South Sand Mountain Trail

7.9 mi Out-and-back 512 ft gain

7.9-mile gravel route with 512 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, mostly separated from motor traffic.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

  • 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
55 /100
good
55 Road
70 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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.

  • Air temp
    77°F
    Mostly Cloudy
  • Wind
    17 mph
    SE
  • Rain
    6%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    69%
  • Pavement
    dry
    gravel surface
  • Sunrise
    5:49 AM
  • Sunset
    8:42 PM
    574 min remaining

12 PM looks best — 75°F · 3 mph SE wind · mostly sunny. 1 PM is a close second (61/100).

12 PM Best
75°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph SE
61
1 PM
77°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SE
61
2 PM
79°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SE
61
3 PM
79°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SE
61
4 PM
80°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SE
61
5 PM
79°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SE
61
6 PM
79°

Partly Cloudy

5 mph SE
61
7 PM
77°

Partly Cloudy

5 mph SE
61
8 PM
73°

Partly Cloudy

5 mph SE
61

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

Currently 17 mph from the SE (130°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 60° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 98° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 57° · crosswind 0.7 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 63° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 66° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 66° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 94° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 238° · crosswind 0.6 mi
1800'1850'1900'1950'2000' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi5 mi6 mi6 mi
582 ft gain 437 ft loss Max 1995' Min 1808' 6.3 mi sampled
·
77°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
Distance
7.9 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
512 ft
Surface
gravel
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
mostly separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
LCN
Start
40.7732, -77.5908
OSM
relation 13654677

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

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