Philadelphia, PA · separated · mixed

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.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:38 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

53°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

68 /100

good

68 Road

70 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

53°F

Mostly Cloudy
Wind

21 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 61

PM2.5 · Moderate
Humidity

89%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:36 AM
Sunset

4:51 PM

795 min remaining

Best time today

4 AM looks best — 53°F · 10 mph NW wind · partly cloudy. 5 AM is a close second (72/100).

4 AM Best

53°

Partly Cloudy

10 mph NW

5 AM

52°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

6 AM

52°

Partly Sunny

10 mph NW

7 AM

51°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph W

8 AM

51°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph W

9 AM

52°

Partly Sunny

10 mph W

10 AM

53°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph W

11 AM

55°

Sunny

15 mph W

12 PM

56°

Sunny

15 mph W

1 PM

56°

Sunny

15 mph W

2 PM

56°

Sunny

15 mph W

3 PM

56°

Sunny

15 mph W

4 PM

55°

Sunny

10 mph W

Wind on this route

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

Currently 21 mph from the NW (310°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 153° · tailwind 0.9 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 134° · tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 154° · tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 102° · tailwind 0.7 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 159° · tailwind 0.8 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 181° · quartering tailwind 0.9 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 109° · tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 103° · tailwind 0.6 mi

Elevation profile

164 ft gain 305 ft loss Max 177' Min 16' 7.3 mi sampled

Score breakdown

53°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

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.

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 61 Moderate air — fine for shorter commutes, cut intervals short.

-3

About this route

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.