Pennypack Trail

11.1 mi Out-and-back 7 ft gain

The Pennypack Trail is a rail trail located in eastern Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The trail runs 6.2 miles (10.0 km) from Rockledge north to the County Line Road border with Bucks County in Huntingdon Valley along the former alignment of SEPTA's Fox Chase-Newtown Line. The trail is maintained by the Montgomery County Division of Parks, Trails, & Historic Sites.

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

  • Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
  • 65°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
38 /100
ok
38 Road
42 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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  • Air temp
    65°F
    Mostly Sunny
  • Wind
    — mph
    SW
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.01"
  • Humidity
    93%
  • Pavement
    wet
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:35 AM
  • Sunset
    7:20 PM
    733 min remaining

8 AM looks best — 67°F · 5 mph SW wind · partly sunny. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best
67°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW
38
9 AM
72°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW
38
10 AM
76°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW
25
11 AM
79°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
23
12 PM
81°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
18
1 PM
83°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
18
2 PM
85°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
18
3 PM
86°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph SW
15
4 PM
86°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph SW
15
5 PM
86°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph SW
15
6 PM
84°

Partly Cloudy

10 mph SW
18

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 153° · tailwind 0.9 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 134° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 154° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 102° · crosswind 0.7 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 159° · tailwind 0.8 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 181° · tailwind 0.9 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 109° · crosswind 0.5 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 103° · crosswind 0.6 mi
0'50'100'150'200' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi5 mi6 mi7 mi7 mi
164 ft gain 305 ft loss Max 177' Min 16' 7.3 mi sampled
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65°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
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Distance
11.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
7 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
LCN · route PT
Operator
Montgomery County Parks, Trails, & Historic Sites
Start
40.0973, -75.0743
City hub
Philadelphia, PA
OSM
relation 8469769

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.

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