Plainfield Township Recreational Trail

6.9 mi Out-and-back 381 ft gain

Plainfield Township Trail is a 6.9-mile (11.1 km) rail trail in Plainfield Township, Pennsylvania. The trail extends from Stockertown to Pen Argyl at Pen Argyl Junction. The trail follows the former Conrail rail line, which was abandoned in 1981.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

  • 25 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
  • 55°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
56 /100
good
56 Road
63 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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  • Air temp
    55°F
    Cloudy
  • Wind
    25 mph
    W
  • Rain
    8%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Air quality
    AQI 44
    PM2.5 · Good
  • Humidity
    77%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:38 AM
  • Sunset
    4:51 PM
    794 min remaining

4 AM looks best — 50°F · 5 mph W wind · mostly cloudy. 5 AM is a close second (77/100).

4 AM Best
50°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W
77
5 AM
50°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W
77
6 AM
49°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W
77
7 AM
49°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W
77
8 AM
50°

Partly Sunny

5 mph W
77
9 AM
51°

Partly Sunny

10 mph W
75
10 AM
52°

Partly Sunny

10 mph NW
71
11 AM
54°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph NW
71
12 PM
55°

Sunny

10 mph NW
71
1 PM
56°

Sunny

10 mph NW
71
2 PM
56°

Sunny

10 mph NW
71
3 PM
55°

Sunny

10 mph W
75
4 PM
53°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph W
75

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

Currently 25 mph from the W (270°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 31° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 12° · crosswind 0.6 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 356° · crosswind 0.6 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 354° · crosswind 0.6 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 351° · crosswind 0.6 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 356° · crosswind 0.6 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 5° · crosswind 0.6 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 1° · crosswind 0.6 mi
400'500'600'700'800' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi5 mi6 mi7 mi
502 ft gain 134 ft loss Max 807' Min 420' 6.6 mi sampled
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55°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
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25 mph wind Strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
-18
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Strong crosswind 25 mph crosswind — expect a 25 mph quartering headwind on the return.
-3
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
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AQI 44 Clean air
+3
Distance
6.9 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
381 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
mostly separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
LCN · route PTRT
Start
40.7663, -75.2714
OSM
relation 9343443

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.

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