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 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.
63°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

63°F

Fog/Mist
Wind

12 mph

S
Rain

3%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:41 AM
Sunset

7:25 PM

739 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 66°F · 3 mph SE wind · mostly sunny. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best

66°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph SE

9 AM

71°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph S

10 AM

75°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SW

11 AM

78°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph SW

12 PM

80°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph SW

1 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph SW

2 PM

84°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph SW

3 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

4 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

5 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph SW

6 PM

85°

Partly Cloudy

12 mph S

Wind on this route

12 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the ENE (60°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

63°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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

-2

Quartering tailwind 12 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 12 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.

-32

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.