PA · mostly separated · mixed

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.

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.
59°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

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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

59°F

Mostly Clear
Wind

17 mph

S
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.04"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:35 AM
Sunset

7:21 PM

735 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 66°F · 0 mph wind · mostly cloudy. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best

66°

Mostly Cloudy

0 mph

9 AM

69°

Partly Sunny

0 mph

10 AM

73°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph S

11 AM

76°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW

12 PM

78°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW

1 PM

80°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW

2 PM

81°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph SW

3 PM

82°

Partly Sunny

10 mph SW

4 PM

83°

Partly Sunny

10 mph SW

5 PM

83°

Partly Sunny

10 mph SW

6 PM

81°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph SW

Wind on this route

17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the NE (40°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 31° · headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 12° · headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 356° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 354° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 351° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 356° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 5° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 1° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi

Elevation profile

502 ft gain 134 ft loss Max 807' Min 420' 6.6 mi sampled

Score breakdown

59°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

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Quartering headwind 17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

-4

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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.

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About this route

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.