Susquehanna Warrior Trail

17.5 mi Out-and-back 253 ft gain

The Susquehanna Warrior Trail is a 12.21-mile (19.65 km) rail trail for bicyclists and pedestrians that runs along the west bank of the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The trail was created in 2005, and opened to the public in 2007. The Susquehanna Warrior Trail has not yet been dedicated. The trail is part of a plan to create a trail network covering all of Luzerne County.

Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.

  • Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
  • 50°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
  • 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
38 /100
ok
38 Road
45 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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  • Air temp
    50°F
    Cloudy
  • Wind
    17 mph
    W
  • Rain
    27%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Air quality
    AQI 27
    PM2.5 · Good
  • Humidity
    76%
  • Pavement
    wet
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:42 AM
  • Sunset
    4:53 PM
    797 min remaining

4 AM looks best — 48°F · 3 mph W wind · isolated rain showers. 10 AM is a close second (41/100).

4 AM Best
48°

Isolated Rain Showers

3 mph W
41
5 AM
46°

Scattered Rain Showers

5 mph W
22
6 AM
44°

Scattered Rain Showers

5 mph W
28
7 AM
42°

Isolated Rain Showers

5 mph W
28
8 AM
42°

Cloudy

5 mph W
28
9 AM
43°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph W
28
10 AM
48°

Partly Sunny

3 mph W
41
11 AM
53°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph NW
41
12 PM
54°

Isolated Rain Showers

5 mph W
41
1 PM
55°

Isolated Rain Showers

8 mph W
41
2 PM
56°

Isolated Rain Showers

8 mph W
41
3 PM
55°

Scattered Rain Showers

8 mph W
41
4 PM
54°

Scattered Rain Showers

8 mph W
41

17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the W (270°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 350° · crosswind 1.6 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 347° · crosswind 1.6 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 23° · quartering tailwind 1.4 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 57° · quartering tailwind 1.6 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 56° · quartering tailwind 1.5 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 47° · quartering tailwind 1.6 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 64° · tailwind 1.6 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 81° · tailwind 1.4 mi
450'550'650'750' 0 mi3 mi6 mi9 mi12 mi15 mi17 mi
681 ft gain 641 ft loss Max 741' Min 486' 16.5 mi sampled
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50°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
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17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
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Quartering tailwind 17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.
+3
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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
-32
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AQI 27 Clean air
+3
Distance
17.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
253 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
RCN · route SWT
Start
41.1020, -76.1361
OSM
relation 6196903

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.

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