PA · mostly separated · gravel

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.

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

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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

Partly Cloudy
Wind

— mph

SW
Rain

21%

Next 24h: 0.09"
Humidity

100%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

gravel surface
Sunrise

6:45 AM
Sunset

7:30 PM

744 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 61°F · 2 mph S wind · mostly cloudy. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best

61°

Mostly Cloudy

2 mph S

9 AM

66°

Partly Sunny

2 mph S

10 AM

69°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

3 mph S

11 AM

72°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW

12 PM

75°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW

1 PM

78°

Partly Sunny

7 mph SW

2 PM

80°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

7 mph SW

3 PM

80°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

8 mph SW

4 PM

81°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

8 mph SW

5 PM

80°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

7 mph SW

6 PM

79°

Mostly Cloudy

6 mph SW

7 PM

77°

Mostly Cloudy

6 mph SW

Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 60° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 98° · crosswind 0.5 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 57° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 63° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 66° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 66° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 94° · crosswind 0.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 238° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi

Elevation profile

582 ft gain 437 ft loss Max 1995' Min 1808' 6.3 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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

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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.

-32

About this route

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.