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.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

  • 21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
58 /100
good
58 Road
73 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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  • Air temp
    79°F
    Mostly Clear
  • Wind
    21 mph
    E
  • Rain
    2%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    65%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    5:47 AM
  • Sunset
    8:35 PM
    567 min remaining

12 PM looks best — 79°F · 6 mph E wind · mostly sunny. 1 PM is a close second (61/100).

12 PM Best
79°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph E
61
1 PM
80°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SE
61
2 PM
82°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SE
61
3 PM
82°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SE
61
4 PM
82°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SE
61
5 PM
83°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SE
61
6 PM
82°

Partly Cloudy

7 mph SE
61
7 PM
81°

Partly Cloudy

7 mph S
61
8 PM
78°

Partly Cloudy

7 mph S
61

21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 21 mph from the ENE (70°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 331° · crosswind 1.2 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 319° · quartering tailwind 1.2 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 257° · tailwind 1.1 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 266° · tailwind 1.2 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 280° · quartering tailwind 1.2 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 283° · quartering tailwind 1.2 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 297° · quartering tailwind 1.2 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 306° · quartering tailwind 1.2 mi
200'250'300'350' 0 mi2 mi4 mi6 mi8 mi10 mi12 mi13 mi
304 ft gain 239 ft loss Max 335' Min 233' 13.3 mi sampled
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79°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
+
Quartering tailwind 21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
+3
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
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.

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