 mi Out-and-back 151 ft gain

14-mile mixed route with 151 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “NWL”, mostly separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:37 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

52°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.

63 /100

good

63 Road

65 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

52°F

Cloudy
Wind

17 mph

NW
Rain

3%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 32

PM2.5 · Good
Humidity

76%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:41 AM
Sunset

4:57 PM

801 min remaining

Best time today

9 AM looks best — 49°F · 14 mph NW wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (67/100).

4 AM

48°

Partly Cloudy

16 mph NW

5 AM

46°

Partly Cloudy

16 mph NW

6 AM

45°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph NW

7 AM

44°

Sunny

13 mph NW

8 AM

46°

Sunny

14 mph NW

9 AM Best

49°

Sunny

14 mph NW

10 AM

51°

Sunny

14 mph NW

11 AM

54°

Sunny

15 mph NW

12 PM

56°

Sunny

15 mph NW

1 PM

57°

Sunny

15 mph NW

2 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

17 mph W

3 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

17 mph W

4 PM

56°

Partly Sunny

17 mph W

Wind on this route

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

Currently 17 mph from the NW (315°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 331° · headwind 1.2 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 319° · headwind 1.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 257° · quartering headwind 1.1 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 266° · quartering headwind 1.2 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 280° · quartering headwind 1.2 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 283° · quartering headwind 1.2 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 297° · headwind 1.2 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 306° · headwind 1.2 mi

Elevation profile

304 ft gain 239 ft loss Max 335' Min 233' 13.3 mi sampled

Score breakdown

52°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

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

-6

−

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

-8

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 32 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 14 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 151 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN · route NWL
Start: 40.0304, -76.5073
City hub: York, PA
OSM: relation 8131288

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