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 Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

Today's verdict

Skip today — the bike can wait.

Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
87°F air — above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°f). heat acclimation required.

25 /100

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25 Road

31 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

87°F

Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Wind

10 mph

S
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.01"

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:36 AM
Sunset

7:21 PM

735 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 70°F · 0 mph wind · partly sunny.

8 AM Best

70°

Partly Sunny

0 mph

9 AM

73°

Partly Sunny

5 mph S

10 AM

76°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW

11 AM

79°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SW

12 PM

81°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

1 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

2 PM

84°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

3 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

4 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

5 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

6 PM

84°

Partly Cloudy

10 mph S

Wind on this route

Light push at your back (10 mph).

Currently 10 mph from the S (180°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

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87°F air Above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°F). Heat acclimation required.

-4

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

-2

Quartering tailwind Light push at your back (10 mph).

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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: 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.