Saucon Rail Trail

7.6 mi Out-and-back 23 ft gain

7.6-mile mixed route with 23 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “SRT”, separated from motor traffic.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

  • 55°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

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  • Air temp
    55°F
    Cloudy
  • Wind
    21 mph
    W
  • Rain
    3%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Air quality
    AQI 44
    PM2.5 · Good
  • Humidity
    77%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:38 AM
  • Sunset
    4:52 PM
    795 min remaining

4 AM looks best — 51°F · 10 mph W wind · partly cloudy. 5 AM is a close second (78/100).

4 AM Best
51°

Partly Cloudy

10 mph W
78
5 AM
50°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph W
78
6 AM
49°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph W
78
7 AM
49°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph W
78
8 AM
49°

Partly Sunny

10 mph W
78
9 AM
50°

Partly Sunny

10 mph W
78
10 AM
52°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph W
74
11 AM
54°

Sunny

15 mph W
74
12 PM
55°

Sunny

15 mph W
74
1 PM
55°

Sunny

15 mph W
74
2 PM
55°

Sunny

15 mph W
74
3 PM
55°

Sunny

15 mph W
74
4 PM
53°

Sunny

15 mph W
74

21 mph crosswind — expect a 21 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 21 mph from the W (280°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 28° · crosswind 0.7 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 5° · crosswind 0.6 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 315° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 5° · crosswind 0.6 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 24° · crosswind 0.7 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 50° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 69° · quartering tailwind 0.7 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 48° · quartering tailwind 0.7 mi
250'350'450'550' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi5 mi6 mi7 mi
117 ft gain 422 ft loss Max 600' Min 279' 7.1 mi sampled
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55°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
−
21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
−
Strong crosswind 21 mph crosswind — expect a 21 mph quartering headwind on the return.
-3
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
+
AQI 44 Clean air
+3
Distance
7.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
23 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
LCN · route SRT
Start
40.5031, -75.3861
City hub
Bethlehem, PA
OSM
relation 2851852

Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.

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