PA · separated · paved

Oil Creek Trail

9 mi Out-and-back 427 ft gain

9-mile paved route with 427 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “OCT”, separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Jul 12, 11:09 AM ET

Today's verdict

Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.

25 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.

40 /100

57 Bike commuting

40 Road

60 E-bike

62 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring 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

75°F

Clear
Wind

25 mph

E
Rain

8%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

69%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

5:54 AM
Sunset

8:53 PM

585 min remaining

Best time today

12 PM looks best — 78°F · 5 mph E wind · sunny. 1 PM is a close second (61/100).

12 PM Best

78°

Sunny

5 mph E

1 PM

81°

Sunny

5 mph E

2 PM

81°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph E

3 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph E

4 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph NE

5 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph NE

6 PM

82°

Mostly Clear

5 mph NE

7 PM

80°

Partly Cloudy

3 mph NE

8 PM

76°

Partly Cloudy

2 mph NE

Wind on this route

25 mph crosswind — expect a 25 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 25 mph from the ESE (110°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 166° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 141° · quartering headwind 0.8 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 186° · crosswind 0.8 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 198° · crosswind 0.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 172° · quartering headwind 0.8 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 232° · quartering tailwind 0.7 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 162° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 176° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi

Elevation profile

969 ft gain 1002 ft loss Max 1568' Min 1129' 7.5 mi sampled

Score breakdown

75°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

−

25 mph wind Strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.

-18

−

Strong crosswind 25 mph crosswind — expect a 25 mph quartering headwind on the return.

-3

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 9 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 427 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: RCN · route OCT
Start: 41.6157, -79.6586
OSM: relation 5601121

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