Reading, PA · separated · mixed

Schuylkill River Trail

46.5 mi Out-and-back 246 ft gain

The Schuylkill River Trail is a multi-use trail along the banks of the Schuylkill River in southeastern Pennsylvania, United States. Partially complete, the trail is ultimately planned to run about 120 miles (190 km) from the river's headwaters in Schuylkill County to Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:38 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

55°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
Headwind on this route — 21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

57 /100

good

57 Road

59 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

55°F

Cloudy
Wind

21 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 61

PM2.5 · Moderate
Humidity

88%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:37 AM
Sunset

4:52 PM

796 min remaining

Best time today

4 AM looks best — 52°F · 10 mph W wind · mostly cloudy. 5 AM is a close second (61/100).

4 AM Best

52°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph W

5 AM

51°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph W

6 AM

50°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

7 AM

49°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph W

8 AM

50°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph W

9 AM

51°

Partly Sunny

10 mph W

10 AM

52°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph NW

11 AM

54°

Sunny

15 mph W

12 PM

55°

Sunny

15 mph NW

1 PM

56°

Sunny

15 mph NW

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

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

Leg 1 Bearing 273° · headwind 2.7 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 261° · headwind 2.6 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 305° · headwind 1.9 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 281° · headwind 2.2 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 349° · quartering headwind 2.1 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 327° · quartering headwind 2.7 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 300° · headwind 2.2 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 307° · headwind 2.1 mi

Elevation profile

905 ft gain 755 ft loss Max 374' Min 66' 38.4 mi sampled

Score breakdown

55°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

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

-6

−

Headwind on this route 21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

-8

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

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

-3

About this route

Distance: 46.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 246 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route SRT
Start: 40.1155, -75.3502
City hub: Reading, PA
OSM: relation 1541998

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.