PA · separated · mixed

Pine Creek Rail Trail

62.7 mi Out-and-back 1332 ft gain

The Pine Creek Rail Trail is the only rail trail in the Appalachian Mountains of north-central Pennsylvania.

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.
61°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

61°F

Fog/Mist
Wind

— mph

S
Rain

28%

Next 24h: 0.22"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:43 AM
Sunset

7:29 PM

743 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 62°F · 0 mph wind · mostly cloudy. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best

62°

Mostly Cloudy

0 mph

9 AM

66°

Mostly Cloudy

0 mph

10 AM

70°

Partly Sunny

0 mph

11 AM

73°

Partly Sunny

1 mph S

12 PM

77°

Partly Sunny

3 mph SW

1 PM

80°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

6 mph SW

2 PM

83°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

8 mph SW

3 PM

84°

Chance Rain Showers

9 mph SW

4 PM

84°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

9 mph SW

5 PM

85°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph SW

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6 PM

83°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph SW

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Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

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

Leg 1 Bearing 290° · quartering headwind 2.9 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 344° · headwind 3.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 345° · headwind 2.5 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 318° · quartering headwind 3.3 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 324° · quartering headwind 3.4 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 320° · quartering headwind 3.3 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 317° · quartering headwind 3.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 34° · quartering headwind 3.3 mi

Elevation profile

12718 ft gain 12137 ft loss Max 1982' Min 581' 54.2 mi sampled

Score breakdown

61°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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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: 62.7 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 1332 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN · route PCRT
Start: 41.2056, -77.2650
OSM: relation 5696447

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.